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The season’s forecast calls for more 3-D textures. If you’ve been digging through the craft store bins for trendy caviar beads or fuzzy velvet fibers, you may want to try your beauty supply store instead. Many manufacturers create the tiny beads and other tactile accessories specifically with nail looks in mind.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Entity's director of education, Lorena Marquez, shows how to create velvet nail art with flocking powder and gel-polish.
Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., takes regular flocking from her local craft store and puts it right on top of wet polish.
Known for developing nail styles and techniques that later spread throughout the world, the island nation understands the connection between nail art and fashion. Gel nails are popular, and the Japanese gel application technique may soon arrive in the United States.
Textured nails still reign strong this Spring, and you’ve got lots of options.
Stephanie Hernandez uses It's So Easy glitter powders to create this fun design.
NAILS Magazine's December 2012 cover features MaeLing Parrish, Hand and Nail Harmony's dean of education, creating gold velvet nails using Be Creative flocking and Gelish soak-off gel-polish.
Nails by Jenny Meek, Classy Nails by Jenny, Fletcher, Okla. OK. So — this whole feathers-in-the-hair thing, right? Like that wasn't already a fad back in the early ’80s ... and the ’70s ... and the ’60s.
For a more durable bead-besotted look, try Glam and Glits’ pre-mixed Caviar Acrylic.
Put your salon on the fast-track to business growth with leadership, teamwork, and the proven business systems. NAILS reports on the hows and whys of business growth through team development taught at Salon Business Strategies’ Fast Forward Live!
