Nail Design
Reindeer Nail Art
Denise Heavner of Jefferson, Ohio, does reindeer nail art by using clear gel and dusting with glitter.
Stamped 3-D Gel & Acrylic Flowers Nail Art Tutorial
Denise Heavner of Jefferson, Ohio demonstrates how to do this technique using stamps, gel, and acrylic for a 3-D effect.
DIY Thumb Palette for Nail Art
Nail school grad, Lisa Bennett, discovered a nail hack that is both creative and green.
Cover Tech Contest 2015: The Masked Woman Wins
If you want to overdose on brilliant photos of nails, take a look at this selection of images submitted to our recent Cover Tech Contest. Winning cover tech Amanda Lenher took top honors with her knock-out comic book-inspired nails. Our heartiest congratulations go to Lenher and all the other finalists. And a giant thank you goes out to everyone who entered this year’s competition.
Negative Space Monochromatic Nail Art
Follow these steps to see how you can give your clients a gold-toned peekaboo set.
YN Pop & Sparkle ManiQ Gel-Polish Design
Watch as Greg Salo from Young Nails shows how to create a ManiQ glitter design mixing Young Nails Pop & Sparkle kit with ManiQ gel-polish.
YN Pop & Sparkle Acrylic Design
Watch as Greg Salo from Young Nails shows how to create a fall design mixing clear acrylic with the Young Nails Pop & Sparkle kit.
Demo: Mia Secret's Dual Clear UV Powder
This video demonstrates how to use Mia Secret's Dual Clear UV Powder and Gelux to create 3-D designs.
Twinkle Collection
This collection of 11 new shades and one special effects top coat perfectly captures the spirit of the season.
The Enchantment Collection
The limited-edition palette includes six beguiling shades.
Design Machine
The unit prints preloaded designs, uploaded photos, or it can take a photo with its built-in camera.
At Long Last: An Intro to Longer-Lasting Polish
One of the reasons clients love gel-polish is because it provides a longer-lasting manicure (or pedicure) when compared to lacquer. With most gel-polishes promising to last two weeks or more, there was a 20% uptick in 2013 (according to NAILS Big Book 2013-2014) in gel-polish services to meet growing client demand. While lacquer hasn’t disappeared from everyone’s radar, a new breed of it might give gel-polish a run for its money.
Cuccio's Vegas Vixen
Cuccio Colour’s Match Maker Kit in Vegas Vixen is the holiday kit every nail girl will want.
by Beth Livesay
Happy Holidays from Essie
Essie invites you to its house of color and wishes you a happy holiday season.
Nail Products in Pantone’s Color of the Year
Browse through the gallery to see how your favorite brands match up to the rich vino shade.
Lavette Cephus' NTNA Libertine Challenge Part 1
We asked our Top 3 to give us a report on designer Johnson Hartig of Libertine. Here is Lavette Cephus'.
Antique Glass Nail Art Tutorial
Follow these steps to see how Ednice Nieves used gel-polish and gold foil over an acrylic set to create an antique glass effect mani.