For Students
Prepare for Your California Exam
Score! How to Pass the California Manicurist State Board Exam is packed with illustrations to help students visualize the techniques required to pass the exam.
Nail Lacquers
After nailing makeup products, Bodyography has gone one step further into the world of color: nail polish.
Kupa Awards $300 Shopping Spree to One Lucky Student a Month
Enter the Kupa Monthly Student Sweepstakes for your chance to win a $300 shopping spree at Kupainc.com.
by Sree Roy
Nail Art with OPI GelColor
OP provides four step-by-steps using its newly launched GelColor.
Scratching the Surface Educational Seminar
View snipets from a Backscratchers training seminar and hear from attendees about their use of Backscratchers systems.
Fashion Week Nails: CND Celebrates 15 Years
Congratulations to CND for its milestone 15 years doing nails for Fashion Week runways. Here's a look back at how it all began, plus some of the amazing nail art designs that have graced the runways over the years.
America's Beauty Show 2012
On March 3-5, Cosmetologists Chicago (CC) invited the entire salon industry to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.
Beauty Pros Are Changing the World
The Beauty Changes Lives Blog answers that question by showcasing how beauty professionals and ordinary “civilians” are using beauty to benefit individuals and communities around the globe.
Warm Cherry Almond SpaManicure by CND
CND's Jan Arnold walks you through a signature service that's "comfort food for the senses, with a feel-good vibe of a gourmet bakeshop."
Camouflage Nail Art by Mindy Hardy
Mindy Hardy, who runs the website hotnailartpro.com, shares how to do a camouflage nail art design using acrylic craft paint.
The Magic of Marbleizing Nail Art
The marbleizing nail art technique is so simple — just swirl colors together to make them look like the technique namesake of marbles — and so flexible.
Hand and Foot Scrub Recipe by Leah Light
Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers how to make their own sugar scrub. View more of her videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.
Marketed-to-Men Nail Polish
According to Cosmopolitan, certain polish brands are starting to market lines catering to men. For example, EvolutionMan's lacquers have the tagline "for the no-nonsense rebel inside all of us."
Autry Student Wins State Competition
Autry Technology Center Cosmetology student Courtney McGinnis recently placed first in nail care at the Oklahoma SkillsUSA competition.
Interview Rule #1: Don’t Stink
Simple mistakes can cost you a new job, according to Patricia D. Sadar, a 20-year veteran of human resources management and author of Congratulations…You Aced the Interview and Congratulations…You’re Hired. Here are some tips from Sadar to acing your interview.
9 Easiest Nail Art Designs to Master [Bonus: 4 Difficult Designs That Are Worth the Effort]
To make these easy designs even easier for you, these nail artists have generously provided step-by-step video tutorials. Watch the videos at www.nailsmag.com/nailstv. (And that goes for the difficult designs too!)
by Sree Roy
LCN Magnetic Gel
Here's a step-by-step video of how to apply LCN Magnetic Gel, which uses a magnet to create a consistent design on clients' nails.