Three For The Road - Nails to Match the Season's Fashion
Collaborating with Creative co-founder Jan Arnold, Tom Bachik often looks to runway fashions for inspiration so we asked him to take three of his latest designs and break them down into three easy steps each.
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Behind the Scenes: Winning Nails
Salina Rush achieved two things when she came to Los Angeles at the beginning of the year: She won first place in the Ladies’ Sculptured Nails competition at ICE Los Angeles, and she got to do the nails for this month’s cover.
The Nail Olympics Defies the Trends, Sets Its Own
New competition opportunity has global vision.
Who Did the Cover? NAILS' First Cover Tech Contest
A decision had to be made and we are pleased to announce that this year's winner — whose work you can see on our cover — is Angie Perez of Siren Salon in Chicago.
Your Nail Is Ringing
French Dictionary
French manicures are the belle du jour for fall. With these variations, your clients’ nails will look trés chic.
A Natural Global Outlook
Maisie Dunbar, owner of M&M Nails and Wellness Center in Silver Spring, Md., came up with the idea of doing a tribal henna design on the hand for our “global outlook” cover concept.
Picture Perfect: How to Break Into Doing Nails for Print and TV
Follow the steps outlined by agent Crystal Wright and you may join out industry’s most elite group by becoming one of the tech who makes celebrities and models look perfect before they step in front of the camera.
The Help Desk
This month's expert panel answers reader questions about brush cleaning, the effect of medication on nails, and how whether to shake or stir powders.
NAILS 2000
What does the future hold for the nail industry and NAILS Magazine? Industry experts give their opinions on future trends and the growth of nail salons.
Pink And White Toes Sweep The Middle East
As a sales and marketing executive for Protouch Beauty, a distributor of beauty products based in the Middle East, Tracey Findlay is happy to report that the nail business in the region is growing quickly despite a lack of training among local techs.
Moon Struck
Now that sculpting with colored acrylic is so hot, why not make those nails even hotter by sculpting perfectly shaped moons?
Nails File: The Nominees Have Been Named
In this year's NAHA competition, we think they're all winners.
Cool Hunting in the Big Apple with Suzi
OPI Products' Suzi Weiss-Fischmann recently returned from New York City, where she discussed fashion and beauty trends with top magazine editors.
Give the Feet a Treat
Toe rings are hot for summer, and showing them off to customers by wearing them yourself is the best way to sell them.
How to Complain to a Consumer Magazine About Nail Coverage
Don't get mad; help inform beauty editors