October 19 2009 - Article

Frosty Flowers

Step-by-step by Shauni Kelly, Hot Heads Barbershop and Cool Claws Nails, Albuquerque, N.M.

October 19 2009 - Article

Fimo Fantasy

Step-by-step by Brenda Delgado, Ponce, Puerto Rico

October 19 2009 - Article

Snowman Season

Step-by-step by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

October 9 2009 - Article

Fabulous Fimo

Aussie Nail Tips Forum, www.nailtips.com.au, an online resource for Australian nail techs, recently announced the winners of its Fimo Nail Competition.

September 18 2009 - Article

Fabric Adds to the Fun

Fabric and texture can be used to enliven the nails and coordinate with clothing.

August 27 2009 - Article

Embedded nail art with flat handpainted art

Get the step-by-step for nail artist Mare Horak’s signature style

July 16 2009 - Article

Vegas Fantasy

The theme was Las Vegas at the 7th International Nail Art Championship in Warsaw, Poland; the competition is part of the International Nail Care Forum and Fair and Nails Professional 2008. The winning designs showed a keen understanding of the glitzy U.S. city.

July 2 2009 - Product

Multi Colored Glass Beads

Nailite’s Multi Colored Glass Beads are great for nail art and come in eight different colors.

June 17 2009 - PhotoGallery

“I Do” Nails: What nail look were you sporting at your wedding?

Whether fashion-forward, classic, or trendy, nail techs share the nail styles they were wearing at their own nuptials.

View other bridal nail art designs in these galleries:

Here Comes the Bridal Nail Art  

Rhinestones Are a Girl’s Best Friend

May 28 2009 - Article

I have dried flowers. How are they applied?

Answered by Elaine Watson, global education director and VP of marketing and sales for Star Nail Products.

May 12 2009 - Article

Nail Art Studio: Lovely Nails

Step-by-step by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo

May 12 2009 - Article

Nail Art Studio: Stark Stiletto

Step-by-step by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.

May 12 2009 - Article

Nail Art Studio: Glitter Celebration

Step-by-step by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

April 6 2009 - Product

3-D Nail Decals in the Garden Collection

Seeds of innovation are blooming with Cina Nail Creations 3-D nail decals in the Garden Collection.

April 6 2009 - Article

How can nail techs be sure they aren’t compromising the strength of an enhancement by adding too many embellishments?

A current trend is to add glitter, mylar, and other embellishments to nail enhancements, but how can nail techs be sure they aren’t compromising the strength of the enhancement and causing premature service breakdown by adding too much? Sometimes the glitter tips I’ve sculpted break off at the free edge, causing clients to doubt my abilities. (This occurs more often in gels than acrylics.)