November 22, 2010
| Demo
With the voting for this year’s winning cover tech image too close to call, NAILS has done something it’s never done before: We ran two different covers for the same issue. Some of you received an issue featuring black and pink striped nails on the cover and some of you got a blue and green plaid design. In either case, you’re enjoying the handiwork of Julie Kandalec of Jenniffer & Co. in Mentor, Ohio.
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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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November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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February 1, 2009
| Article
Nail salons need to harness the power of the press to help build their businesses.
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September 25, 2008
| News
A salon owner who frequently works behind the scenes at photo shoots, Maisie Dunbar recommends modelmayhem.com — a site geared for models and photographers.
Keywords: creating a portfolio doing nails for photo shoots
July 1, 2007
| Article
Practically every time an actor or musician is photographed for a magazine or works on film, they get their hair, makeup, and nails professionally done. So who are these nail technicians who are slaving away behind the scenes? And more important, how can you become one of them?
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October 1, 2006
| Article
Tom Bachik is a true professional and shares here his tips for getting photo shoot gigs.
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