Ugly Sweater Party Nail Art
Hiroko Fujikawa of MARS The Salon lays out how to create holiday nail art that will keep your clients cozy!
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Feminine and Fun Christmas Tree Nail Art
Yuki Sato of MARS The Salon lists the step to create this delicate holiday nail art.
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Holiday Dotticure to Bring your Clients Joy
Ayumi Namaizawa of LA-based MARS the Salon shows how to create this festive "dotticure."
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Bombshell Pedicure
On the Menu: Treat your client like the diva she is with this intensely hydrating, pampering, decadent pedicure. Your client will enjoy an exfoliating scrub, an emollient mask, a super-hydrating paraffin treatment, and a lengthy massage for ultimate relaxation.
by Tracy Rubert
Crowdsourcing: What Are Your Rituals?
This month we asked nail techs: Do you have any quirks, habits, or special rituals you find yourself doing before performing a service?
by Tracy Rubert
La Palm Gel Couple Christmas Ornament Nail Art
Learn how to create this festive Christmas ornament nail design using La Palm Gel Couple!
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Healthy Tech: Jennifer Ho
Nail tech and Akzentz educator Jennifer Ho had struggled with her weight for years. Two years ago, she decided to reinvent herself by changing her lifestyle for good through fitness, nutrition, and setting small achievable goals that added up to big success.
by Tracy Rubert
A Day in the Life of a Medical Pedicurist
One of the greatest things about the nail industry is that there are so many options when it comes to building the kind of career you want. Some techs thrive on the excitement and glamour of creating dazzling nail art, while others are fulfilled by working in a medical setting and helping others. NAILS spoke to two techs about their decision to become medical pedicurists, what a typical day is like for them, and how interested nail techs can steer their careers in the same direction.
by Tracy Rubert
Winter Nail Art With KUPA GelFinity
Watch Kupa Educator Ann Chang with Kupa TV Host explain time saving salon techniques using the KUPA GelFinity Hard Gel and GelFinity Gel Soak Off Base and Top Coat products.
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Roundup: What did you learn in your first month out of nail school?
Your students have spent months in nail school and finally graduated; they’ve studied long and hard for the state board and passed it — but are they truly prepared for the real world of nails? We asked veteran nail techs to divulge the most important thing they learned fresh out of school.
by Tracy Rubert
Holiday Polish Collections That Sparkle
These glittering polishes that are perfect for the holidays.
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Gelish & Morgan Taylor Winter 2016 "The Great Ice-Scape" (Behind-the-Scenes)
Introducing our 2016 Winter "The Great Ice-Scape" Collection by Gelish and Morgan Taylor.
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Tammy Taylor Prizmatic Powder Coat System
Chris Davis, a Tammy Taylor master educator, will show how to create five nail demos using Tammy Taylor's Prizmatic Powder Coat System.
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Winter Sweater Nails with Gel
Akzéntz educator Jennifer Ho based in Alberta, Canada, created this sweater-inspired design using gel.
Dust Up Over Nail Salon Air Quality
Following a New York Times exposé on potential labor and health dangers in nail salons, stakeholders — including local governments, salon owners, and product manufacturers — began forcefully airing concerns on salon ventilation. Increased regulation and enforcement may be the new normal.
by Sree Roy
Nail Greenery: Products in Pantone's Color of the Year
Pantone recently named the newest Color of the Year: Greenery. Here are the products to help techs go green in 2017.
by Beth Livesay
Chrome Bling Nails: How to Design with Rhinestones
Yvett Garcia (@yvynails), a LeChat Nails influencer, shows how to design a cohesive modern nail look using rhinestones, jewels, and LeChat's Mirano Metallic Pigments. See the photo tutorial: http://www.nailsmag.com/demoarticle/117121/nail-design-with-rhinestones-and-metallic-pigments
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