May 3, 2012
| Video
NAILS Magazine's May 2012 cover features Terri Silacci from Monterey, Calif., who creates flame nails inspired by the novel series and movie, The Hunger Games. She uses OPI GelColor and gold leafing.
Photography by Vu Ong
Model: Adele Uddo (www.adeleuddo.com), Body Parts Models
Keywords: Behind the Scenes doing nails for photo shoots nail art nail tips
February 7, 2012
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Jennifer Mather of Polished Nail Design Group in Burlington, Ontario, Canada creates a fun technique combining CND Retention+ liquid and powders, CND Black Pigment, Cerulean Blue Pigment Effect, Titanium Pearl Pigment Effect, and Velcro — yes, Velcro!
Keywords: acrylics CND doing nails for photo shoots gel overlays nail trends
October 6, 2011
| Article
Many techs dream of a career in which their nail designs are published on magazine covers and adorn the fingers and toes of the hottest celebrities. One nail tech shares her story of uprooting her quiet Midwestern life for a chance to make it as a celebrity manicurist in New York City.
Keywords: celebrities celebrity nail techs doing nails for photo shoots Fashion Week nails and fashion
May 2, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Tom Bachik has been a world-famous nail competitor, a manufacturer, manicurist to the stars, and one of the industry's most creative individuals. He's done the nails for countless magazine covers (including many NAILS favorites) and is known for his cutting edge style and mentoring of other competitors.
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February 18, 2011
| Photo Gallery
Try as we might to produce fresh and original covers year after year, it's inevitable that certain themes and trends return for another cycle. Here's a look back at yesterday's covers alongside today's asking, "Are you experiencing deja vu?"
Keywords: doing nails for photo shoots nails and fashion
January 1, 2011
| Article
Get Polished! Agency is a unique boutique agency created to provide talented, experienced, creative, and professional nail techs to the advertising, publishing, and entertainment worlds.
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November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.
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June 25, 2010
| News
During the June cover shoot for InStyle magazine, nail tech Ashlie Johnson used Essie's Starter Wife on Salma Hayek Pinault's hands.
Keywords: celebrities consumer press doing nails for photo shoots essie polish
June 25, 2010
| News
Celebrity manicurist Marsha Bialo gave Jessica Alba a manicure for Genlux Magazine's Summer 2010 issue, using China Glaze Sacred Heart--and Alba's nails were predominantly shown on the cover.
Keywords: celebrities China Glaze doing nails for photo shoots
May 1, 2010
| Demo
When we asked Orange, Calif.-based celebrity nail artist Elsbeth Schuetz to come up with a toenail art design for this month’s cover, she brought us a whole slew of nail tips to choose from. While her hand-painted nail art is always super creative and artistic, we wanted to go with something a little more simple and wearable for the cover. Inspired by tone-on-tone patterns, she created this faux-snakeskin design using layered polish and diamond-shaped rhinestones.
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April 30, 2010
| News
Elle's April issue features photo shoots with makeup guru and includes nail colors from OPI.
Keywords: consumer press doing nails for photo shoots OPI Products polish
April 1, 2010
| Article
You don’t have to live in a fashion mecca like New York City to find opportunities to have your best nail styles featured in a professional photo shoot. Take a page from the (ever-growing) book of Joy Yavenue, who enhances her nail art print and web portfolios by partnering with area entrepreneurs.
Keywords: creating a portfolio doing nails for photo shoots nails and fashion photographing nails professional image
February 2, 2010
| News
Manicurist Tom Bachik did supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum's nails for the February cover of Instyle. Duplicate the look by using Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush polish in Tutu.
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February 1, 2010
| Article
The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.
Keywords: acrylics contests doing nails for photo shoots enhancements gels
September 1, 2009
| Article
From getting initial experience and photos to selling yourself at an appointment with an agent, this is a handy how-to guide for finding an agent for freelance manicuring work.
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