
How-To

Super Sparkles
Sparkly acrylic stuns in this design by Jade Sewell.

Lavender Bliss Bio Sculpture Spa Pedicure
Gels by Janice uses Maui's abundant lavender resources, plus spa products from Bio Sculpture, to create this spa pedicure.

Spring Fling
Sliced fimo canes help welcome spring in this design by Lorri Silvestre.

Marbleized Acrylic French
Laura Sartori-Quinn swirls together a fun French.

Bold & Bright
Mimi Nguyen uses a base of color blocking to create an eye-catching design.

Couture Camouflage
Camouflage can make the perfect nail art design, as shown by Mindy Hardy.

LCN Magnetic Colour Gel Design
The Magnetic Polishes from LCN are now also available as Magnetic Colour Gel — for a permanent, chip-free look.

Tip Jar Art & Glitter Nails with Gel
Tip Jar offers a wide selection of designs, styles, and colors on expertly designed nail tips so you can find the perfect nail style for any client.

Swirls ‘N’ Stamps
Kim Hanzlik of Winnemucca, Nev., shows how with a simple color gel swirl and a Konad Stamp, any nail tech can do fun and festive nail art.

Nail Art with OPI GelColor
OP provides four step-by-steps using its newly launched GelColor.

Book Excerpt: Joey's Nail Novel
Award-winning nail artist Joey Chen publishes 40-step-by-steps in a variety of nail media in this new release.

Easter Egg Hunt
Jade Sewell creates an adorable Easter nail art design.

Behind the Scenes: Reflections of an Artist (April 2012 Cover Nails)
Maggie Franklin creates blue raindrop nail art with Swarovski crystals. Here's the step-by-step.

Foil & Flowers
Glitzy Lips foil is applied onto the tacky surface of gel-polish in this design by Meryl Hayton.

The Nail Aquatic
Acrylic paints comprise this design by Tiffany Ector.

Spring Flowers
Welcome spring with this floral design by Oanh Le.

Black Shellac with Flair
Texture enhances this monochromatic design by Amanda Lenher.



