CosmoProf Ooh La La: Cina Eiffel Tower and Flowers
Create this look with Cinapro Design-A-Line kit, Cina Top Coat & Bonder, and pink and grey polish.
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CosmoProf Ooh La La: CND Pink Tiara
Create this look using CND Retention+ Clear Sculpting Powder and Brisa Gloss.
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Spring 2015 Gel-Polish Colors
Shake off winter: Spring gel-polish colors are in bloom.
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Pro Nails Hip Hop Music Video: Kid Sister Feat. Kanye West
Chicago-based hip hop artist Kid Sister (now known as Jane Jupiter) released the "Pro Nails" single in 2007 with her debut album Ultraviolet. The music video, directed by Ruben Fleischer, is a remix of "Pro Nails" and features a verse and cameo from Kanye West. Filmed at a nail salon, it also features West and others moonwalking, dancing, and breakdancing with their fingers and newly manicured nails.
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CosmoProf Ooh La La: Morgan Taylor Pretty Parisian
Create this look with Morgan Taylor colors Cancan We Dance?, All White Now, and Little Black Dress.
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CosmoProf Ooh La La: Gelish French Bow
Create this look with Gelish colors Postcards From Paris, Arctic Freeze, and Black Shadow.
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Tribal French Nail Art Tutorial by Essie
Celebrity manicurist Michelle Saunders demonstrates how to create a tribal french manicure. Recreate this essie inspired nail art look with these steps using Essie colors lapiz of luxury, russian roulette, and go overboard:Step 1: Hydrate with apricot cuticle oil.Step 2: Clean then prep nails with an essie base coat. Step 3: Apply 2 coats of lapiz of luxury down the middle of each nail. let dry.Step 4: Swipe russian roulette from side to side creating a triangle at the cuticle.Step 5: Paint a french tip with go overboard. Step 6: Shine + seal with an essie top coat.
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Transforming, a 3D-Printed Nail Animation
Manicurist Hatsuki Furutani worked with a large team with director Mizuki Kawano and Producer Yuna Takayama to create this magnificent stop-motion animation on nails. "We printed three-dimensional artificial nails by importing the animation data into the “ProJet 660 Pro” full color 3D printer. A total of 521 nails were produced by the printer, the thinnest parts measuring only 0.56mm," says the team. "We attached and replaced the nails to an actual human hand, and filmed frame by frame." The video is purely a stop-motion animation without use of computer graphics. You Might Also Like: Nail Art Animation Featuring the Kia Picanto Car
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ABS Chicago 2015
Beauty professionals braved the snow for America’s Beauty Show in Chicago on March 21-23 at McCormick Place. Events included the Beauty Changes Lives fashion presentation honoring Leo Passage, an emphasis on healthy living, a day for students, and a cameo by members of the Backstreet Boys. Plan on attending this show next year March 12-14, 2016.
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Celeb Manicurist Tom Bachik Breaks It Down!
Get red carpet-ready nails like J.Lo. Celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik shows how he adds bling to the underside of the nail to complete the look. You Might Also Like: Underside Nail Art
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Happy Easter From JINsoon
Celebrity manicurist Jin Soon Choi shows you how to do a sweet Easter egg nail art design.
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Every Hand Pose Ever for Nail Art Photos
We shot every hand pose you'll ever need to help show off your nail art #nailfies.
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Behind the Scenes: Steampunk Nails
First Time's the Charm: NAILS Next Top Nail Artist winner Lavette Cephus shows how she created our April 2015 cover.
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Amp-Up Your Offerings: Eyelash Extensions
In this new series, NAILS explores services you can easily add to your menu to increase your revenue and offer your clients convenience. This month, we take a look at eyelash extensions.
by Tracy Rubert
OPI ColorChat: Story of a Drop
OPI ColorChat, OPI's new app, makes saying “I love you”, “OMG!”, or “Salon at 3?” into a work of colorful art. The app allows you to encode messages in 26 iconic OPI shades, one shade for every letter in the English alphabet. Drops of Funny Bunny, drips of Malaga Wine, and splashes of Need Sunglasses now take on new meaning as you talk and type in color! Choose to save each masterpiece or send messages to friends via text, email, and social media. You can also shop the OPI shades you love directly from the app! For more information, visit www.opi.com/colorchat.
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9 Ways You Might Be a Hipster Salon
Google defines hipster as, “a person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.”
by Kelsey Nolan
How to Remove Callus on Feet
Footlogix demonstrates a spray-on formula that instantly softens calluses and addresses issues such as dry keratinized skin, hyperkeratosis and fissures/rhagades. The company says the non-aggressive formula is safe for people with diabetes and does not need to be washed off.
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