These handpainted and airbrushed works show the very best of reader nail art during the last decade. Delicate flowers, wild animals, and abstract designs are just some of the creative works that have graced the pages of NAILS throughout the years.
October ’90
Handpainted Shamu and binds
Leslie A. Quigley
The Nail Carousel
Aurot a, Colorado
Handpainted Las Vegas
Ronalee Robinson
Virginia’s Beauty Salon
Parker; Arizona
June ’89
September “90
Airbrushed abstract
Rosalie Nazzaro
Staten Island, New York
April ’89
Handpainted Egyptians
Tammera Sergy
Holly Hill, Florida
December ’92
Handpainted fanciful images --giraffe,
hula girls, unicorns, etc
Carol Bruce
Las Vegas, Nevada
Handpainted wild cats
Minnie Davis
A Heritage
Henderson, Nevada
January ’91
Handpainted black and white portraits
Laura Barnes
Hair Fashion East
Highland, California
Airbrushed toucan birds
Sharon Csiszer
Nail Passions
Palmdale, California
July ’94
Handpainted farm animals
Traci Suggs
Great Lengths
Columbus, Ohio
Handpainted Nagel portraits
Kathryn Van Horn
Chez Chic
Macomb, Michigan
December ’93
Handpainted under the sea image
Tina Robertson
Great Length
Fresno, California
February ’95
Handpainted “The Lion King”
Body Beautiful
Aberdeen, New Jersey
June ’95
Handpainted floral
Sue Ellen Schultes
Nororious Nails Salon/Notorious Nail Seminar
Green Brook, New Jersey
August ’97
Airbrushed tulips and butterflies
Billyne Dowdy
The Nail Affair
March ’88
Handpainted oriental porcelain
Donna Perez
Scissor Wizard
Las Vegas, Nevada
April ’88
Airbrushed flowers and butterflies
Yoko Okamura
Zooom Inc/Nail Studio Zooom
Osaka, Japan
August ’92
Airbrushed swirls
Lynn Montero
Head To Toe
Aberdeen, New Jersey
April ’96
Handpainted American Indian symbols
Judy Jensen
The Electric Chair
Las Vagas, Nevada
May ’97
Handpainted yellow flowers on black
Ana Lombardi
Nicely Nailed
Easton, Pennsylvania
June ’96
Airbrushed floral
Minako Kobayashi
Beauty B
Gifu, Japan
August ’98
Handpainted window and cat
Sherri Cassell
Camarillo, California
September ’99
Airbrushed guitar and drums
Liz Fojon
Phenomanails
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
June ’98
Airbrushed calla lilies
Dawn Marie Scheper
Nails By Gunpoint
San Jose, California
August ’99
Handpainted meadow and butterflies
Nanda Khin
The Beauty Zone Salon
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
January ’00
Handpainted 2000
Michelle Longhini
Nails Michelle/Salon Imagine
Green Acres, Florida
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