Nail Design
Summer Trend: White Nails
Allure reports an unexpected new trend in the nail word — white polish. "They're sexier than neutrals like beige or pink, especially with a white summer dress."
Neon Palm Trees by Robin Moses
Miss Professional Nail's "California Gleamin" is a limited edition neon polish line for the company's Sation brand of polish. The colors make an excellent palette for nail artist Robin Moses to demonstrate this tropical design.
Vintage Minnie Mouse Lacquers
These four nail lacquer colors are limited edition for the summer.
Gold Collection
These nail lacquers use real 24 karat gold particles.
Recolution Summer Colors
There are four new colors in LCN's gel-polish line.
Dazzle Dry SummerScape
These new summer colors are exotic not only in color but in their names as well.
SpeedyGel
This new soak off gel-polish line has 24 custom colors.
If The Shoe Fits Collection
These gels are great for nail art and color combinations.
Vacation Essentials
According to Allure magazine's June 2012 issue, one walk on the beach could scrub the shine right off a pedicure. With the right tricks, clients can keep theirs looking fresh through a beach vacation this summer.
Violent Lips Application How-To
We've heard of nail art, but what about "lip art"? Lip appliques in animal print, glitter, and other designs popped up at all the big beauty shows in 2012. It could be a great retail product for your nail salon, or even a service make-up artists at full-service salons could add to their menus. Here's a how-to from Violent Lips, one of the makers of designed lip appliques.
#Prettygirlproblems: "I've Got Fugly Feet"
Glamour magazine, in it's June 2012 issue, helps a troubled tweeter make her feet more attractive with simple DIY solutions.
<i>Allure</i>'s Readers Award OPI
OPI's Big Apple Red was named Allure's readers' choice for polish color, according to the June 2012 issue of the magazine.
The No Polish, 3-Minute Mani
Glamour magazine shares a step-by-step guide on how to give a quick and simple polish-less mani. Perfect for male clients or customers who want their nails looking fabulously natural.
Acrylics are Not Dead
With the sudden rise of brush-on gel-polish bringing many new customers into salons, it seems nail techs are seeing fewer tried-and-true acrylic customers. With new products on the market, traditional acrylic users now have more options to choose from, but there is still a seat at the manicure table for them.
by Tim Crowley
Behind the Scenes: Create the June 2012 Cover Color Block Nails
Holly Schippers creates color block nail art for NAILS' June 2012 cover. Here's the step-by-step.
by Hannah Lee
NailTech Network Orlando Social 2012
On Saturday June 2 before the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, 300 nail techs gathered in a ballroom at the Rosen Centre Hotel, adjacent to the convention center, to participate in the NailTech Network Orlando Social, put on by BeautyTech.com and NAILS Magazine.
10 Ways to the Perfect Pedicure
New York City-based manicurist Pattie Yankee shared 10 ways to achieve the perfect pedicure in Instyle's June 2012 issue.