Multi [Nail] Denominational Nail Art
We asked techs to make some holiday-inspired nail designs you can try for yourself this year. From Christmas to Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah to the Winter Solstice, we’ve got a design for everyone!
Our Favorite Reader Nail Art for the Winter Holidays
Whether your clients celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa or celebrate nothing at all, you'll enjoy the ideas from our readers for seasonal nail art. Browse through these editor's favorites from nail art submitted by our readers over the years.
Where Nail Techs Find Inspiration for Their Designs
From paintings to pieces of clothing to everyday street scenes, nail artists find myriad ways to get their creative juices flowing. We asked several nail artists to tell us what inspires them to create their miniature works of art -- and show us a few examples.
Cover Tech Contest 2009: A Day At the Beach
In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Every year, we get hundreds of beautiful entries, creative concepts, and astonishing photographs.
It's Your Birthday Nail Art
How’s this for special birthday nail art customized for each month? Michele Baker of Van Goe’s Salon and Day Spa in Cumming, Ga., is developing a year’s worth of nail art based on each month’s birth flower and birthstone to share with NAILS readers.
Oh, Cupid! [A Valentine’s Day Nail Art Gallery]
With bonus nail art not printed in NAILS Magazine, this gallery showcases stylish, salon-friendly Valentine’s Day designs.
Toes in Pastels
Get your clients in a pedicure mood by adding a touch of pastel on their toes. Not only do light shades of green, pink, peach, and blue go hand in hand with the season, they also help liven up toes with a soft dose of color.
“Year of the Ox” Nail Art
Celebrate the Vietnamese new year — which runs from Jan. 26, 2009 through Feb. 14, 2010 — with “Year of the Ox” nail art.
Contessa Winners 2006 - present [Canada’s Nail Art Awards]
The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.
Hop to It [Easter Nail Art]
Celebrate Spring with these nail art designs, inspired by colorful Easter eggs.
Mother's Day Nail Art
NAILS has collected some inspired nail art from talented techs to represent some common mother stereotypes. These tips represent the spirit of four specific kinds: the sports mom, the stay-at-home mom, the working mom, and the rock star mom.
Fall 2009 Trends From the Fashion Week Runways
From Feb. 13-20, New York Fashion Week showcased upcoming Fall trends. Here’s a closer look at some of the runway nails. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the May 2009 issue of NAILS Magazine.
Love is in the Air - Expressive Valentine Designs
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Your clients have love on their minds, and you want to create the perfect Valentine-themed designs to go along with their romantic moods. Four talented techs show us their Valentine’s Day nail art using only the colors red, pink, white, and silver.
“I Do” Nails: What nail look were you sporting at your wedding?
Whether fashion-forward, classic, or trendy, nail techs share the nail styles they were wearing at their own nuptials.
What nails did you wear at the show?
NAILS takes you inside Premiere Orlando (2009), IBS Las Vegas (2009 and 2010), ISSE Long Beach (2010), and ABS Chicago (2010), to view the hottest nail styles at these prominent beauty trade shows.
The [Four] Elements of Style
The four classical elements — air, fire, earth, and water — have appeared over the ages in many different forms. We asked five nail artists for their own interpretations.
Breast Cancer Awareness Nail Designs 2009: Symbols of Strength and Hope
Let these nail art tips serve as inspiration for designs you might offer clients in the salon this October.