Ice Queen
Nails by Michelle Achhammer, Michelle’s Nail Design, Zirndorf, Germany
In the Holiday Spirit
The winter holidays are the perfect time to offer your clients customized nail art designs. NAILS tasked six nail artists with creating wearable, abstract designs that feature the colors of Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Eve.
A Bewitching Halloween
Use the items in Color Club’s Bewitching Collection kit to create this abstract Halloween nail art design.
Creative Candy Corn
Nails by Michelle Kelcher, Tough as Nailz, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
Uncle Sam I Am
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland, Ohio.
Seasonal Switch
Self explains how to transition summer shades to fall favorites with jet black polish. Use the black as a base coat or on top for an autumnal hue that’s still true to the original color. Try adding a black base coat to Zoya’s Dana or Essie’s St. Lucia Lilac for a dramatic deep plum and pretty purple-gray.
Stars & Swirls
Nails by Jade Sewell of Just Nails, Great Falls, Mont.
On the Dot
Nails by Kelly-Marie Daly of The Nail Sanctuary in Charleville, Ireland.
Patriotic Plaid
Nails by Jade Sewell, Just Nails, Great Falls, Mont.
Independence Day Stripes
Nails by Tracey Nguyen, Envy Nails, Oklahoma City
Jumping for July
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland
Red, White, and Bling
Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.
Love Angel
Nails by Michelle Conde, Nails by Michelle, Miami
Polka-dot Passion
Nails by Christina Landeros, That Total Look Salon, Santa Maria, Calif.
My Fashion Week Diary
When I went online to check out the winners of the CND Nail Style Competition, I had to doublecheck the name of the first-place winner. When I confirmed that it was really my name, I just started jumping and screaming — I’d just won an all-expense-paid trip to New York Fashion Week!
Bouquet of Love
Nails by Natalie Wolfe Wargo, Shear Innocence, Johnstown, Pa.
Stripes of a Different Color
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland, Ohio