Nail Design
Midnight Swim Mosaic Foil Art
The Midnight Swim Mosaic Foil design requires nail art foils in pink, plum, cerulean, and tangerine glitter in addition to CND Shellac in Midnight Swim.
U.K. Student Brings Home Gold in WorldSkills International Nail Competition
Stoke on Trent beauty student Andrea Gordon wowed judges with her Alice in Wonderland-inspired fantasy design.
by Sree Roy
SO Gel Nails’ Candy Cane Lane
SO Gel Nails’ striping tape can be used to create sweet looks for clients this holiday season.
Dashing Diva’s Holiday Muse
Dashing Diva’s creative educator Masako Sasaki used an array of Dashing Diva products to complete this nail design called Holiday Muse.
Nail Tech Maisie Dunbar Honored
Silver Spring, Md.-based Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge was selected as Business of the Year by the Liberian Awards, which recognizes Liberian professionals like Dunbar who have excelled around the world.
Black and Red Marbling Design
Nail tech and esthetician Janelle Lamont started her own business in Williams Lake, Canada, when she was only 19 years old. Learn how to create Lamont’s red and black marbling design, an elegant winter look for clients.
Heat Up Your Manis with the Pampered Soak
Pampered Perch, makers of the ergonomic hand/foot rest, launched a new product called the Pampered Soak.
There’s an L&P for Everyone
Artistic Nail Design launched its Rock Hard Liquid and Powder Kits.
OPI Forms New Artistic Design Team
OPI’s new Artistic Design Team is comprised of six top OPI educators: Robert Nguyen, Oceanside, Calif.; Chelsea Baart, Victoria, B.C., Canada; Adela Munoz, Fontana, Calif; Christy Graham, Cincinnati, Ohio; Jeany Perez, Lake Mary, Fla.; and Vu Nguyen, Kansas City, Mo.
In the Spot Light: An Interview With MaeLing Parrish
Gelish U.S. Dean of Education MaeLing Parrish utilized her background in art to establish herself as a nail educator in the U.S. Find out what makes her tick in the one-on-one interview below.
Nail Art Without Limits
“Our motto is ‘nails with endless possibilities.’ We do whatever we can to live up to that,” says Tanaya Middleton, who owns Treasure Nothing Better Nail Studio in Baltimore, Md., along with her partner Sheena Smith.
Freebies and Giveaways!
Go to www.nailsmag.com/freebies to find web-exclusive giveaways.
Negative Space Nail Art by Kimmie Kyees
Celebrity nail stylist Kimmie Kyees shares how to create a negative space mani with just polish, acetone, and Q-tips.
Troubleshooter: Foil French Manicure
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, LaShaun Brown-Glenn, a U.S. business development manager and trainer for Alessandro, shows how to create a French manicure with foil.
Luxio Crystal Nail Design Kit Application
Akzéntz educator Gina Silvestro demonstrates the application of the Swarovski Crystal Nail Design Kits using soak-off gel cured in an LED lamp for 30 seconds. Alternatively, you can cure most soak-off gel in a UV lamp for two minutes.
On My Mind: Riding a Wave of Thanks
This was a great year for NAILS Magazine and a great year for the nail industry. Let’s continue riding this wave as long as we can.
by Hannah Lee
Easy Salon Management
SalonPOS, an innovative point-of-sales solution, has a user-friendly interface and easy accessibility features that allow users to manage clients, employees, and schedules anytime, anywhere. It also provides excellent mobility to the users including a boundary-less monitoring system.You Might Also Like: SalonPOS (article)