Using Her Skills to Bring Smiles to Others
Lucia Etchamendy, owner of Lucia’s Hair and Nail Salon in Hesperia, Calif., donates her services doing face painting, a skill she developed when she started painting her children’s faces almost 18 years ago.
Gel Clarity
Robyn Schwartz of Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, has no problem making these streaky-clean gel art designs on a regular basis, she says. The secret is in the thin layer of uncured clear gel.
Take a Tip From ... Backscratchers' Melissa Gonzales
Many techs are timid when it comes to embellishing their clients’ nails out of fear that their creative skills may not be up to par. But there are a number of nail art products out there to help you make your fi rst leap into beautifying nails with an artistic flair.
Light Elegance 3-D Flower
Light Elegance Gels are engineered to perform well on any type of nail, from full-coverage color saturation to free edge-extended Frenches, and even 3-D sculpting.
SheeKee Nails Application
SheeKee Nails — formerly known as Trendy Nails Unlimited (TNU) — offers a new way to design stylish, eye-catching nails.
Trend Watch: Crochet Chic
No longer just for doilies and potholders, crafty crochet — a fabric-creating technique that involves looping thread with a hooked needle — now appears in designer dresses, shoes, and other accessories.
Rising Above, Down Under
Congratulations to the winners of the recent Aussie Nail Tips Forum photo contest.
Cover Tech Contest 2011: Steppin' Out in Style
This year’s NAILS Cover Tech competition was truly international in scope. Our winner, Kelly-Marie Daly, hails from County Cork in Ireland, and our three runners-up represent Canada, the United States, and Slovenia.
CM Holiday Cheer Nail Art Kit
LeChat’s CM Holiday Cheer Nail Adr Kit has six fun colors that are perfect for creating holiday-themed nail art.
PNI12 Bullet Drill Kit
PNI’s PNI12 Bullet Drill Kit is deceptively compact and powerful, making it the ideal back-up e-fi le for the experienced tech or a perfect starter e-file for newbies.
Take a Tip From ... It's So Easy's Rita Padilla
If you’ve ever visited the It’s So Easy booth at a major trade show, you’ve probably seen Rita Padilla
Artist Spotlight: Jordan Do
Hailing from Indianapolis, the self-proclaimed “King of Nails” Jordan Do has been a consistent nail art dazzler since he first started doing nails 12 years ago
Nail Art Blogger Has a Good Nail Day
For Las Vegas-based Melissa Osburn, every day brings with it the promise of a new and exciting challenge — the challenge of creating a new nail design to showcase on her blog The Daily Nail (daily-nail. blogspot.com).
Nail Art for the Not-So-Artistic
Have you ever discouraged yourself from trying something new because you thought you wouldn’t be any good at it? Have you done this with nail art? Well you don’t have to because there are simple and easy nail art products to help give flair and a little something extra to your sets — even if you’re not a natural born artist.
Rock Out with Shellac
Whether your client is getting ready to go to a concert or feeling fun and adventurous for her week of grocery shopping and cleaning, a Shellac’d Out Rockin’ Out Mani might turn the volume up in her life until her next appointment.
Trend Watch: Late 50's/Early '60s Fashion
Inspired in part by the AMC drama “Mad Men,” hourglass silhouettes, bold red lipstick, and other looks from the late 1950s and early 1960s are back in style.
by Sree Roy
Monaco Hosts World Nail Championship
The European Nail Association invited the most successful competitors in the world to take part in the third World Nail Championship on September 1.