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OPI pays hommage to its Culture of Color with its first branded international short film. Featuring French DJ C2Cs Down the Road, the video features a surrealistic dance-off between four female dancers and a Thoroughbred horse. The featured lacquer colors Pink-ing of You, Red My Fortune Cookie, Need Sunglasses?, and No Room for the Blues each represent one dance style and one overarching theme, illustrating OPI nail lacquer as a a means of self-expression.
This month’s lemon drop cover was created by Monterey, Calif.-based nail tech Terri Silacci — what a perfect concept for the owner of Nail Candy Lounge. The simple nail art design is easy to recreate and can be done in all sorts of fun summer colors.
From titanium-coated pterygium takers to stainless steel safety tweezers, the implements used by nail techs on a daily basis are of finely tuned designs that make for precise applications every time. Here are some of the toughest, most durable implements from some of your favorite nail manufacturers.
NAILS Magazine's October 2012 cover features MaeLing Parrish, Hand and Nail Harmony's dean of education, creating a Chihuly-inspired effect using Gelish soak-off gel-polish.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Thao Nguyen shows how to make some fun and fruity nail art using sliced fimo canes.
Beautiful Nails products and Kupa present Rock Star Toes. A quick and easy way to create amazing looking toes.
Designer Nail Products presents a step-by-step tutorial video on sculptured gel nail application.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Thao Nguyen shows how to do a simple color fade using gel polish and the sponge technique.
A how-to video featuring a Victorian Style design by Sindy Mark for the KUPA Fall newsletter.
British beauty blogger Hollie Wakeham interviews FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers at the Olympia Beauty Show.
Onychorrhexis describes the thinning and longitudinal ridging that often accompanies brittle nails.
Reserve a corner of your boutique for a few fashionable, spooky, or just plain charming Halloween items in celebration of the autumn season. Or better yet, adorn your salon with these festive decorations, and let customers know they’re for sale. Don’t forget to leave them out for Thanksgiving, too!
“I got involved with coaching by being the parent of a boxer,” says Holly Gregson, owner of Monarch Nails in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and head coach for Razor’s Edge Boxing Club, which she runs with her husband.
Stay Polished Nail Boutique, a nails-only salon, retains customers with personalized hour-long treatments and perfected product application systems. By staying current with the latest gel-polish trends, the salon preserves its status as a “go-to” salon in La Jolla, Calif.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Thao Nguyen shows how to do a gel marbling nail art design.
Grenchen, Switzerland, might be well-known for its watch industry, but there was no need to tell time during my relaxing gel-polish pedicure in this bright, airy nail salon.
LeChat’s Perfect Match Gel-Polish applies like nail polish but wears like gel.
