Nail Design
Go-To Neutrals
In Harper's Bazaar's March 2012 Beauty Diaries, 29-year-old swimwear designer Margherita Maccapani Missoni shared her polishing habits with readers.
March Mani in Lilac
In Redbook Magazine's March 2012 issue, the must-try mani of the month is a shimmery lilac.
Four-Leaf Clover Nail Art
Mindy Hardy, who runs the website hotnailartpro.com, shares a St. Patrick's Day four-leaf clover design.
Pro Picks for Nails and Hands
New York City-based celebrity make-up artist Andrew Sotomayor shares his favorite beauty products in Marie Claire's March 2012 issue.
Feeling Lucky Pot of Gold Nail Art
Mindy Hardy, who runs the website hotnailartpro.com, shares a St. Patrick's Day pot of gold design.
Shamrock Nail Art Video
FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers offers this nail art video just in time for St. Patty's Day. Highlighting two ways to create simple shamrocks -- one with polish and the other with Shellac.
CrocoFever
CrocoFever from LCN is a top coat similar to shatter, but it breaks up along lines that are designed to imitate the look of a crocodile-like leather handbag.
Spring Shellac Colors
CND has new Shellac colors for spring 2012.
Fleck Effect Nail Glazes
Zoya’s new Fleck Effect Nail Glazes for spring 2012 give nails a sparkly glam effect with polishes that can be layered to create a variety of looks.
Beyond Nail Enamel
Alfalfa Nail Supply has a new collection for its Beyond Nail Enamel color polishes.
Divine Design Fimo Cane
Backscratchers’ Divine Design Fimo Cane flowers are pre-sliced and come in a variety of colors to complement any nail design.
Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
The Duri Cosmetics Spring/Summer 2012 Collection is aptly named Keep Your Options Open to match the easy-going flow of the coming seasons.
Spring Nail Trends from Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar's March 2012 issue brings to light a few burgeoning nail trends for Spring.
The "Perfect" Pink-and-White Nail
What makes the perfect nail? How do you define the picture-perfect acrylic pink-and-white sculpt? NAILS combined contributions from CND education materials, Young Nails’ Greg Salo, and former NAILS Top 25 competitor Lynn Lammers to help draft guidelines for the quintessential “perfect nail.”
NAILgasm Documentary Trailer
Enter the house of manicures with in-progress documentary by Brass called "NAILSgasm", exploring how nail art has evolved from the streets to high fashion and has exploded to everywhere in between in just the past few years. The filmmaker plans to research and share the recent demand for nail designs and also focus on the extraordinary creativity of each nail artist she interviews. For more information, visit the film's Kickstarter page.
NailGrafx Application
NailGrafx by Sha-Nail Japan is a new product of delicate, photo-quality prints that fit and conform to nail surfaces with no wrinkles to make interesting and easy nail art designs.
Artist Spotlight
A nail artist can exist in the most unlikely of places, and though NAILS keeps its attention focused on licensed nail professionals, this unlikely non-licensed nail artist has become a fan-favorite for his polish company employer.