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Antoine de Paris Pedicure
Antoine de Paris offers durable and economical pedicure and manicure tools to keep nails trimmed, cleaned, and ready for any product enhancement. The tools are made of stainless steel so they can withstand a lifetime of cleaning and sanitizing, and they are ergonomically designed to keep nail techs from getting cramps or fatigue while using them. The pedicure tools are formulated to completely clean the nail beds and leave toes fresh and clean for polished or natural looks.
Fresh Flower
Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.
Lotus Blossom
Nails by Crystal Warner, Clip-It’s Hair and Nail Salon, Grove City, Ohio
Love Angel
Nails by Michelle Conde, Nails by Michelle, Miami
Swirls & Whirls
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland
Flower Power
Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.
Polka-dot Passion
Nails by Christina Landeros, That Total Look Salon, Santa Maria, Calif.
Hot Lava Pedicure
Step-by-step by Nails by Nia Cooper at Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa, Washington D.C.
My Fashion Week Diary
When I went online to check out the winners of the CND Nail Style Competition, I had to doublecheck the name of the first-place winner. When I confirmed that it was really my name, I just started jumping and screaming — I’d just won an all-expense-paid trip to New York Fashion Week!
Masterworks' New Clear Forms for Gels
Masterworks Innovations’ CEO and veteran nail tech Amy Becker has come out with a new clear form designed specifically for hard or soft gels from any manufacturer.
Behind the Scenes: These Toes Are A-Twitter
When we asked Orange, Calif.-based celebrity nail artist Elsbeth Schuetz to come up with a toenail art design for this month’s cover, she brought us a whole slew of nail tips to choose from. While her hand-painted nail art is always super creative and artistic, we wanted to go with something a little more simple and wearable for the cover. Inspired by tone-on-tone patterns, she created this faux-snakeskin design using layered polish and diamond-shaped rhinestones.
3-D Made Easy
Well, maybe not easy. But Star Nail’s global education director Elaine Watson has a quick tip on how to get a better performance out of acrylic for 3-D designs.
Young Nails Imagination Art Acrylic Powder Marble Design
Young Nails Imagination Art Acrylic Powders can be used to create an amazing variety of nail designs. The powders come in four collections of solid colors, plus five collections of glitters, and they handle well so techs can create intricate designs.
Fimo Leopard and Lily Design
C. A. Therien offers a wide variety of handmade fimo clay canes for beautiful nail art. Fimo canes are easily cut into thin slices, or designs can be purchased in convenient pre-cut packs. Fimo can be encased in acrylic or gel, or glued on top of polish and sealed with a gel top coat.
Balinese Ginger Pedicure
Step-by-step by Laurentius Salon, Philadelphia
By the Book
Catherine Wong gives NAILS readers a peak into her step-by-step nail art books.
Bouquet of Love
Nails by Natalie Wolfe Wargo, Shear Innocence, Johnstown, Pa.