How-To
Dashing Diva’s Holiday Muse
Dashing Diva’s creative educator Masako Sasaki used an array of Dashing Diva products to complete this nail design called Holiday Muse.
Valentino Beauty Pure Generation III System
Valentino Beauty Pure’s new Generation III Table Model is an air filtration system that eliminates nail dust and odor from acrylic or gel systems.
Black and Red Marbling Design
Nail tech and esthetician Janelle Lamont started her own business in Williams Lake, Canada, when she was only 19 years old. Learn how to create Lamont’s red and black marbling design, an elegant winter look for clients.
Jack Skellington
Inspired by the artwork of Joey Chou, learn how to recreate this Nightmare Before Christmas nail art just in time for the holidays.
Gelish Trends’ Lots of Dots
Gelish recently released Trends, a line of soak-off gel-polish inspired by current fashion on the runways and in look books.
Almond Joy Manicure
Lollipop Nail Studio uses: almonds, pink Himalayan salt, oil, natural soap flakes; base coat, polish, top coat.
Karma Rosemary Mint Pedicure
Karma Organic Spa uses: Karma Naturals Nail Hardener (optional), Two-in-One Base/Top Coat, Super Dry, Karma Hues polish; organic unscented lotion; fresh organic rosemary sprigs, fresh organic mint sprigs, tea tree oil, lemon oil, jojoba oil, oatmeal, sea salt, rosemary essential oil, peppermint essential oil, vitamin E oil, almond oil.
Blinged Out Cheetah French
Shanelle Heitman does nail art, cheetah style.
Somber Rose
Bryan Vu creates rose inspired nail art.
Flowing Flower
Vanessa Treviño creates Flowing Flower nail art.
Pumpkin in a Haystack
Joanne Truitt designes Pumpkin in a Haystack nail art.
Rainy Day
Sarah Petersen brings rain to nail art.
Apple of My Eye
Danielle Glass gives nail art a touch of apple.
Orly’s Shade Shifter Application and Removal
Worn atop Orly’s GelFX gel-polish, Shade Shifter allows any of the line’s 68 shades to change with body chemistry.
Repêchage Corrective Hand Treatment with Biolight Glyco- Sea Glycolic Peel
Skin care products are great to use in hand treatments, as hands are one of the most exposed areas of the human body, says Lydia Sarfati, founder and CEO of Repêchage.
Behind the Scenes: Sweater Nails
A Beauty Blitz: While we see nail tech Lisa Wong at many of the major trade shows working at CND’s booth, we last saw her in our photo studio creating a lovely French twist look for our June 2008 cover.
by Hannah Lee
Layla Cosmetics’ Velvet Effect Nail Art
Italian professional polish brand Layla Cosmetics recently released its new Velvet Effect Nail Art line.