Features
January 1, 2008 | Article
Elaine Watson — global education director and vice president of marketing for Star Nail — shares some of her favorite technical tips.
December 1, 2007 | Article
An idle moment between clients leads a nail tech to discover a new pleasure.
November 1, 2007 | Article
In this travel journal, former NAILS associate editor Jayna Rust goes to Asia. From China to South Korea, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, she finds nail services everywhere (and happily tries them all out in order to report back to you).
August 1, 2007 | Article
Try this free-hand marbled French for a variation of the classic French Tip.
March 1, 2007 | Article
Four starry-eyed nail techs show you acrylic nail art based on the signs of the March zodiac. Focusing on Pisces (February 20 – March 20) and Aries (March 21 – April 20), these examples are sure to inspire you to create your own out-of-this-world designs.
March 1, 2007 | Article
An impressive 92.2% of nail techs offer nail art to clients, according to a survey conducted by NAILS.
February 1, 2007 | Article
Satisfy everyone's taste with this imaginative assortment of bridal nails.
January 1, 2007 | Article
As an artist, you know that 1 + 1 doesn't always equal 2. Sometimes, it equals something even greater. We've asked several nail artists to combine the most basic nail art strokes with a little bit of creative addition to create designs that are even easier than grade-school math.
November 1, 2006 | Article
A picture is worth a thousand words so display nail art photographs at your station.
June 1, 2006 | Article
It took Vu Nguyen just 45 minutes to complete his winning entry.
January 1, 2006 | Article
Inspired by Misa’s fall/winter lacquer collection, Femme, celebrity manicurist Elsbeth Schuetz creates six hot designs.
December 1, 2005 | Article
Though fairly young by American standards, the Polish nail industry is well on its way to becoming a bigger player in the international nail market.
June 1, 2005 | Article
Online searching for nail art ideas leads to a new online nail art community.
June 1, 2005 | Article
This year's winner spent six hours on her final design.
June 1, 2005 | Article
Award-winning nail tech Kathleen M. M. Ringwood-Wood of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. shares her tips on creating noteworthy nail art.
