Nail Design
3-D Gel Art Powder
Akzéntz’s 3-D Gel Art Powder lets nail techs get in touch with their creative side.
Rave
Gel II’s new Glow in the Dark Gel-Polish called Rave combines the fun of glow-in-thedark with the magic of no-chip gel polish.
Nail Art Stickers
Add flair to your client’s manicure with Joby Nail Art’s nail art stickers.
Chocolate Delight Pedicure
Nails by Jenny Lynn uses creates this pedicure that looks good enough to eat.
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Meet the Contestants
One of these competitors will be NAILS Next Top Nail Artist. Who has what it takes?
by Hannah Lee
Trend Watch: Fall 2013 Color Trends
This season, designers express the many moods of fall with skillfully arranged collections that will enhance and enliven consumer outlooks as the colder months set in.
by Sree Roy
Bumper Sticker to Get Behind
Here’s a message that sticks.
by Sree Roy
Black-and-White and Chic All Over
To recreate these Joker Nails in your salon, use a ballpoint nail art tool (with a tiny amount of base coat on the tip for stickiness) or tweezers to pick up the studs.
by Sree Roy
Books to Buy: WAH Nails 2 and a Professional Nail Art Compilation
It may be time to officially declare 2013 as the Year of the Nail Art Book. Two more colorfulhow-to tomes just hit the shelves, with both of these new arrivals being from across thepond in the U.K.
by Sree Roy
Show [Us] Your… Workstation Lamps
The light source at your nail table is just as important of a tool as your acrylic sculpting brush. Without a good lamp, how are you supposed to see the intricate details of what you’re doing on a client’s nails?
Golden Flower Child
Triana Ramirez creates a golden flower for nail art.
Perfect Match Mystical Beauty Collection
LeChat’s Perfect Match Mystical Beauty Collection features six gel-polish colors that will take clients on a magical bliss daydream with beautiful fall colors.
SMD LED Lamp
The LeChat SMD LED Lamp is specially designed with highly efficient Surface Mounted Device LEDs that produce even curing and a high-gloss finish.
SkillsUSA Picks National Winners
At the 2013 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, the best students compete for medals.
Troubleshooter: Embedded Lace Design
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Hand and Nail Harmony educator MaeLing Parrish shows how to create lacy nail art by embedding paper scrollwork into gel-polish.* *This video was originally created by Gelish for the education section of their website.
Forbidden Collection
CND’s Forbidden Collection features Vinylux in six colors that match the new CND Shellac collection.
What Kind Of Woman Are You?
Artistic’s fall 2013 collection, What Kind Of Woman Are You?, was influenced by laser-cut leathers and lady-like silhouettes prevalent on the runways this season.