Nail Design
NAILS’ Next Top Nail Artist: Could It Be One Of Your Recent Graduates?
NAILS Magazine, the parent brand to Nail School News, wants to identify the next crop of up-and-coming nail artists in an online reality-show inspired contest. Does one of your recent nail program graduates fit the bill?
Spring's Must-Have Mani
Trend Watch: Beading
Attaching a small piece of stone, glass, or similar material to fabric or other medium as an accent
by Sree Roy
Exhibit A, B, & C: Nail Art Museum and Gallery Installations Continue
Following on the heels of other nail art gallery exhibits, a San Francisco gallery showcased nail art as works of art during January and February.
by Sree Roy
Picture Perfect: Printable Nail Art
Sparkles Print a Nail can print any photo or image on nail tips, so you can offer your clients one-of-a-kind digitally printed designs from family photos to a doodle you made in your spare time.
by Beth Livesay
Duck Nails Are a “Not” On “What Not to Wear”
Duck nails — the controversial nail shape in which the free edge flares out like a duck bill — were a major source of drama on the TV series “What Not to Wear”.
by Sree Roy
Matching Manis and Outfits
Glamour reports spotting celebrities matching their manicures to their outfits.
Spring 2013 Polish Preview: Seam-Bursting Color
Whether it’s sewing, decorating, nail designs, or jewelry-making, the common thread this spring is DIY. Grab your supplies and get crafty with the season’s polish hues.
Two-Tone Pink nails
Allure magazine suggests pairing pink with pink for your client's next French mani.
Troubleshooter: Galaxy Nails - Part 1 of 3 - Applying Pink
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Young Nails educator Tracey Reierson shows the first step toward creating the innovative "Galaxy Nail" design. Galaxy Nails Part 2 | Galaxy Nails Part 3
Three Easy Nail Designs by Sophy Robson
Nail tech and founder of the popular blog NailPorn, Sophy Robson created three easy nail designs and invites you to try them out.
Gelish Hits the Big Screen
Gelish pulled out all the stops at Cosmoprof Bologna's Gran Gala with this awesome larger-than-life display on center stage.
Shade it Green for Spring
Green is the shade of the season, so try Orly's Coachella Dweller.
2013 Mural Contest: Something to Squawk About
Shannon McCown of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, won our 2013 Mural Contest with her stunning avian-inspired design. This year’s entries took on a wide range of themes — and depicted them beautifully.
Personalized Polish
Why should the big polish manufacturers have all the fun? Now you — or anyone else for that matter — can give a bottle of nail polish the name of your choice.
by Judy Lessin
The Huntress
Amanda Stephenson-Bush creates a camo-design that's perfect for your clients that like to hunt but want to keep up a feminine look.
Shellac Dragon Scales
Lizzie Ellis uses a stylus to scrape scales into Shellac.