November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
It was the undeniable artistry and sheer beauty of Jennifer Wirth’s carousel-themed mural that earned it the top spot in this year’s NAILS’ Nail Mural Contest.
Keywords: 3-D nail art acrylics contests embellishments multi-media nail art
November 1, 2010
| Demo
Elaine Watson, global education director for Star Nail International, sculpted this month’s autumn leaves for the cover. Because the nails were leaf-shaped at the free edge, she didn’t have to do any file-finish work, so the application was actually remarkably quick.
Keywords: acrylics Behind the Scenes nail art Star Nail Products
October 1, 2010
| Article
Intricate floral stiletto nails won the NSI Free-hand Nail Art Competition, an online photo competition that invited nail techs from around the globe to use NSI acrylic or gel to create nail art designs. The entries were judged by Vicki Peters, Denise Wright, and Debbie Doerrlamm, who looked for difficulty of design, use of color, originality, overall enhancement design, and first impression (or the “wow” factor).
Keywords: acrylics competitions contests gels nail art
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
September 21, 2010
| Product
ASP Aspire Colored Pigment and Acrylic Mixing Kit is a great way to suit all of your clients’ tastes with a customized mix of color choices.
Keywords: acrylics Cina colored acrylics nail art nail art supplies
September 1, 2010
| Demo
Nails by Jade Sewell of Just Nails, Great Falls, Mont.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics Fourth of July nail art French nail art French twists
September 1, 2010
| Demo
Andrea Stacey, a nail tech at Cassims Hair Design in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, literally followed her dreams. About seven years ago, Stacey dreamt about marbleizing colored acrylic on nails. "When I woke up, it was just so clear," Stacey says. "How I do it today is exactly how I did it in my dream."
Keywords: acrylics CND colored acrylics EZ Flow marbleizing techniques
July 1, 2010
| Article
Amidst the gel-craze, acrylics have steadily been reinventing themselves to come out with better performing powders, and with brighter colors than ever. Here’s a collection of the newest acrylic powders on the market.
Keywords: acrylics Backscratchers Cacee Christrio CND
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
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
May 1, 2010
| Demo
Young Nails Imagination Art Acrylic Powders can be used to create an amazing variety of nail designs. The powders come in four collections of solid colors, plus five collections of glitters, and they handle well so techs can create intricate designs.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics marbleizing techniques nail art Young Nails
May 1, 2010
| Demo
Well, maybe not easy. But Star Nail’s global education director Elaine Watson has a quick tip on how to get a better performance out of acrylic for 3-D designs.
Keywords: 3-D nail art acrylics nail art Star Nail Products
May 1, 2010
| Article
When it comes to making edge nails, the most important part of the sculpt is to have a crisply creased form so the acrylic falls perfectly into place and gives you that nice edgy look.
Keywords: acrylics edge nails forms nail art
April 1, 2010
| Demo
Nails by Christina Landeros, That Total Look Salon, Santa Maria, Calif.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics French nail art French twists glitter nail art
March 1, 2010
| Demo
Nails by Michelle Conde, Nails by Michelle, Miami
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics French nail art French twists holiday nail art
