Awards & Contests
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S.3 Finale
Nail artists and NTNA S.3 competitiors Celina Rydén (Sweden), Sarah Elmaz (Australia), and Winnie Huang (Canada) flew to Chicago to show off their skills after 10 weeks of elimination-style nail art competition. See their journey and season 3's Next Top Nail Artist winner, sponsored by CND.This year, our NTNA S. 4 nail artists Liina Leino (Finland), Tracey Lee (Netherlands), and Jonny Phan (Australia), will make their way to Chicago for our Season 4 Grand Finale where one will be named the winner. Follow our competition in it's last leg of the journey: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2016
NTNA CND Challenge, Part 4: Feathers
NTNA Season 4's Tracey Lee shares a video of her creation for Part 4 of the Final Challenge. See all Final Challenge designs from the Top 3 (Tracey Lee, Jonny Pham, and Liina Leino) at http://ntna.nailsmag.com.
Madonna Nails
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 9 finalist Trish Johnson created this ‘80s masterpiece for the NTNA Decade Decadence challenge.
One Year Later: NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 Speak Out
Last year’s Next Top Nail Artist Final Challenge at America’s Beauty Show brought three women together in competition … and ultimately in deep friendship.
by Erika Kotite
We Heart Pinterest: Our Top Valentine Pins Reimagined
We took the ideas behind some of our most popular Valentine’s Day pins and had them recreated to show just how easy it is to give clients Pinterest-worthy nails.
NTNA S.4 Final Challenge: Pleats & Folds (Liina)
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 4 final challenge sponsored by CND asked contestants to create a design featuring pleats and folds, inspired by Manus x Machina. Here is Liina Leino's entry. Click here to see all 3 entries.
NTNA S.4 Final Challenge: Pleats & Folds Nail Art (Tracey)
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 4 final challenge sponsored by CND asked contestants to create a design featuring pleats and folds, inspired by Manus x Machina. Here is Tracey Lee's entry. Click here to see all 3 entries.
NTNA S.4 Final Challenge: Pleats & Folds Nail Art (Jonny)
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 4 final challenge sponsored by CND asked contestants to create a design featuring pleats and folds, inspired by Manus x Machina. Here is Jonny Pham's entry. Click here to see all 3 entries.
NAILS Readers Choice Awards 2016 Winners
NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards has been a valuable resource for nail techs for the past 13 years. We ask professional nail manufacturers to nominate their best products and then leave it up to you, our readers, to vote for your favorites.
On My Mind: Passionate, Patient, Fun
I welcome the change 2017 brings to NAILS.
by Beth Livesay
NAILS Readers' Choice: Favorite New Products of 2016
Here are the 20 “Best New Products” in NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2016.
On My Mind: Your Vote Counts
Erika Kotite discusses the importance of voting for what you believe in and the power of choice.
by Erika Kotite
NAILS & CND Announce Top 3 Finalists in Next Top Nail Artist Season 4
NAILS announces the three finalists who will join them in March for America's Beauty Show.
Celebrating Our Gelish Play at Home S. 4 Winners
10 weeks, 10 winners of our #GelishPlayAtHome challenge!
CND VIP Brand Summit
On November 14 – 16, 2016, CND kicked off its inaugural VIP Brand Summit with a select group of top nail techs.These industry influencers gathered for three days of inspiration, education, and celebration, as they worked together to advance the state of the nail industry.
NTNA S.4 Ch. 10 Futuristic French (Tracey)
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 4 challenge #10 sponsored by EzFlow asked contestants to create an avant-garde acrylic design using only the colors pink, white, and black. Here is Tracey Lee's entry. Click here to see all 3 entries.
NTNA S.4 Ch.10 Carousel Nail Art (Liina)
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 4 challenge #10 sponsored by EzFlow asked contestants to create an avant-garde acrylic design using only the colors pink, white, and black. Here is Liina Leino's entry. Click here to see all 3 entries.