The First VANA Gala Honors the Vietnamese-American Nail Community
LUA Productions proudly hosted the Vietnamese American Nail Appreciation Gala to honor those who helped build the Vietnamese-American nail industry.
Kimberly Pham
Senior Editor
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 6 Recap
Re-live Season 6 of NTNA.
Lunar New Year 2017: Rooster Nail Art
Celebrate the Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year, or Tết in Vietnamese) on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 with rooster nail art. That’s right, it’s the Year of the Rooster! Here are just a few of the great Lunar New Year designs from nail artists in a few of the many countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Winter Sweater Nails with Gel
Akzéntz educator Jennifer Ho based in Alberta, Canada, created this sweater-inspired design using gel.
Glow Nails: 10 Designs to Master
Nails All Aglow: Glow-in-the-dark nails have made a comeback and these glow nails will surely light up your winter nights.
Boldly Go with Star Trek Nail Art
To help catch you up for the “Star Trek: Beyond” movie premiere, here are a few Star Trek facts as told through nail art.
Honoring Unsung Nail Hero Dusty Coots Butera
Dusty Coots Butera, who helped teach the "Original 20" Vietnamese women how to do nails, emerges with new photos and her story.
Year of the Monkey Nail Art
Celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Monkey with these mischievous nail designs.
The Vietnamese-American Nail Industry: 40 Years of Legacy
Starting at a refugee camp in Sacramento in 1975, the establishment of Vietnamese-owned nail salons in America paved the way for a new generation of beauty industry businesses.
Bellacures and OPI Honor Tippi Hedren
On October 8th, Bellacures Brentwood and OPI Products honored Hollywood icon Tippi Hedren for her humanitarian efforts in aiding Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War and in developing the nail industry.
Celebrate NAILS and the Unicorn
We've gone retro!
#ABSChicago: Instagram Follower Wins Stiletto Nail Art
Heidi Meier from The Day Spa in Shoreview, Minn., won an Instagram-based contest created by Gina Silvestro (right) with a full set of stiletto nails at the Akzéntz booth. The winner of Silvestro's Instagram-based contest also had the choice of receiving an Akzentz Pro-Formance starter kit.