Pinks, Frenches, and flowers ruled in the bridal nail art designs that four NAILS readers came up with. “It is such a privilege to do wedding na... view details
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Riding a Wave of Success
Meet the Winner
It may be polka dots and cheetah prints that delight Maki Otani’s nail art clients at Lulu’s by...
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Sand, surf, and shells are three huge indicators of the arrival of summer. Get inspired by these beach-themed nail art designs, as you and your client...
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With spring right on our doorstep, we wondered what nail artists would send us when given the task of creating a “flock” of bird-themed na...
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- Foils and Roses
Michelle Achhammer of Michelle’s Nail Design explains how to create a delicate purple floral nail with foils and gels.
- Earn Your Stripes
Carrie Sweeney from Goodrich, Mich., explains how to create a striped, tri-color nail with a pretty hint of shimmer.
- Gray Area
Stephanie Saddler of Butta Fingers Nail Studio shows how to create a modern look with gray and yellow.
- The Nail Aquatic with Glam and Glits
For deep-diving nail techs, Glam and Glits has a new Aquarium nail tip that enables techs to easily create the fabled water bubble nails. The clear tips are manufactured with a slender pocket to hold the company’s patented Aqua20 non-evaporating liquid, into which techs put small glitter and rhinestones and then seal and cap with a UV sealant.
- Nail Art Gallery Pro Carlapatra
Carla Foster, of Carla Foster Nails in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, prefers UV gels as her medium of choice when it comes to nail art — which may come as a surprise to many nail artists (especially in the United States) who think gels aren’t workable for detailed designs.
- Perfect Palette
Don your berets, because Orly’s new Instant Artist Collection promises to help you achieve clean, precise, and colorful nail art designs at every skill level. The collection features 24 water-based shades that each come with a tapered brush for exact placement. The collection also includes four tools: a detailer brush, striper brush, dotter duo, and design tear-off cards that offer suggested step-by-steps.
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CND’s Perfect Color Bolds Collection offers a vibrant core palette of color powders to custom blend the full creative spectrum, from fiery-hot to elegantly cool and everything in between. The kit also includes a custom blending color wheel to help create new color combinations.
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LeChat’s CM Nail Art Kit includes nine CM Paintbrush colors with short brushes for detailed work, and nine colors with longer brushes for striping.
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Safari offers the perfect Airbrush Make-Up foundation with its Blush and Eye Shadow Kit, providing you with all the essentials for creating the natural flawless make-up look.
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