February 27, 2012
| Step By Step Demo
Cassi Banning creates a French that's perfect for St. Patrick's Day.
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February 24, 2012
| Video
Mindy Hardy, who runs the website hotnailartpro.com, shares how to do a camouflage nail art design using acrylic craft paint.
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February 22, 2012
| Step By Step Demo
Christie Gibson provides both a printable step-by-step and a video for this gorgeous blue nail art design.
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February 8, 2012
| Step By Step Demo
A special delivery of nail art from Lorri Silvetre.
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February 7, 2012
| Video
Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers how to create a tuxedo manicure. View more of her videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.
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February 2, 2012
| Step By Step Demo
Mimi Nguyen jazzes up a traditional red nail.
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January 27, 2012
| Photo Gallery
NAILS would like to salute all the masters of their craft who submitted entries to our annual Mini-Masterpiece Contest. Special congratulations go to Vaida Indrasiute-Stefanek of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., who took on Van Gogh and triumphed.
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January 27, 2012
| Step By Step Demo
Tuong-Vy Nguyen double-loads her brush to create this floral design.
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January 25, 2012
| Step By Step Demo
April Frye shows how to handpaint a cupcake, complete with a cherry on top, onto a nail.
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January 11, 2012
| News
Lucky magazine, in its January 2012 issue, suggested turning a client's favorite outfit into a manicure. Elizabeth Monson, a Lucky blogger, was inspired by Prabal Gurung's pop-art floral blouse.
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January 4, 2012
| Video
Nail tech Robin Moses shows us how to create a traditional marbleized nail art design (without using water). See more of her videos at www.robinmoses.com.
To learn how to marble WITH water, here's a tutorial for that:
China Glaze Polish Swirl Live Demo
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December 19, 2011
| Step By Step Demo
As winter sets in, these snowflake nails by Michelle Gill are a great option for a seasonal nail art design.
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November 23, 2011
| Video
Holly Schippers (FingerNailFixer) shows you how to take your Shellac for a walk on the wild side with animal print in either leopard, jaguar, cheetah, zebra, or tiger!
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November 10, 2011
| Video
Alexandra Mansoor, AKA Algae Veronica, is a cosmetologist from Madison Heights, Mich. In this video, she shows newbies how to do a basic manicure, all topped off with an easy floral nail art design. See more of her nail art at http://lotsafingerpaints.tumblr.com.
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November 9, 2011
| Video
This design by Robin Moses requires little to no nail art experience. "You need a stick, a few colors, and the desire to create. It shows you that any mistake can be covered and turned into something fun!" Moses says.
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