The Hunger Games-Inspired Fire Manicure
By request, Holly Schippers, FingernailFixer, Bussey, Iowa, uses CND Colours to create a fiery manicure inspired by The Hunger Games trilogy and movie. Get more from Holly on her NAILS' Magazine blog, Finger Nail Fixer.
Blue, Green, and In Between
Glamour Magazine's March 2012 issue reports all shades of green — including aqua and blue — to be the hot hue for spring.
Nail Tech Featured on Perez Hilton Site [Trendsetting Nails to Blog About]
Celebrity manicurist Leah Light is the official nail blogger for Cocoperez.com.
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So Exotic
Ebonye Allen creates this eye-catching design with polish and rhinestones.
Soft Hues for Spring
As soft pastels are on the rise this spring, Harper's Bazaar's March 2012 names OPI's Pink Friday a perfect shade to compliment the trend.
Four-Leaf Clover Nail Art
Mindy Hardy, who runs the website hotnailartpro.com, shares a St. Patrick's Day four-leaf clover design.
Feeling Lucky Pot of Gold Nail Art
Mindy Hardy, who runs the website hotnailartpro.com, shares a St. Patrick's Day pot of gold design.
Shamrock Nail Art Video
FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers offers this nail art video just in time for St. Patty's Day. Highlighting two ways to create simple shamrocks -- one with polish and the other with Shellac.
Divine Design Fimo Cane
Backscratchers’ Divine Design Fimo Cane flowers are pre-sliced and come in a variety of colors to complement any nail design.
Spring Nail Trends from Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar's March 2012 issue brings to light a few burgeoning nail trends for Spring.
NAILgasm Documentary Trailer
Enter the house of manicures with in-progress documentary by Brass called "NAILSgasm", exploring how nail art has evolved from the streets to high fashion and has exploded to everywhere in between in just the past few years. The filmmaker plans to research and share the recent demand for nail designs and also focus on the extraordinary creativity of each nail artist she interviews. For more information, visit the film's Kickstarter page.
NailGrafx Application
NailGrafx by Sha-Nail Japan is a new product of delicate, photo-quality prints that fit and conform to nail surfaces with no wrinkles to make interesting and easy nail art designs.
Artist Spotlight
A nail artist can exist in the most unlikely of places, and though NAILS keeps its attention focused on licensed nail professionals, this unlikely non-licensed nail artist has become a fan-favorite for his polish company employer.
Marbled March Madness
These green-sparkled toes feature both gel marbleizing as well as pressed green glitter to make for a fun-looking St. Patrick’s Day pedi.
5 Tips for Glamorizing Nails
Colleen Campbell, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based manicurist with agency The JoeStar Group offers these tips for creating glamorous nails with bling
2012 Mural Contest Winners Really Rock
The winner of NAILS’ 2012 Nail Mural Contest pays homage to some of our era’s greatest musicians. Check out the detail in this hand-painted mural by Robert Nguyen and in these other impressive entries.
Fuchsia Fanatics
In InStyle's March 2012 issue, editors reported being obsessed with the color fuchsia.