Nail Design
KUPA Victorian Secrets - Fall Newsletter
A how-to video featuring a Victorian Style design by Sindy Mark for the KUPA Fall newsletter.
Three Tips for Making Manis Pop
Essence magazine's October 2012 issue featured three essential tips for making manicures or pedicures pop.
Retail Boutique: Halloween Accessories
Reserve a corner of your boutique for a few fashionable, spooky, or just plain charming Halloween items in celebration of the autumn season. Or better yet, adorn your salon with these festive decorations, and let customers know they’re for sale. Don’t forget to leave them out for Thanksgiving, too!
Polish Line
Duri Cosmetics has over 200 sophisticated, fun shades to give your clients more options than ever.
Polish Line
The lacquers are free of DBP, toluene, and formaldehyde and come in a variety of colors, with new lines coming out every season.
Troubleshooter: Gel Marbling
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Thao Nguyen shows how to do a gel marbling nail art design.
<i>InStyle</i> Mag Launches Nail Section
InStyle magazine just launched a mani-pedi section on their website, covering celebrity trends and how-to videos as well as polish recommendations. The growing obsession with all thing nails is pretty hard to miss!
OPI For the Cure
Shape magazine's October 2012 featured a collection of trendy brands that help promote breast cancer awareness and fund research.
<i>Cosmo</i> Awards OPI and Essie
Two of Cosmopolitan magazine's Cosmo Beauty Awards went to polish brands OPI and Essie.
Fall 2012 Polish Preview: On the Prowl
Leopards and tigers and zebras, oh my! Wild animal prints have come roaring back onto the fashion runways and into our lives. We used this season’s wild new nail polish colors to show off the animals on the prowl.
Behind the Scenes: Animal Print Nail Art
For our Fall 2012 polish preview, we asked Orange, Calif.-based nail tech Elsbeth Schuetz to create a variety of animal-print looks to showcase the fall colors.
Top 25: Allison Baker Lands Top Spot in 2012
After dabbling in competitions for years, nail tech Allison Baker started this year out with gusto by keeping her competition schedule full and her product applications perfect. Her hard work paid off — landing her in the #1 spot on this year’s Top 25 list above a group of very talented and competitive nail techs.
by Tim Crowley
A History of Nails
Allure's September 2012 issue featured a timeline of nail styles throughout history, starting in ancient Egypt and ending with nail decals and 3-D nail art.
Abstract Lines Nail Art Variety
Prachi Agrawal of SuperWowChannels shares a step-by-step for how to create a variety of abstract lines nail art designs that are simple, yet varied, and that you can never go wrong with. Get more at http://www.superwowchannels.com.
Nails on Fall Runways
From nude polish to 3-D art, fall fashion runways prove that for nails, anything goes this season.
Graffiti Manicure by Nails Inc.
London's Nails Inc. releases a collection of limited-edition polishes with various particle shapes, sizes, and textures, giving it an edgy, graffiti look. Nails Inc. recommends applying two coats of Graffiti polish over Floral Street polish.
Orly Cool Romance - Behind the Scenes
Go behind the scenes with Orly at their Cool Romance - Spring 2012 photo shoot.