March 22, 2011
| Video
UK-native Sam Biddle of IBD, shows how to do some nail art roses uses IBD gel.
Keywords: colored gels IBD ISSE Show nail art
March 14, 2011
| Photo Gallery
If you’re itching to ditch this heavy winter, ring in the spring with these fun new color gels from your favorite manufacturers. There’s no time like the present to make nails more pleasant.
Keywords: Akzentz Bio Sculpture Gel CND colored gels Entity Beauty
March 8, 2011
| Photo Gallery
It’s OK if your client can’t pick just one color. It may even be preferable. Use these products to give her a nail look that changes with her surroundings.
Keywords: Backscratchers Bellissima CND Color Club colored gels
January 1, 2011
| Article
Robyn Schwartz of Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, has no problem making these streaky-clean gel art designs on a regular basis, she says. The secret is in the thin layer of uncured clear gel.
Keywords: Akzentz colored gels gels nail art
November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
As gels increase in popularity, manufacturers plant a wider variety of color gels into their lines so techs can match the different seasons. From pastel pinks to bold blues and pretty purples in-between, here’s a sampling of the latest spring gel collections.
Keywords: Akzentz Backscratchers Bellissima Bio Sculpture Gel CND
November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
Proving that necessity is indeed the mother of invention, these nail techs have created a wide array of products that are perfect for the salon. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the January 2010 issue of NAILS Magazine.
Keywords: aromatherapy colored acrylics colored gels competition products ergonomic products
November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
Soaking off faster than a speeding bullet while staying stronger than a locomotive, these soak-off gels will have clients believing you’re the Wonder Woman (or Superman) of nail techs in no time at all.
Keywords: Akzentz Bio Sculpture Gel Christrio colored gels Eco Nail System
November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.
Keywords: Christrio CND colored acrylics colored gels contests
November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
With bonus nail art not printed in NAILS Magazine, this gallery showcases stylish, salon-friendly Valentine’s Day designs.
Keywords: 3-D nail art colored acrylics colored gels embedded acrylics embellishments
November 22, 2010
| Photo Gallery
Colored gels are poised to make a splash in nail art. Here are some designs to give you some ideas of gel's versatility.
Keywords: colored gels nail art
November 17, 2010
| Demo
Nails by Michelle Achhammer, Michelle’s Nail Design, Zirndorf, Germany
Keywords: Christmas nail art colored gels glitter gels glitter nail art holiday nail art
October 1, 2010
| Demo
Nails by Michelle Kelcher, Tough as Nailz, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
Keywords: Akzentz colored gels Halloween holiday nail art holidays
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 1, 2010
| Demo
Michelle Achhammer of Michelle’s Nail Design explains how to create a delicate purple floral nail with foils and gels.
Keywords: colored gels floral nail art foils French nail art gels
September 1, 2010
| Article
Carla Foster, of Carla Foster Nails in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, prefers UV gels as her medium of choice when it comes to nail art — which may come as a surprise to many nail artists (especially in the United States) who think gels aren’t workable for detailed designs.
Keywords: colored gels gels nail art
