March 14, 2011
| Article
What’s really going on when your client puts her hand in the nail lamp? We explain what gel is made of and why it works so well.
Keywords: colored gels curing gels Doug Schoon gel-polish gels
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
February 16, 2011
| Demo
Madelyn Johnson has been a licensed nail tech for 22 years, presently servicing clients at New Again Nail Spa & Boutique in Houston. Johnson’s early clientele had a fondness for wraps, leading her to become a skilled wrap expert, even earning a placement in the 2005 Nailympics in Las Vegas in the category. She is also an educator for Star Nail. Here she shares one of her most common fiberglass wrap procedures over a tip.
Keywords: enhancements fiberglass wraps gels resin Star Nail Products
February 15, 2011
| News
Congratulations to Maya Abbedissen, who won the National Bulgarian Championship in Nail Design in November. Her impressive first place win in the Gel Nails category allows her the opportunity to compete in the gel category at the World Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany, in March. She will be representing the country of Bulgaria and compete using Entity One Gel Technology.
Keywords: competitions Entity Beauty gels
January 19, 2011
| Demo
Olga Palylyk is a nail tech based out of her home salon Ornate Nailz in Surrey, Canada. Palylyk is a senior educator of Amore Ultima’s Gel Nail products, and is quite an accomplished gel nail artist.
Keywords: gels impressions nail art
January 1, 2011
| Product
Reveal by Hand and Nail Harmony are UV or LED-cured gels that bond to the natural nail using a fused keratin bonding system without the use of harsh acids for retention.
Keywords: gels Hand & Nail Harmony
January 1, 2011
| Demo
Light Elegance Gels are engineered to perform well on any type of nail, from full-coverage color saturation to free edge-extended Frenches, and even 3-D sculpting.
Keywords: 3-D nail art floral nail art gels Light Elegance
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
December 1, 2010
| Product
Star Nail’s T3 European FiberGels are designed to apply evenly and smoothly across the entire nail plate, making precise cuticle area applications a breeze.
Keywords: gels Star Nail Products
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 17, 2010
| Article
We asked fans on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nailsmag) to send us a picture of the most interesting thing they’ve ever embedded in a nail. From beads and feathers to hay (yes, hay!), here’s a look at a few of the images we received.
Keywords: embedded embedded acrylics embellishments gels nail art
November 15, 2010
| Demo
Nubar’s Infinity UV Gel Kit contains everything you need to get started using gels. It has six colored gels, a clear builder, brush, prep, prime, and more. Infinity Traditional Gels are high-shine gels that can replace nail polish in a spectrum of colors.
Keywords: gels Nubar
November 1, 2010
| Article
Dashing Diva director of education, Pattie Yankee, gives some sound advice on preserving your nail art products as you beautify from one customer to the next.
Keywords: Dashing Diva gels glitter manufacturers educators nail art
October 1, 2010
| Article
Intricate floral stiletto nails won the NSI Free-hand Nail Art Competition, an online photo competition that invited nail techs from around the globe to use NSI acrylic or gel to create nail art designs. The entries were judged by Vicki Peters, Denise Wright, and Debbie Doerrlamm, who looked for difficulty of design, use of color, originality, overall enhancement design, and first impression (or the “wow” factor).
Keywords: acrylics competitions contests gels nail art
