
Awards & Contests

He’s Always Been…Mysterious
Learn how to create Christian Mans' winning Next Top Nail Artist look featured in an Entity ad.
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Finalists at ISSE Long Beach
Please join us as we crown this year’s NAILS Next Top Nail Artist sponsored by Gelish at a cocktail reception on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Café Sevilla in Long Beach. Information and a limited number of tickets are available at nailsmag.com/ntnaparty. ISSE Long Beach: http://probeauty.org/isselbNAILS Next Top Nail Artist: http://ntna.nailsmag.com

Art Deco for New Year's Eve
This inspiration behind this manicure is the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball and its iconic art deco-style sparkling triangles.

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2013: 10th Time's a Charm
NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards turns 10! We’ve tallied the votes and are happy to announce the winners of the 2013 NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Meet the Contestants
One of these competitors will be NAILS Next Top Nail Artist. Who has what it takes?

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Is Ready for Your Votes!
The day has finally arrived! NAILS Next Top Nail Artist sponsored by Gelish is live and the Week #1 challenges are up and ready for voting.

On My Mind: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Editor Hannah Lee celebrates NAILS Magazine's 30th anniversary while looking to the future with a new nail art contest.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Competition Teaser
NAILS Magazine introduces the Top 12 in the new Next Top Nail Artist competition, coming September 2013. Visit http://ntna.nailsmag.com/ to cheer on your favorite.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 24 Semifinalists Announced
The top 24 semifinalists in NAILS Next Top Nail Artist contest sponsored by Gelish have been selected. In its first year, NAILS Next Top Nail Artist garnered entries from around the world. The high caliber of nail art submissions and video diaries put the pressure on our judges to select the cream of the crop for this reality show-inspired contest.

NAILS’ Next Top Nail Artist: Could It Be One Of Your Recent Graduates?
NAILS Magazine, the parent brand to Nail School News, wants to identify the next crop of up-and-coming nail artists in an online reality-show inspired contest. Does one of your recent nail program graduates fit the bill?

On My Mind: Building the Next Generation of Nail Stars
Editor Hannah Lee talks about the importance of identifying new nail talent with our new NAILS Next Top Nail Artist contest.

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2012: It's All Up To You!
If you’d like to see how this year’s favorite products stack up to years past, log on to www.nailsmag.com/RCA to take a look at what products are consistently on the list from year to year and who has broken into the club of finalists. (You’ll notice slight modification in our categories from year to year to reflect industry trends.)

The Original: NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards 2011
NAILS announces 2011 Readers' Choice Award winners and finalists.

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2010: America's Next Top Nail Products
NAILS is pleased to announce the 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards, a round-up of YOUR favorite products by category, covering everything from acrylic systems to ventilation units. Now in its seventh year, NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards are selected exclusively by YOU, the readers of NAILS Magazine, from a list of nominees supplied directly by the manufacturers of the products themselves.
NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2008
From Acrylics to Wraps — and everything in between — NAILS announces the winners of our fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2009
So what are your favorite products? We’ve tallied the votes and are happy to announce the winners of the 2009 NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards.

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2007
We asked and you told us what your favorite products are. From acrylics to wraps — and everything in between — NAILS announces the winners of our fourth annual Readers’ Choice Awards.



