Technique - Topic : gels

Axxium Pedicure Soak-Off Gel Application (part 7 of 12)

July 8, 2011  | Video

Instructions on applying Axxium Soak-Off Gel for a pedicure.

Axxium Soak-Off Clear Overlay Gel Application with Tips (part 6 of 12)

July 8, 2011  | Video

Instruction on putting Axxium Soak-Off Clear Gel over a tip.

The Layered Look

June 28, 2011  | Article

Semi-custom colors and designs created via layering are increasingly showing up at trade show booth demos and continuing education classes. Clients love walking out of your salon owning a look no one else has, plus this technique can breathe life back into older shades your clients have gotten bored with. You can layer with so many different mediums. Here are a few to try.

Entity Gel 1 Tip and Overlay

June 24, 2011  | Video

A demostration using Entity Gel 1 on a tip and overlay.

Entity Gel 1 Sculpting on a Form

June 24, 2011  | Video

A demonstration on how to sculpt Entity Gel 1 over a form.

3-D Gel Marbleizing Technique

May 19, 2011  | Demo

Try this eye-catching gel design from Surrey, Canada-based Olga Palylyk of Ornate Nailz by Olga. Palylyk specializes in gel nail art designs.

FingerNailFixer Offers Tips on Working with Gel

April 28, 2011  | Video

Epsilon Try Me Sample Kit Gel

April 27, 2011  | Product

The Epsilon Try Me Sample Kit Gel includes a special selection of sample products that were chosen specifically with the needs of the nail technician in mind.

Behind the Scenes: Create a Softer French Look

April 19, 2011  | Demo

Akzéntz's educator Gina Silvestro created this soft gel French look for our May cover. Find out how you can do these nails.

FingerNailFixer Shows New Rockstar Technique

April 13, 2011  | Video

Holly Schippers (or FingerNailFixer as she's also known) shows you how to do a Rockstar French look on the fingernails and a new technique for Rockstar fade toenails using CND's Shellac.

Greg's Corner: ManiQ Color Application - part 3 of 4

April 11, 2011  | Video

The next step in Young Nails' ManiQ application is the color application.

Greg's Corner: Getting a Proper Cure From Your UV Light-part 2 of 4

April 11, 2011  | Video

Young Nails' Greg Salo describes how to properly use the company's UV light. Understanding hand positioning on the base plate is the key to a solid cure.

Behind the Scenes: Two Talented Techs Created the April 2011 Cover

March 25, 2011  | Demo

Viv Simmons (from Australia) and Catherine Wong (from Singapore) created this month's extreme spring look using a combination of colored acrylics and gels. See how they did it.

Jessica Pro-LED 30 Lamp

March 24, 2011  | Product

Jessica is shedding some light with its new Pro-LED 30. The new light complements Jessica’s GELeration line of color soak-off gels that brush on like polish.

The Fellowship of the Nail

March 23, 2011  | Demo

JoAnne Millar of En Vogue reveals how she creates this rhinestone-tipped curl on a gel nail.