Nail Design

NAILS 2014 Cover Tech Finalists

The 10 finalists for NAILS 2014 Cover Tech Contest have been chosen. Now it's UP TO YOU!

Gelish Trends’ Lots of Dots

Gelish recently released Trends, a line of soak-off gel-polish inspired by current fashion on the runways and in look books.

Glowing Praise

If you’re stashing your glow-in-the-dark nail products for next year now that Halloween’s over, don’t twist that bottle cap too tightly. 

Trend Watch: Folk

Crafty, artisan looks related to the traditional art or culture of a community

Stamping Technique by FingerNailFixer

In this video, CND education ambassador Holly Schippers, also known as the FingerNailFixer, shows how to layer two stamps on top of each other using polish.

Blinged Out Cheetah French

Shanelle Heitman does nail art, cheetah style.

Somber Rose

Bryan Vu creates rose inspired nail art.

Flowing Flower

Vanessa Treviño creates Flowing Flower nail art.

Pumpkin in a Haystack

Joanne Truitt designes Pumpkin in a Haystack nail art.

Rainy Day

Sarah Petersen brings rain to nail art.

Apple of My Eye

Danielle Glass gives nail art a touch of apple.

The Stuff of Artists

Have you ever come across a tech whose nail art belongs in galleries? Do you ever wonder how they came to possess such skill? Or what else they’re capable of creating? We talked to six techs with a passion for art so fiery, it transcends the nail industry. From tattooing to oil painting, these artists-turned-manicurists (and vice versa!) have done it all.

Striping Tape Nail Art with So Gel Nails

SO Gel Nails demonstrates how to use its Striping Tape to create easy and clean nail art.

Chevron Nail Art with SO Gel Nails Striping Tape

Create an easy chevron nail art design using SO Gel Nails striping tape. Here's a how-to.

Troubleshooter: Chevron Nail Art

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Entity's director of education, Lorena Marquez, shows how to create chevron nail art with acrylic paint over gel-polish.

Behind the Scenes: Sweater Nails

A Beauty Blitz: While we see nail tech Lisa Wong at many of the major trade shows working at CND’s booth, we last saw her in our photo studio creating a lovely French twist look for our June 2008 cover.

Stackable Stencils