How-To
Flocking Stripes
Stephanie Hernandez uses It's So Easy glitter powders to create this fun design.
Love Nails
Lorri Silvestre uses colored acrylic and fimo cane slices to reate this pink design.
Light Elegance Color Gel Disco Tiger Design
This disco tiger design was created through the use of Light Elegance Color Gel.
Mash Nails Nail Art Stamping
Mash Nails has mastered nail art stamping through their new collection of nail art image plates.
Behind the Scenes: Our Very Own Bond Girl
When the new James Bond film, Skyfall, comes out this month, the newest Bond girl will be seen wearing two shades from OPI’s Skyfall Collection — Skyfall, a rich maroon shade on the top of the nail, and GoldenEye, a shimmering gold painted on the undersides.
Silver Sparkles
Amanda Lenher uses CND Shellac and several embellishments to create this nail design.
Supreme Solace Manicure
Dermalogica products are used in this stress-relieving service by Portland's The Nail Sanctuary.
Behind-the-Scenes: Candy Shop Nail Art
This month’s lemon drop cover was created by Monterey, Calif.-based nail tech Terri Silacci — what a perfect concept for the owner of Nail Candy Lounge. The simple nail art design is easy to recreate and can be done in all sorts of fun summer colors.
LeChat Perfect Match Gel-Polish
LeChat’s Perfect Match Gel-Polish applies like nail polish but wears like gel.
Behind the Scenes: A Work of Art
Inspired by artist Dale Chihuly’s sculptural glass works (particularly the ceiling piece Fiori di Como in Las Vegas’ Bellagio Hotel and Casino) we asked Columbus, Ohio-based nail tech MaeLing Parrish to recreate the design for this month’s cover model.
Behind the Scenes: Animal Print Nail Art
For our Fall 2012 polish preview, we asked Orange, Calif.-based nail tech Elsbeth Schuetz to create a variety of animal-print looks to showcase the fall colors.
The Magnolia Blush Manicure
Misk Nail Spa in Instanbul, Turkey, uses its own custom magnolia-scented products in this floral manicure.
Sugar on Top Manicure
Your clients will be saying "Pretty please, with a cherry on top" for this Sugar on Top manicure by Savvy Chic Nail Cottage.
Halloween Spider Web
Black and orange acrylic, plus some acrylic paints, create this scary design by Jade Sewell.
Bold and Sharp
Meryl Hayton uses Nubar gel-polish, plus some bullion beads, to create this sharp design.
Citrus Slices
This simple nail art design by Sara Khalaf packs a fruity punch.
Orange You Glad
Embed crushed shells and fimo clay slices into orange acrylic to create this fun design by Lorri Silvestre.