Nail Art & Jewelry Go Hand-In-Hand
What Inspires Nail Art?
There are countless sources for nail art ideas: from the lace on a kitchen curtain to a sign on the street.
Nail Art Work Book Part 1
In this three-part series, NAILS will show you how to get started doing nail art.
How To Clean And Maintain Your Airbrush
Spend a little time, use a little cleaner, and invest in an airbrush gun that won’t clog, sputter, or spit.
Salon Owner Panel a Hit at Nails Magazine Show
NAILS Magazine Shows made continuing education a priority at its New Jersey show held September 11-12. For the first time, all classes and seminars were free for attendees at this show. Class attendance was sold out.
Time Is Money, But How Much?
What if you do all 10 nails? Is airbrushing priced differently from other techniques?
Nail Tech Does One Nail at a Time
For a nail art design that takes an hour, nail artist Judy Franck charges what she would for a fill.
Encourage Clients’ Freedom of Expression
A client who lacks the courage to adorn her fingernails with nail at may be persuaded to express her innermost essence on her toes.
Nail Art How-To: “Bee” Creative
Start a buzz of your own by brightening clients’ nails with busy bees.
Lookin’ For That Airbrushed Look
Once you master the airbrush itself, you can create airbrushed nails much faster than you can hand-painted nail art.
Decorative Easter Designs
These colorful holiday designs will help clients spring into Easter.
Successful Nail Technician Wears Her Art
Natalie Kurz, a booth renter at Sleek Images in Berkley, Mich., who specializes in gem-studded art-work, believes wearing her nail art is her best advertisement.
Local Craft Class Inspires Nail Technician
A local craft class inspired nail technician to take nail art to a new level
Kids Crave Nail Art
“I had one lady who was trying to get her granddaughter to stop sucking her thumb, so she asked me to paint Barney on it.”
Safari Nails Are a Cinch
Elizabeth Zarzecki of Joy’s Hair Haven in Baltimore, Md., used a technique called foilizing.
Nail Art: Looking Through the Lens
Brian Klaus, an artist in his own right, is very particular about his photographic work. He critically examines everything from the proper lighting needed to photograph the nail to the quality of the nail art design.
Heavenly Nail Art Talent Brought Down to Earth