Blushing Bridal Nails
Pinks, Frenches, and flowers ruled in the bridal nail art designs that four NAILS readers came up with. Use these designs as inspiration when your own wedding-bound clients come calling.
Hauntingly Hot Products
Nails get eerily enchanting for Halloween with tons of vampy polishes and glittering appliqués. Glow-in-the-dark gels and mysterious side effects add fun details for the spooky month.
The Next Generation of Polish
The new crop of UV-cured brush-on gel polishes has set the industry abuzz. But what exactly is the technology behind these so-called hybrids, and how can they affect your business?
by Tim Crowley
Pretty with Pink Polish
OPI’s Nail Lacquer in Pink of Hearts is part of Shape magazine’s Products That Give Back for October.
Rich Shades for Fall
Harper’s Bazaar, in the Best Beauty section, features rich, luxurious shades for fall.
Quick Ways to Get Pretty
OPI's Nail Lacquer in Diva of Geneva provides such a shine, suggests Redbook, that you can skip the top coat.
Classic Red
Sonia Kashuk Nail Polish in Rescue Me is an inexpensive option if you’re seeking a classic red.
Organic Polish Gets Popular
The new Ginger + Liz Colour Collection has already become popular with celebrities.
Glitter and Gold
Essie Nail Polish in Golden Nuggets gives nails an extra sparkle.
Dramatic Polish in The Work Place
Andrea Pomerantz Lustig of Glamour says that blue and purple nail polish is fine for office wear if you work in a creative field.
Chic Deep Teal
Deep teal polish in a variety of peacock tones is unexpectedly chic, according to Lucky Magazine.
Complete Salon Manicure
Cosmopolitan calls Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure polish a Makeup-Bag Must.
A Fall Dominated by Greige
This fall is dominated by polish colors that have been mixed with griege – a combination of beige and gray – according to Cosmopolitan.
Best Polish Trends
Textured and vinyl polishes, as well as foils, are a few of Self Magazine's 2010 Best Beauty Trends.
Allison Hannigan Names Her Favorite OPI Shades
OPI is the polish of choice on CBS’s hit show “How I Met Your Mother.” Alyson Hannigan, who plays Lily Aldrin, loves the shade Ski Teal We Drop from the Swiss Collection, as well as the classic Siberian Nights. “We will have just the right color for any look,” says Jennifer Turchi, the show’s key makeup artist.
The Finish Line
As fashion designers experiment with different textures on the runway, nail polish manufacturers keep up with an array of stylish nail polish finish offerings — from the traditional cream to the edgy suede. One nail tech shares her expertise to help you sort through all of the jargon and match the appropriate client to the appropriate finish.
Falling for China Glaze.
Celebrity manicurist Marsha Bialo gave actress Jessica Alba a manicure with China Glaze Sacred Heart for the cover of the summer 2010 issue of Genlux Magazine. Bialo and the stylist agreed that Sacred Heart was the perfect choice because of its neon base combined with the richness of red, making it a good transition of summer nail trends into fall.