November 1, 2010
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Elaine Watson, global education director for Star Nail International, sculpted this month’s autumn leaves for the cover. Because the nails were leaf-shaped at the free edge, she didn’t have to do any file-finish work, so the application was actually remarkably quick.
Keywords: acrylics Behind the Scenes nail art Star Nail Products
October 1, 2010
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Intricate floral stiletto nails won the NSI Free-hand Nail Art Competition, an online photo competition that invited nail techs from around the globe to use NSI acrylic or gel to create nail art designs. The entries were judged by Vicki Peters, Denise Wright, and Debbie Doerrlamm, who looked for difficulty of design, use of color, originality, overall enhancement design, and first impression (or the “wow” factor).
Keywords: acrylics competitions contests gels nail art
October 1, 2010
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Elena Maltseva is a nail artist from St. Petersburg, Russia, who educates all over the world. She is an expert in gels, acrylics, and hand-painting, and is especially good at combining all three together to make spectacular nail designs. Maltseva has chosen an acrylic design here that is simple, yet very expensive-looking and rather easy-to-complete.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics colored gels gels international
October 1, 2010
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Top nail competitor Lynn Lammers offers an excellent description of filing grits, and how best to use them in this excerpt from her online NAILS blog, Competition Insider.
Keywords: abrasives acrylics competitions electric files electric filing techniques
September 21, 2010
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ASP Aspire Colored Pigment and Acrylic Mixing Kit is a great way to suit all of your clients’ tastes with a customized mix of color choices.
Keywords: acrylics Cina colored acrylics nail art nail art supplies
September 1, 2010
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Nails by Jade Sewell of Just Nails, Great Falls, Mont.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics Fourth of July nail art French nail art French twists
September 1, 2010
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Andrea Stacey, a nail tech at Cassims Hair Design in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, literally followed her dreams. About seven years ago, Stacey dreamt about marbleizing colored acrylic on nails. "When I woke up, it was just so clear," Stacey says. "How I do it today is exactly how I did it in my dream."
Keywords: acrylics CND colored acrylics EZ Flow marbleizing techniques
August 17, 2010
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Hand and Nail Harmony has a new collection of colored acrylics called Prisms. The line offers 12 acrylic powders that can be mixed and combined to give technicians an endless array of color possibilities, and the kit includes a 2-oz. bottle of Fusion Monomer.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics Hand & Nail Harmony
August 17, 2010
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LCN’s newest Ultima Camouflage Powders can be used to cover irregularities of the nail bed in order to achieve a perfect result. The French design can also be reinforced and enhanced with Camouflage Powders due to the strong contrast between the nail bed and the free nail edge.
Keywords: acrylics LCN
August 17, 2010
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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.
Keywords: acrylics CND colored acrylics
July 1, 2010
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Amidst the gel-craze, acrylics have steadily been reinventing themselves to come out with better performing powders, and with brighter colors than ever. Here’s a collection of the newest acrylic powders on the market.
Keywords: acrylics Backscratchers Cacee Christrio CND
July 1, 2010
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Entity’s Glitter Powders are for sculptors who want a little more flash in their enhancements.
Keywords: acrylics Entity Beauty glitter acrylics
July 1, 2010
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Stiletto styles are slowly sweeping across the country and many new clients are leaving local haunts in spiked-tipped nails just to try out this edgy, new look. With techs having such a fun time experimenting with the daring design, new art is popping up every day. Here’s how Tracy Clement, a Young Nails mentor and owner of Naturally Nails in East Greenwich, R.I., does her signature stilettos.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics stiletto nails
May 11, 2010
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Style Envy’s Drama Designer Acrylic Powders feature bright, poppy glitter shades that sparkle on enhancements.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics
May 1, 2010
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Catherine Wong gives NAILS readers a peak into her step-by-step nail art books.
Keywords: acrylics Catherine Wong colored acrylics floral nail art nail art
