How-To
Retro Brights
Nails by Tracey Nguyen, Envy Nails, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Pearl of a Butterfly
Nails by Kelly-Marie Daly, The Nail Sanctuary, Charleville, Ireland
Stripes of a Different Color
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland, Ohio
Anchors Away
Nails by Nhung Nguyen, Angel Nails, Knoxville, Tenn.
Peacock Plumage
Nails by Cassie Kohr, Academy of Beauty by Patsy & Rob, Cottleville, Mo.
Dare to Wear Stiletto Nails
If your clients are afraid of this pointy shape, offer up this advice from nail techs who do their best to ensure that beauty doesn’t have to equal pain.
Double O Manicure
Tru Day Spa in San Francisco offers this Orange and Oxygen hand treatment to prevent and reverse sun damage on your hands.
You’re the Inspiration
Even just the service names sound enticing — coconut milk pedicure, eucalyptus manicure, cosmopolitan mani-pedi — but how do you come up with these ideas? Brainstorming experts and salon owners share how to turn even a small idea into a big nail service that will liven up your menu.
by Sree Roy
Wet Paint Nail Glaze System
The Wet Paint Nail Glaze System offers flexibility and individuality by letting techs create custom polish colors by layering base colors and topcoat glazes together.
Ombre Effect with Dashing Diva Gelife Soak-Off System
Dashing Diva’s Gelife Soak-Off UV Gel System can be used to make standard pink-and-whites as well as more fashion-forward nail designs such as the “ombre effect,” in which the nails gradate from one shade of color to the next.
Behind the Scenes: Out of the Bubble
Gina Silvestro is constantly thinking outside of the standard nail “bubble” and strives to stay on the cusp of trends, while sharing and instilling innovative thinking and techniques with her peers. For this month’s cover we asked her to create something fun and bubbly.
Rock On
Nails by Tinessa Dixon, Michaels Styles, Cleveland, Tenn.
Floating Hearts
Nails by Brenda Skermont, AbFab Salon and Spa, Rockford, Ill.
3-D Flower for Me
Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.
Slanted Love
Nails by Christina Landeros, That Total Look Salon, Santa Maria, Calif.
Connect the Dots
Nails by Tanya Arcuri-Gout, Unlimited Expectations, Poland, N.Y.
Sweet Tooth
Nails by Michelle Ward, Toe-tal Tranquility, Columbus, Ga.