November 17, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
October 1, 2010
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Elena Maltseva is a nail artist from St. Petersburg, Russia, who educates all over the world. She is an expert in gels, acrylics, and hand-painting, and is especially good at combining all three together to make spectacular nail designs. Maltseva has chosen an acrylic design here that is simple, yet very expensive-looking and rather easy-to-complete.
Keywords: acrylics colored acrylics colored gels gels international
October 1, 2010
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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. With whites, clears, and pinks, these gels can define any look, and with the faster cure times of LED lights techs can save up to 20 minutes on total service time.
Keywords: gel polish gels Hand & Nail Harmony
October 1, 2010
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Gina Silvestro, educator for Akzéntz, offers this advice on how to get clear and crisp lines on gel nail art. “I’ve been doing this for a few months now, and people can never figure out how I get such clean lines with gel art. When using gel for art and designs, it can be very difficult to achieve fine lines because if you brush gel art onto the tacky layer of gel it often spreads.
Keywords: Akzentz gels nail art
September 1, 2010
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Carla Foster, of Carla Foster Nails in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, prefers UV gels as her medium of choice when it comes to nail art — which may come as a surprise to many nail artists (especially in the United States) who think gels aren’t workable for detailed designs.
Keywords: colored gels gels nail art
September 1, 2010
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Be the mastermind behind your salon’s success with Star Nail’s new Eco The Pretty Tough Manicure Soak-Off UV Gel Master Kit. Lasting longer than traditional polish, Pretty Tough Soak-Off Gels guarantee a two-week manicure with no smudging or chipping. The kit includes 22 fashion-forward colors, plus brushes, a UV light, soak-off solution, and an instructional DVD.
Keywords: colored gels gels nail art soak-off gels Star Nail Products
August 19, 2010
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Soak-off gels are on Cosmopolitan's Hot Sheet for August.
Keywords: CND consumer press gel polish gels OPI Products
August 17, 2010
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Young Nails' White Sculpture Gel is a bright clean, pure white gel formulated to cure rock hard with a 9-watt bulb. The gel self-levels to a smooth, glassy surface, and lasts longer without chipping so you can charge more while working smarter and faster.
Keywords: gels Young Nails
August 17, 2010
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Bio Sculpture USA's Professional Starter Kit includes everything you need to start offering a complete line of BioSculpture Gel services. The gels are odorless and require no primers or base coats.
Keywords: Bio Sculpture Gel gels starter kits
August 1, 2010
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NSI’s Balance UV Color Gels have exceptional strength and adhesion and come in 49 colors that can be easily blended together. Balance UV Gels have a thicker consistency for deeper color intensities, so clients will be wowed by your nail art, two-tone Frenches, and permanent polishes. Application is quick and easy and cures in two minutes flat with a full hand lamp.
Keywords: colored gels gels NSI
July 30, 2010
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Light Elegance's Pedi-Cure Kit is a great kit for techs that want to get into gel pedicures.
Keywords: gels Light Elegance pedicure products pedicures
July 30, 2010
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New from Hand & Harmony comes Gelish Color Gels. The gels apply like polish with a twist cap and applicator, but are cured in a lamp like gels.
Keywords: gel polish gels Hand & Nail Harmony soak-off gels
