Nails by Marilyn Garcia, Element Beauty Salon, Caguas, Puerto Rico

As the editor at NAILS in charge of most of our nail art articles, I get a lot of distinctive nail art submissions from Puerto Rico. Nail art specialties from this commonwealth include sculpted acrylics, embellishments, super long nails, and unique nail shapes like the spiral nail. So, for all of the Puerto Rican nail artists out there, I wanted to share links to a few nail art training centers that I found out about at a recent trade show:

Paradise Nails: www.paradisenails.us. Headquartered in Woonsocket, R.I., Paradise nails offers Puerto Rican nail style classes both in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. Its website also sells nail art DVDs and other products to help you create the nail looks at home, no matter where you’re located. You can also contact Paradise Nails at wanda.pro@hotmail.com or (401) 769-0980.

World Training Academy: www.worldtrainingacademy.com Headquartered in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, World Training Academy offers nail art seminars in both English and Spanish. The Academy is also a beauty school, offering longer courses in subjects like esthetics and massage. You can also contact the Academy at (787) 740-7372.

—Sree