How-To
Akzentz Gel Manicure With Options Gel Colour
Akzentz’s new Options Colour Gels have everything from chocolate browns to pastel blues, and are formulated to soak off easily so clients can change colours without hassle. A unique alternative to nail enhancements, Options Colour Gels demonstrate the true beauty in natural-looking nails.
LeChat Nail Architecture Dot Design
LeChat’s Nail Architecture acrylic system was created for the fashion-conscious individual. These designer color acrylic powders come in elegant packaging, and are strong and easy to apply. The Nail Architecture system offers a spectrum of colors that will enhance the elegance and appearance of any fashionable nail art design.
Luxurious Lavender and Vanilla Candle Manicure
A luxurious manicure recipe from Vanity Beauty Lounge in San Francisco.
Caviar Spa Manicure
Have a rich experience with the Caviar Spa Manicure.
Wearing Watermelon
Have some fun with watermelon toes.
Punctuated in Purple
Nails by Lee Barnes, Nails N Flight, Lanham, Md.
Lady Bugged
Nails by Tracy Ann Majewski, Tips, Toes & Do’s at Kutter’s Hair Salon, Buffalo, N.Y.
Glitter Celebration
Nails by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho
Stark Stiletto
Nails by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.
Lovely Nails
Nails by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo
Behind the Scenes: Egg-ceptional Nails
Orange, Calif.-based celebrity manicurist and international educator Elsbeth created these perfect Easter egg-inspired nails for this month’s cover. Elsbeth, who travels in the United States and abroad to teach classes on celebrity nail styles and trends in color, has been especially busy lately, even doing Britney Spears’ nails for her new album cover.
by Hannah Lee
Spring Has Sprung
Nails by Yomary Millan, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee
All That Glitters
Nails by Julia Barrios, ASP Aspire educator, Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Dots & Spots
Nails by Theresa Lawrence, The Ultimate Spa Salon, Monona, Wis.
Singing the Blues
Nails by Rhiannon Miles, Dazzle Dry/VB Cosmetics educator, Chandler, Ariz.
Slice It Up
Nails by Regina Lankford, Worcester, Mass.
Minx Nail Application
Minx offers a new and innovative way to add color to nails without using traditional liquid polish.