Acrylic nails are worn to increase the length of natural nails and can be filed into many different shapes from classic square to a softer almond or daring stilleto.
July 31, 2015
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MiladyPro now features six step-by-step tutorials to help you brush up your skills.
Keywords: continuing education Milady nail school
July 31, 2015
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To help cut down consultation time, this nail tech got crafty and made a nail shape guide.
Keywords: DIY nail shapes
July 31, 2015
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Follow this step-by-step for a tropical chevron design.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics EzFlow glitter acrylics
July 27, 2015
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Impeccable Artistry: Inspired by St. Basil's Cathedral, NTNA finalist Lexi Martone made these landmark nails for our May cover.
Keywords: 3D nail art acrylics Lexi Martone nail art NAILS Next Top Nail Artist
July 23, 2015
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Tammy Taylor shows how to use the Achromatic Prizma acrylic collection. "This collection was inspired by 60’s vintage, and I have 3 beautiful colors for you: Groovy Grey a light grey with shimmer, Avant-Garde, a medium grey with shimmer, and Retro Sparkle silver holographic," says Taylor. She shows how to create a color stripe design, color fade design, and marbleized inlay.
Keywords: acrylics Tammy Taylor Tammy Taylor Nails
July 15, 2015
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Offer your clients a natural-looking design that has a touch of femininity using Mia Secret’s acrylic system.
Keywords: acrylics French manicures Mia Secret
July 14, 2015
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Suzie Moskal demonstrates one of the most important aspects of acrylic nail design the liquid to powder ratio of your acrylic bead.
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Keywords: acrylic troubleshooting acrylics liquid-to-powder ratio mix ratio Suzie Moskal
July 7, 2015
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Use Minx Peel-Off Base Coat in place of a regular base coast to protect natural nails from gel-polish, acrylics, and polish.
Keywords: base coats Minx
July 6, 2015
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Just in time for summer, this nail tech offers this tutorial on a mouthwatering 3-D dessert look.
Keywords: 3-D acrylics acrylics colored acrylics nail art summer nail art
June 25, 2015
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Suzie Moskal demonstrates how to create coffin or ballerina-shaped nails. "There are some great tips in this video, including the best way to hold the client's hand when working on their nails," says Moskal.
Keywords: electric filing techniques filing techniques nail shapes Suzie Moskal
June 24, 2015
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Winnie Huang (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.
Keywords: 3-D acrylics 3-D gel art 3D nail art mixed-media nail art NAILS Next Top Nail Artist
June 24, 2015
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Vibrant. Witty. Passion.
created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.
Keywords: 3-D acrylics 3-D gel art 3D nail art mixed-media nail art NAILS Next Top Nail Artist
June 24, 2015
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Clients often view acrylic enhancements negatively, thinking they are harmful for the nails. Let’s educate the masses to the benefits of this tried-and-true technique.
Keywords: acrylics enhancements
June 24, 2015
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Determined. Dedicated. Fearless. Alecia Mounixay (Wilmington, NC) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.
Keywords: 3-D acrylics 3D nail art mixed-media nail art NAILS Next Top Nail Artist
June 24, 2015
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Beauty. Luxury. Flirt. Alena Severnaya (April Ryan) from San Diego, Calif. created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.
Keywords: 3-D acrylics 3-D gel art 3D nail art mixed-media nail art NAILS Next Top Nail Artist
