July 22, 2009
| Product
Star Nail International's UV Gel Seal Wipe-Less Formula provides a solid seal to reduce lifting, peeling, and cracking.
Keywords: gel top coats Star Nail Products UV top coats
July 22, 2009
| Product
NSI’s Nailpure Plus prepares the natural nail for any enhancement.
Keywords: nail prep NSI
July 17, 2009
| Product
Kinetics’ Kwik Kote is a professional, perfect-flow top coat for fast polish drying.
Keywords: Kinetics top coats
July 17, 2009
| Product
Backscratchers’ Sheer Magic Silk Stress Strips work great for weak or thin nails.
Keywords: Backscratchers silk wraps
July 1, 2009
| Step By Step Demo
Nails by Jennifer Mather, Polished Nail Design Group Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Keywords: abstract nail art CND colored gels gels marbleizing techniques
July 1, 2009
| Article
That was about the only thing I knew before heading to the Beauty International Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, this past March. I had never been to Europe before and spoke no German, but I was eager to learn everything I could about the German nail industry. Unearthing stiletto styles, licensing loop-holes, the economic recession and more, the German nail industry proved to be a fascinating player in the worldwide nail market.
Keywords: competitions gels international tradeshows
July 1, 2009
| Article
Set your clients up for summer lovin’ with delicate lace patterns, created with gels and airbrush paint.
Keywords: Akzentz CND nail art nails and fashion seasonal nail art
July 1, 2009
| Article
Step-by-step by Julia Barrios, ASP Aspire educator, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Keywords: gels nail art
July 1, 2009
| Article
Step-by-step by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.
Keywords: gels Light Elegance nail art
July 1, 2009
| Article
Step-by-step by Jennifer Mather, Polished Nail Design Group Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Keywords: CND gels nail art polish swirl technique
July 1, 2009
| Demo
This method for backfilling pink-and-white enhancements takes only a few seconds to learn, but it can save minutes on your service times and give you beautiful, laser-crisp smile lines. Lammers says once you’ve mastered this technique, you’ll wonder why you did it any other way.
Keywords: backfills electric filing techniques fills Lynn Lammers pink-and-whites
July 1, 2009
| Demo
Light Elegance has re-released an old favorite, Fiber Gel. Fiber Gel is a UV-cured gel that contains fiberglass mixed into the gel. The fiber is strong and can be used on fills and full-sets, and it is a self-leveling product. When cured, the fiberglass becomes locked together to form a blanket of strength.
Keywords: fiberglass wraps French manicures gels Light Elegance pink-and-whites
July 1, 2009
| Article
Getting a good product application can be tough enough just using acrylics or gels, but when you start adding nail art embellishments like glass beads, crushed flowers, small rhinestones, or tiny seashells, you have to take extra care to prevent lifting. Art Club educator Mare Horak explains how she uses embellishments without compromising enhancement quality.
Keywords: Color Club embedded nail art embellished nail art manufacturers educators nail art
June 29, 2009
| News
Shape beauty director demystifies soak-off gels for the gel newbies.
Keywords: consumer press gels OPI Products
June 15, 2009
| Step By Step Demo
Nails by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.
Keywords: colored gels floral nail art French nail art French twists gels
