Features
May 1, 2009 | Article
Clients of Illusions Nail Salon in Johnson City, Tenn., get an eyeful when they walk into the salon. Owners Thomasina Alexander and Wendy Allen have decorated the space with a Nail Art Wall of Fame, a framed, regularly updated assortment of 12 of their artistic creations.
May 1, 2009 | Article
Characterized by vibrant colors and eyecatching embellishments, Indian-inspired designs (à la Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto’s John Galliano dress at the Academy Awards) are the height of fashion.
April 6, 2009 | Article
A current trend is to add glitter, mylar, and other embellishments to nail enhancements, but how can nail techs be sure they aren’t compromising the strength of the enhancement and causing premature service breakdown by adding too much? Sometimes the glitter tips I’ve sculpted break off at the free edge, causing clients to doubt my abilities. (This occurs more often in gels than acrylics.)
April 1, 2009 | Article
There’s a hot tip circulating among educators to help techs with their glitter applications.
April 1, 2009 | Article
These intricate designs, made from acrylic nail products, were winners of a Design-A-Corset Competition recently held in Australia.
April 1, 2009 | Article
Enjoy these exaggerated bow-inspired nails.
March 1, 2009 | Article
This musically-inspired nail art number was created by nail artist and piano player Alexandra Wittenmyer.
March 1, 2009 | Article
Bird and feather-related prints and designs are flying off of retail shelves.
February 1, 2009 | Article
Enjoy these tweed-inspired nails.
February 1, 2009 | Article
As animal prints come back en vogue, the style pubs are making it their mission to help readers understand that it’s chic to wear…and best in small doses.
January 26, 2009 | Article
This photo of Rihanna’s happy/sad face nails was all over the gossip rags and beauty publications after London’s Jingle Ball last month. And the consensus was that the nails Jingle Bell rocked.
January 1, 2009 | Article
Enjoy these ruffle-inspired nails
January 1, 2009 | Article
“It’s amazing how something so small can totally change your work life,” says G Elizondo, a nail tech at D’Hair To Be Different in Las Vegas, who until recently did what everybody else does: She placed a colored dot on the lids of the jars housing her colored acrylic and glitter mixes.
January 1, 2009 | Article
Nail art for one is the super-stylish way to make a statement this season.
January 1, 2009 | Article
Michele Baker of Van Goe’s Salon and Day Spa in Cumming, Ga., is developing a year’s worth of nail art based on each month’s birth flower and birthstone to share with NAILS readers.
