
Nail Design

A New Shape for Nails
Celebs are requesting a new nail shape that is long and filed to be really thin, but with a soft-curved tip, according to Allure magazine.

Techs Publish Nail Art How-To Book
The founders of the popular blog, Hey, Nice Nails!, nail techs (and sisters) Donne and Ginny Geer have joined forces to bring readers Nail Candy.

Rocker Shirley Manson Gets Artistic
In April, Artistic Nail Design senior educator Zoe Vokis applied Artistic Rock Hard Nails on Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the band Garbage, during Manson’s trip to Sydney, Australia.

Professional Beauty Announces International Nail Competition Winners
In February, Professional Beauty London at Excel welcomed the finest in nail technical talent at the International Nail Competition.

NAILS Mani Cam: Premiere Orlando 2013
Check out some of the hottest nail trends from our red carpet mani cam at the Premiere Orlando beauty show.

Behind the Scenes: Metallic Nails
Multi-Colored Metallics: Young Nails educator Melissa De La Cruz created the May 2013 cover of NAILS with an "almanetto" shape, a hybrid of the almond and stiletto nails.

Enhance French Tips with a Sponge Mani
The sponge mani is one of Cosmopolitan's Best Beauty Tricks, according to the May 2013 issue.

Red-dy for Glitter
Raelynn Durbin creates this tousled red and silver glitter design.

Bronzed Leaves
Handpainted leaves adorn this bronze nail by Joanne Truitt.

High-end Salon Brings Nail Art to Aberdeen, Scotland
U.K.-based salon Polish Nail & Beauty is turning heads with free-hand nail art, a steady flow of industry awards, and brand involvement.

Neon Hatchling
This adorable baby chick design was created by Jade Sewell.

Shellac Sand Waves
Lizzie Ellis uses a stylus to scrape rainbow shapes ino uncured Shellac.

Troubleshooter: 3-D Acrylic Bumblebee
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create a 3-D bumblebee using colored acrylics.

Embellished Color Block
Trendy color blocking is given an added adorable touch in this design by Hyun Jin Nam.

Fancy French
This wavy glitter acrylic French design by Kenneth Vu is perfect for the discerning client.

CND Vinylux Demo
CND nail artist Shelena Robinson shows how to apply and remove Vinylux polish.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 24 Semifinalists Announced
The top 24 semifinalists in NAILS Next Top Nail Artist contest sponsored by Gelish have been selected. In its first year, NAILS Next Top Nail Artist garnered entries from around the world. The high caliber of nail art submissions and video diaries put the pressure on our judges to select the cream of the crop for this reality show-inspired contest.



