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<p>Seventeen Studio.Salon.Spa, Plano, Texas</p> <p>Eight girls, 16 feet, and a whole lot of fun can be found daily in Seventeen’s pedicure pit.</p>

More Great Looking Pedicure Areas

Designing an exceptional pedicure area for your salon takes instincts and resources.  These innovative salons use both to create pedi areas that are functional, comfortable, and draw you in with captivating salon décor.

Be sure to check out the original gallery, "Great Looking Pedicure Areas to Inspire Your Inner Designer."

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Tags: PEDICURE AREAS, PEDICURE FURNISHINGS, SALON DECOR, SALON FURNISHINGS, SANIJET

<p>SOFT YET STRONG</p> <p>Watabe used soft shades of peach, pink, and white as the base and made them stand out by adding animal prints and different-colored embellishments.</p>

Toes in Pastels

Ah, spring. The snow is finally melting, flowers are beginning to bloom, and toes are emerging from the dark depths of boots and socks, signaling the start of the hotly anticipated sandal season. Get your clients in a pedicure mood by adding a touch of pastel on their toes. Not only do light shades of green, pink, peach, and blue go hand in hand with the season, they also help liven up toes with a soft dose of color. To get you inspired, we asked a few nail artists to come up with charming designs using pastel colors you can recreate on your clients.

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Tags: FLORAL, HAND-PAINTED, NAIL ART, SPRING

<p> We wanted the salon to look like a big living room, so we didn’t really use salon furniture. Like the rest of the salon, the waiting area is French-inspired with a comfortable damask sofa and crystal chandeliers. We also have mini-cupcakes, fresh flowers, coffee, herbal teas, and cucumber-mint water available, so the pampering starts immediately upon the clients’ arrival. — Angela Tsigonoff, Krème de la Krème Nail Lounge, Long Beach, Calif.</p>

Designed for Comfort: Salon Waiting Areas

NAILS Magazine asked salon owners: How do you make your waiting area comfortable? Here is a selection of their responses.

To have your salon’s waiting area added to this online gallery, e-mail a picture of it to Sree.Roy@bobit.com, along with a short description.

For even more design inspiration, look at these other galleries:

Great Looking Pedicure Areas to Inspire Your Inner Designer

My Favorite Piece of Salon Décor

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<p>For fun with colored gels, look no further than <a href="http://www.nailsmag.com/fifi/80237">Young Nails’</a> Kaleidoscope Gel Kit, which comes with everything you need to get going. The kit includes nine colored gels, an instruction booklet, and helpful mix ratios to ensure you get what you’re looking for every time (even if it’s just your first time).</p>

Rainbow Connection: Colored Gels

Looking to add even more color options for your clients? Why not consider an easy-to-apply color gel application? From soft pastels to solid bolds, color gels can be a longer-lasting alternative to traditional nail polish. Adding them as a service can be an easy way to impress your clients and increase your revenue.

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Tags: BACKSCRATCHERS, CND, COLORED GELS, EN VOGUE, IBD, LECHAT, NAILITE, NSI, STAR NAIL PRODUCTS, YOUNG NAILS

<p>Nail art by Vaida Indrasiute (left) and Caralyn Brown (right)</p>

Oh, Cupid! [A Valentine’s Day Nail Art Gallery]

With bonus nail art not printed in NAILS Magazine, this gallery showcases stylish, salon-friendly Valentine’s Day designs.

To look at more romance-ready designs, look at these other nail art galleries:

Rhinestones Are a Girl’s Best Friend

Here Comes the Bridal Nail Art

 

Photography by Kelly Bracken

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Tags: 3D NAIL ART, COLORED ACRYLICS, COLORED GELS, EMBEDDED ACRYLIC, EMBELLISHMENTS, ENHANCEMENT SERVICES, FRENCH MANICURES, GELS, GLITTER ACRYLICS, MULTI-MEDIA NAIL ART, NAIL ART, RHINESTONES, SEASONAL STYLES, SPECIAL OCCASION NAILS

<p>At Beyond Vanity in Fort Smith, Ark., an upside-down Christmas tree and sparkly reindeer signal to clients that the holiday season is in full bloom. </p> <p> </p>

Deck the Salon Halls: A Holiday Decor Gallery

Salons get into the December holiday spirit with a slew of themed decorations. Get inspired and learn how to add a little holiday pizzazz to your own space. To add your salon photos to this gallery, just e-mail a digital photo and a caption to Sree.Roy@bobit.com.

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<p><strong>October (birth flower: calendula; birthstone: tourmaline)</strong></p> <p>1. Apply Midnight Hour to the whole nail. Seal with clear acrylic. File and finish the surface of the nail.</p> <p>2. Double dip (using two colors on the brush at once) Citrine and Amber to create petals. Use the flattened side of your brush to create petal definition</p> <p>3. Use Emerald and Peridot to create the leaves. Apply pink tourmaline-colored rhinestones. Apply top coat.</p>

It's Your Birthday Nail Art

How’s this for special birthday nail art customized for each month? Michele Baker of Van Goe’s Salon and Day Spa in Cumming, Ga., is developing a year’s worth of nail art based on each month’s birth flower and birthstone to share with NAILS readers. All products listed are from EZ Flow Nail Systems’ Boogie Nights and Color Powder Collections. This gallery will be updated throughout the year.

Photography by Kelly Bracken

 

To view other embellished nail art designs, look at these other galleries:

Rhinestones Are a Girl’s Best Friend

Iron Techs: Creative Techs Work With What They’re Given

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Tags: 3D NAIL ART, COLORED ACRYLICS, COMPETITION PRODUCTS, EMBELLISHMENTS, ENHANCEMENT SERVICES, EZ FLOW, MULTI-MEDIA NAIL ART, NAIL ART, RHINESTONES, SEASONAL STYLES, SPECIAL OCCASION NAILS

<p>2009 Cover Tech Contest Winner:  Jessica Hoel, LuvNailz, Bothell, Wash.</p> <p>Jessica selected a backdrop of shells to show off her skill and artistry. The gifted salon owner took the photo herself using a model she found on Craigslist. </p> <p>&quot;I sculpted using Akzentz Gel's new Competition White and created moons using a custom gel I mixed,&quot; says Hoel, who is an Akzentz educator and does gels exclusively at her salon.  “I squeezed the nails to give a nice C-curve. I’m a hand-filer and used a 180-grit to shape them.”  </p> <p>It took Hoel, a tech of seven years but first-time cover tech contestant, 2-1/2 hours to create the set.   Congratulations Jessica!</p>

NAILS Cover Tech Contest - 2009

In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Every year, we get hundreds of beautiful entries, creative concepts, and astonishing photographs. Browse through the best of the contests through the years. If you're interested in learning how to submit material for the next Cover Tech Contest, contact Judy.Lessin@bobit.com for details. 

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Suzie's Beauty Blog

Nov, 19 2009
Destination Beautiful
Destination weddings have become hugely popular, probably because it's like a wedding and a vacation in one. And the locales -- Hawaii, Fiji, Cabo -- it's all incredibly romantic and beautiful. The Martha Stewart Weddings special edition about destination weddings... read full story

Nov, 16 2009
Text-ure Me
Looking for an affordable luxury to add to your fall and winter beauty fun? Put some texture on your nails. The November issue of Elle loves OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede, calling it a "sophisticated make-under" of the legendary... read full story

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