NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2005

2005 Favorite Base Coat: Creative Nail Design Stickey Base Coat

2nd: OPI Natural Nail Base Coat, 3rd: Nail Tek Foundation, 4th: Seche Base; 5th: Orly Int'l. Bonder

2005 Favorite Brush: OPI Competition 3000 Edge Kolinsky Brush #7

2nd: Creative Nail Design Master Series Pro Styler Brush, 3rd: EZ Flow Graend Artist 508, 4th: Tammy Taylor Sculpting Brush, 5th: Entity Beauty Couture/Studio Sculpting Brush

2005 Favorite Computer System: Elite Software Salon & Spa Management Software

2nd: Innovative Business Computer Solutions The Spa Salon Manager, 3rd: Mikal Salon/Spa Management System (SMS)

2005 Favorite Design/Colored Acrylic: EZ Flow Boogie Nights Kits

2nd: Creative Nail Design Mosaic Powders Kit, 3rd: OPI Absolutefx Chromatones Precision Color Powders, 4th: NSI Technailcolor, 5th: INM Powder Paints Tropical Collection

2005 Favorite Disinfection/Sanitation Product: Creative Nail Design ScrubFresh

2nd: OPI Swiss Guard Antiseptic Handwash Gel, 3rd: King Research Barbicide Disinfectant, 4th: Isabel Cristina Let's Touch Disinfectant, 5th: Backscratchers Salon Systems Cavicide System

2005 Favorite Electric File: Kupa KP 3000

2nd: Medicool Pro Touch 1000, 3rd: Antoine de Paris Drill, 4th: Lasco Diamond Products Micro Delux Nail Machine, 5th: OPI Professional Electric Nail Technician File

2005 Favorite File: OPI Brilliance Block and Long File

2nd: Creative Nail Design Girlfriend Buffer, 3rd: Nail Tek Crystal File, 4th: Backscratchers Salon Systems SeptFile Sanitizable File System, 5th: Creative nail Design Blizzard Board

2005 Favorite Form: Creative Nail Design Performance Forms

2nd: OPI Transform Reversible, Adhesive Nail Forms, 3rd: EZ Flow Perfect C Curve Forms, 4th: Tammy Taylor Forms, 5th: Kupa Forms

2005 Favorite Gel/Light System: Creative Nail Design Brisa Gel System

2nd: OPI MicroBond System, 3rd: IBD French Extreme, 4th: Star Nail Natural Nail Kapping System, 5th: NSI Balance UV Gel System

2005 Favorite Lotion: Creative Nail Design ScentSations Hand & Body Lotions

2nd: OPI Avojuice Skin Quenchers, 3rd: Cuccio Naturale Milk & Honey Butter Blend, 4th: Nail Tek 7 Days to Beautiful Hands Advanced Hydrating Creme, 5th: Haken Body Butters

2005 Favorite Manicure System: Creative Nail Design SpaManicure

2nd: OPI Manicure by OPI, 3rd: FPO Pinnacle Hand & Natural Nail Care System, 4th: Orly Handspa Kit, 5th: Colorpops' Rings system

2005 Favorite Nail Art/Decals/Accessories: Nail Art Pens by Nubar

2nd: ProLinc Nail Styles 3D Nail Appliques, 3rd: EZ Nails that's It? Instant Nail Art, 4th: OPI Competition 3000 Design Brush, 5th: It's So Easy Stripe-Rite Paints & Glitters

2005 Favorite Nail Jewelry: Snails Italian Nail Jewelry

2nd: Lava Int'l. Jewelry Decals, 3rd: Nubar Toe Twinx, 4th: Dina's Nail Art Nail Jewelry, 5th: Cina Nail Jewelry

2005 Favorite Odorless System:  Clarite by OPI

2nd: Star Nail Acrygel, 3rd: Nail Tek Natural Alternative, 4th: NSI Spa, 5th: Kupa Odorless Acrylic System

2005 Favorite Paraffin System/Accessories: Gena Labs Paraffin/Spa

2nd: GiGi Paraffin Bath, 3rd: Cuccio Naturale Grapeseed Hnd Anti-Oxidant Oil, 4th: Pinnacle Nurture Infused Therapeutic Paraffin, 5th: Depileve Hair Removal Co. Professional Warmer

2005 Favorite Pedicure Equipment: Helen of Troy Ultimate Footbath

2nd: Creative Nail Design Callus Smoother, 3rd: Menda Bottles, 4th: European Touch Murano Spa, 5th: Belava Pedicure Tub and Disposable Liners

2005 Favorite Polish Dryer: OPI Drip Dry Lacquer Drying Drops

2nd: Creative Nail Design Solar Speed Spray, 3rd: Nail Tek 10-Speed, 4th: China Glaze Fast Freeze Quick Dry, 5th: Essie Cosmetics Quick-e

2005 Favorite Salon Furniture: Buff & Go Portable Workstation

2nd: Takara Belmont Bella Manicure Tables, 3rd: Veeco Manufacturing Delta Manicure Table, 4th: Galaxy Enterprises Salon Furniture, 5th: China Glaze 480 Permanent Rack

2005 Favorite Strengthener/Treatment: Nail Tek Hydration Therapy & Nail Tek Original Formulas

2nd: OPI Nail Envy, 3rd: Creative Nail Design Toughen Up, 4th: Nailtiques Formula 2 Nail Protein, 5th: Soft Touch Overcoat

2005 Favorite Tips: OPI Structure Tip

2nd: Creative Nail Design Velocity Tips, 3rd: EZ Flow Perfection Tips, 4th: NSI French Fin, 5th: Young Nails Style Tips

2005 Favorite Top Coat: Seche Vite

2nd: INM Out the Door Top Coat, 3rd: OPI RapiDry Top Coat, 4th: Almell Products' Poshe Super Fast Drying Top Coat, 5th: Nail Tek Quicken

2005 Favorite Ventilation System/Equipment: Modern Solutions' The One That Works Air Purifier

2nd: AIR Systems' Extract-All Model S031 Air Purification System, 3rd: Edsyne Fuminator

2005 Favorite Wrap System: Backscratchers Salon Systems Glass Glaze Fiberglass & Silk Wrap System

2nd: OPI MicroWrap, 3rd: EZ Flow Fibreglass, 4th: Soft Touch Nail Wrap System Dispense-a-Wrap, 5th: Star Nail Ultimate Fiberware

2005 Favorite Acrylic System: Creative Nail Design Retention + System

2nd: OPI Absolute Liquid & Powder Technology, 3rd: Backscratchers Salon Systems Extreme Powder Glaze Acrylic Dip System, 4th: EZ Flow A-Polymer Powder, 5th: NSI Attraction Acrylic System

2005 Favorite Competition Products: OPI Competition Formula 3000

2nd: EZ Flow Competition Products, 3rd: Creative Nail Design Moxie Fast Set Sculpting Liquid, 4th: NSI Attraction Competition Acrylic, 5th: Star Nail Flash Silica Acrylicd

2005 Favorite Cuticle Treatment: Creative Nail Design SolarOil

2nd: OPI Avoplex Nail & Cuticle Replenishing Oil, 3rd: ProLinc Be Natural Cuticle Eliminator, 4th: Nail Tek Renew Natural Cuticle Oil, 5th: Cuccio Naturale Apple Cuticle Remover

2005 Favorite Implement: OPI Pusher Plus Multiuse Pusher

2nd: Tweezerman V Cuticle Nipper, 3rd: Mehaz Trip Cut Tip Cutter, 4th: Antoine de Paris Implements, 5th: EZ Flow Pro Pusher

2005 Favorite Pedicure System: Creative Nail Design SpaPedicure

2nd: Pedicure by OPI, 3rd: ProLinc Be Natural Callus Eliminator, 4th: EZ Flow Spa Elements, 5th: Cuccio Naturale Milk & Honey Sea Salts

2005 Favorite Polish/Nail Color: OPI Nail Lacquer

2nd: Essie Cosmetics Nail Polish, 3rd: China Glaze Nail Polish, 4th: Creative Nail Design Nail Enamel, 5th: Orly Nail Lacquer

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#1 Creative Nail Design RawEarth SpaPedicure

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products/#2:  OPI Structure Tips

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products #3: Helen of Troy Heated Nail Bubble Spa

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products: #4 IBD Intense Seal

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#5 ProLinc Be Natural Callus Eliminator Orange

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#6 Young Nails' Icy Mylar

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#7 SalonTech Sonic Touch 3

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#8: Flowery Beauty Products File Catty File Compacts

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#9: Entity Nail Couture: Couture Nail Studio

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#10: Essie Cosmetics Man-E-Cure

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#11: Estelina Spa Products EZ-Off Callus Remover

2005 Top 12 Favorite New Products:

#12: Star Nail Products Acrygel