April 19, 2011
| Demo
Veteran nail tech Michelle Sproat shares an excerpt from her new book-DVD set.
Keywords: 3-D nail art artist profiles colored acrylics gel overlays sculpting
March 23, 2011
| Demo
JoAnne Millar of En Vogue reveals how she creates this rhinestone-tipped curl on a gel nail.
Keywords: colored gels gels glitter gels learning new techniques nail art
January 3, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Stiletto nails are almost always made by form-sculpting with acrylics. The form is rolled tight and narrow at the tip to create the very pointed tip (designed to look like a stiletto heel).
Keywords: acrylics gels nail art nail trends stiletto nails
October 1, 2010
| Demo
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
August 1, 2010
| Demo
When Princess Gard decided to attend America’s Beauty Show (ABS) earlier this year, she had no idea what to expect. Little did she know her entry would not only win her $500, but also a spot on the cover of NAILS Magazine.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes contests multi-media nail art nail art stiletto nails
July 29, 2010
| Product
Create stiletto or oval shapes with Nubar’s new Stiletto Tips that come in clear and white.
Keywords: nail tips Nubar stiletto nails
July 1, 2010
| Demo
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
June 1, 2010
| Demo
Akzéntz Classic Gels are high-performance gels that can be combined with the Options Soak-Off Color Gels and Options Aurora Sparkle Gels to produce vibrant nail art designs and structurally sound enhancements.
Keywords: Akzentz colored gels French nail art gels nail art
May 1, 2010
| Demo
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
April 1, 2010
| Demo
Gina Silvestro is constantly thinking outside of the standard nail “bubble” and strives to stay on the cusp of trends, while sharing and instilling innovative thinking and techniques with her peers. For this month’s cover we asked her to create something fun and bubbly.
Keywords: Akzentz Behind the Scenes gels stiletto nails
March 1, 2010
| Article
In September, Mexican nail techs gathered to compete at the Puerta Vallarta Nail Art Contest. Competitors had two hours to create a full set of decorated nails working solely by hand.
Keywords: 3-D nail art acrylics embedded embellishments international
January 1, 2010
| Article
The popularity of fimo cane nail art extends around the globe, as evidenced by these creative entries in the Aussie Nail Tips Forum’s Fimo Nail Competition.
Keywords: colored acrylics contests embedded embellishments fimo canes
November 1, 2009
| Article
Nail artist Sam Lynam of Arabella Nails in Bedfordshire, U.K., has developed a unique nail form to assist techs in creating fantasy nail art designs.
Keywords: acrylics enhancements fantasy nail art forms nail art
November 1, 2009
| Demo
Step-by-step by Gina Silvestro, Micheal K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon, Cranston, R.I.
Keywords: Akzentz colored gels gels marbleizing techniques nail art
September 1, 2009
| Article
Ukrainian-based nail tech Liliya Sereditskaya is a relative newcomer to the nail craft. She’s only worked as a nail tech for three years, but she has quickly learned how to make stunning, high-quality stilettos to keep a full clientele. NAILS got a chance to talk to Sereditskaya about nail trends in Ukraine and how she got her start.
Keywords: acrylics gels multi-media nail art nail art stiletto nails
