How-To
Dotty Details
Joanne Truitt goes a little dotty with this nail design.
Screamin' Green
England's Marta Lupka creates a one-stroke nail art flower design.
Peacock Plumage
Raquel Pimentel creates some gorgeous peacock feather-inspired nail art.
Free Edge Fun
Mel Skora uses colored acrylic to create a unique French.
Christrio Gelacquer Gel Manicure
Christrio’s Gelacquer is a soak off gel system designed to be used over tips as well as natural nails to give a long-lasting, high-quality shine in a variety of colors.
Wax n Waxing Eyebrow Application
Wax n Waxing’s wax is a 100% natural beeswax-based depilatory that contains no added sugar or honey and has a smooth consistency that does not crumble or break. The wax can also be melted in the microwave.
The Queen of Wrap
Madelyn Johnson has been a licensed nail tech for 22 years, presently servicing clients at New Again Nail Spa & Boutique in Houston. Johnson’s early clientele had a fondness for wraps, leading her to become a skilled wrap expert, even earning a placement in the 2005 Nailympics in Las Vegas in the category. She is also an educator for Star Nail. Here she shares one of her most common fiberglass wrap procedures over a tip.
Fizzing Chocolate Peppermint Spa Pedicure
Amber Edwards of Suzanne Denee Salon, Saint Charles, Ill., offers a CA Botanica pedicure that is the perfect guilt-free chocolate indulgence for your clients.
Proud Polka Dots
Especially great for July 4th or Memorial Day, this alternative French features red, white, and blue.
Not Quite Pink-and-White
EricMatukonis, Regal Nails Salon & Spa, Hazle Township, Pa., creates this chevron French with a twist.
Pink Zebra Crossing
Colored gel is the medium for this bright animal-print design by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.
Rose-tinted Glamour
A 3-D rose livens up this nail look by Raquel Pimentel, Hesperia, Calif.
Fire & Ice Signature Foot Treatment
Roula’s Nail Spa, Houston, offers a pedicure that’s both hot and cold.
by Sree Roy
Bake Off
These polymer clay cookie nails were made by Dawn Reagan, Glen Dow Academy, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Traveling Snowman
Perfect for wintertime, Ernestine Luke, Stockton, Calif., shares her adorable snowman nail art.
The Dessert pedicure
Salon footique in Columbus, Ga., shows how to perform a decadent The Dessert pedicure.
by Sree Roy
Frosted Gel Impressions
Olga Palylyk is a nail tech based out of her home salon Ornate Nailz in Surrey, Canada. Palylyk is a senior educator of Amore Ultima’s Gel Nail products, and is quite an accomplished gel nail artist.