Awards & Contests
NTNA Final Part 2: I Love Libertine (Danielle)
Top 3 contestant created five sets of nails (10 in each set) for the fashion label Libertine for Part 2 of the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist final challenge. DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five Designs
NTNA Final Part 1: Libertine (Lavette)
Top 3 contestant Lavette Cephus reports on Libertine clothing creator Johnson Hartig for Part 1 of the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist final challenge. DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five Designs
NTNA Final Part 1: Libertine (Lexi)
Top 3 contestant Lexi Martone reports on Libertine clothing creator Johnson Hartig for Part 1 of the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist final challenge. DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five Designs
NTNA Final Part 1: Who is Johnson Hartig? (Danielle)
Top 3 contestant Danielle Costantino reports on Libertine clothing creator Johnson Hartig for Part 1 of the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist final challenge. DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five Designs
Next Top Nail Artist Goes to NYFW
You know nail tech Lauren Wireman of Wildflowers Nails in Cape Coral, Fla., as the first runner-up in the inaugural NAILS Next Top Nail Artist competition. One of her wins was the CND challenge that included a chance to work with the brand at Fashion Week. Wireman shares her story from the Design Lab in New York City of what it was like to be a part of the CND A-Team for a few days.
On My Mind: A Life-Changing Experience
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist 2014 winner Ryoko Garcia shares her thoughts on how winning the nail art contest changed her life.
Behind the Nails: Tribute to Tia Virgie
A nail tech pays tribute to her aunt through nail art.
by Beth Livesay
Lavette Cephus' NTNA Libertine Challenge Part 1
We asked our Top 3 to give us a report on designer Johnson Hartig of Libertine. Here is Lavette Cephus'.
Danielle Costantino's NTNA Libertine Challenge Part 1
We asked our Top 3 to give us a report on designer Johnson Hartig of Libertine. Here is Danielle Costantino's.
Lexi Martone's NTNA Libertine Challenge Part 1
We asked our Top 3 to give us a report on designer Johnson Hartig of Libertine. Here is Lexi Martone's.
NAILS Reader's Choice Awards 2014
The Choice is Up to You: We asked you what your favorite professional nail products are and you told us. Thanks for picking your favorites for NAILS 11th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
NAILS & CND Announce Top 3 Finalists in Next Top Nail Artist Competition
NAILS and CND name the top three artists who will be competing for the title of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist at ISSE Long Beach 2015.
NTNA Challenge #7: Steam Punk'd (Simone)
In the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist, Top 6 contestant Simone Gilbert from Melbourne, Australia, created a steampunk design for one hand using using mixed media. She received bonus points for using out-of-the-box (non-nail) materials. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014
NTNA Challenge #7: Steam Punk'd (Lavette)
In the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist, Top 6 contestant Lavette Cephus from Toledo, Ohio, created a steampunk design for one hand using using mixed media. She received bonus points for using out-of-the-box (non-nail) materials. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014
NTNA Challenge #7: Steam Punk'd (Lexi)
In the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist, Top 6 contestant Lexi Martone from Dix Hills, N.Y., created a steampunk design for one hand using using mixed media. She received bonus points for using out-of-the-box (non-nail) materials. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014
NTNA Challenge #7: Steam Punk'd (Sherri)
In the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist, Top 6 contestant Sherri Traweek from Redlands, Calif., created a steampunk design for one hand using using mixed media. She received bonus points for using out-of-the-box (non-nail) materials. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014
NTNA Challenge #7: Steam Punk'd (Lauren)
In the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist, Top 6 contestant Lauren Boyd from Memphis, Tenn., created a steampunk design for one hand using using mixed media. She received bonus points for using out-of-the-box (non-nail) materials. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014