Race Day Nails
Nails by Natalie Wolfe Wargo, Shear Innocence, Johnstown, Pa.
Softly Falling Snow
Nails by Tinessa Dixon, Michaels Styles, Cleveland, Tenn.
Heart to Heart
Nails by Ellen Nycz, Plainsboro, N.J.
Where the Heart Is
Nails by Leticia Lujan, Attitudes with Style, Bakersfield, Calif.
Strutting in Style
The ninth-annual Strut Your Stuff Nail Art & Enhancement Contest, sponsored by WWWeb Services and BeautyTech.com, received 60 entries from 20 countries.
A Conversation with the 2009 Contessa Winners
The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.
by Sree Roy
What Is…Military Couture?
Civilian versions of military apparel — from gold buttons and tassels to military jackets (a la Michael Jackson) and camouflage — are a timely trend.
Imagination Art Liquid
Young Nails’ Imagination Art Liquid can be dripped into monomer to add color to acrylic enhancements.
Luxury Stamp Set
Konad’s Luxury set lets you stamp out artistic polish designs quickly and easily.
Glitter Collection Sets
LeChat’s New Glitter Collection Sets were created specifically to help techs create dazzling nail art designs.
Nail Art Collection
Precision’s Nail Art Collection is formulated with extra high pigmentation for vibrant nail art designs.
Light Elegance Glitter Gels Demo
Nails by Liz Hyerstay, Eugene, Ore.
NSI Balance Glitter Gels Rock Star Collection
NSI’s Balance Glitter Color Gels offer exceptional strength and adhesion. The Rock Star Collection of Glitter Gels has a high concentration of glitter while still being easy to apply, and the gels cure in two minutes flat with the NSI Ultra Pro Full Hand Lamp.
Stained Glass Nails
Denae Sambrano of Sparks, Nev., shows how she makes these cathedral-quality stained glass nails. “It’s something that is very easy to do and it looks beautiful on the nails,” she says. Sambrano is an educator for Young Nails, and for these nails she uses Young Nails’ Imagination Liquid Art colors.
Fabulous Fimo
The popularity of fimo cane nail art extends around the globe, as evidenced by these creative entries in the Aussie Nail Tips Forum’s Fimo Nail Competition.
Water Works
If you’re looking for a unique service to add to your menu, consider testing the waters with a current nail art trend: aquarium nails.
What Is…’80s Glam?
Go back to the 1980s with an updated take on the sparkly, brightly colored, ruffle-laden looks that were characteristic of a fashion decade.