CosmoProf Ooh La La: CND Pink Tiara
Create this look using CND Retention+ Clear Sculpting Powder and Brisa Gloss.
CosmoProf Ooh La La: Gelish French Bow
Create this look with Gelish colors Postcards From Paris, Arctic Freeze, and Black Shadow.
CosmoProf Ooh La La: Morgan Taylor Pretty Parisian
Create this look with Morgan Taylor colors Cancan We Dance?, All White Now, and Little Black Dress.
Tribal French Nail Art Tutorial by Essie
Celebrity manicurist Michelle Saunders demonstrates how to create a tribal french manicure. Recreate this essie inspired nail art look with these steps using Essie colors lapiz of luxury, russian roulette, and go overboard:Step 1: Hydrate with apricot cuticle oil.Step 2: Clean then prep nails with an essie base coat. Step 3: Apply 2 coats of lapiz of luxury down the middle of each nail. let dry.Step 4: Swipe russian roulette from side to side creating a triangle at the cuticle.Step 5: Paint a french tip with go overboard. Step 6: Shine + seal with an essie top coat.
Transforming, a 3D-Printed Nail Animation
Manicurist Hatsuki Furutani worked with a large team with director Mizuki Kawano and Producer Yuna Takayama to create this magnificent stop-motion animation on nails. "We printed three-dimensional artificial nails by importing the animation data into the “ProJet 660 Pro” full color 3D printer. A total of 521 nails were produced by the printer, the thinnest parts measuring only 0.56mm," says the team. "We attached and replaced the nails to an actual human hand, and filmed frame by frame." The video is purely a stop-motion animation without use of computer graphics. You Might Also Like: Nail Art Animation Featuring the Kia Picanto Car
Celeb Manicurist Tom Bachik Breaks It Down!
Get red carpet-ready nails like J.Lo. Celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik shows how he adds bling to the underside of the nail to complete the look. You Might Also Like: Underside Nail Art
Happy Easter From JINsoon
Celebrity manicurist Jin Soon Choi shows you how to do a sweet Easter egg nail art design.
Trend Watch: Gingham
Balance things out with large or small checks.
by Beth Livesay
A Year in Nail Art
In January of last year we introduced our #31NAILS2014 game where we challenged participants to complete a different nail art theme every day and share it on social media. We asked Shannon Rooney (@seriouslynails) of Las Vegas and Kelly McNair (@kikiandcompany) of Toledo, Ohio, about what it took to produce a new nail design for almost every day of the year.
by Beth Livesay
Live Demo of Tat'z Nail'z Nail Art Printer
This video shows you how the Tat'z Nail'z nail art image printer can print designs onto virtually any nail surface.
Hyper-Speed Abstract Nailart, Wildflowers Academy Time Lapse
Lauren Wireman demonstrates a very quick nail art tutorial using gel polish over acrylic.
Beauty Changes Lives Legacy Award Pays Tribute to Pivot Point Founder Leo Passage
The beauty industry united on Saturday, March 21, to celebrate the legacy of a man who revolutionized the business of beauty education. The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) posthumously honored Leo Passage; founder of Pivot Point International, Inc. Passage’s wife Lenie, and son Robert accepted the award on behalf of Leo.
Cover Look: Acrylic Watercolor Floral Nails (NAILS Feb. 2015)
Allie Baker-Bennett, global educator for EzFlow, creates watercolor floral nails for NAILS Magazine's Feb. 2015 cover using EzFlow colored acrylic. Click here for a step-by-step photo tutorial.
Minx Underwear Application
Here are the steps to using Minx Underwear heat-activated nail art appliques. You Might Also Like: Minx Underwear Nail Art Sneak Peak
Angel Hair French Nail Art
Follow these steps to learn how to encapsulate angel hair for a fresh take on the French look.
Cinderella Inspired Butterfly Nail Art
Bryan Vu and Hanna Yakavenka create nails fit for a royal ball with 3-D butterfly nail art using Gelish soak-off gel-polish and Morgan Taylor nail lacquer. The nails are inspired by Cinderella's dress and glass slippers in Disney's live-action movie.
Nail Art Studio: Tropical Flower
Eva Jenkins demonstratesTropical Flower nail art.