Nail Design
Color Gel Polish Soak Off
Cácee has entered the brush-on gel polish market with its new Color Gel Polish Soak Off set.
Free Nail Art Really Brings Them In
“I don’t charge for nail art,” says Sharon Frenz, owner of The Nail Boutique in Tomah, Wis. “Of all the services we can offer, it’s the least expensive for us. Nail art paint and polish is inexpensive and application only involves a little bit of our time.”
by Judy Lessin
Studying Services
Allure’s staff reviews tops salons from all over the country. Cities visited include New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
FingerNailFixer Helps You Perfect Your Acrylic Smile Lines
FingerNailFixer shows you how to perfect (and practice) your smile lines with acrylic.
Brights by OPI: a Treasure Trove of Color
OPI captures the bright colors and breathtaking escapades seen in Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides with six limited-edition nail lacquers and a new Silver Shatter.
Vanilla Ice Dons Black Minx
Rapper Vanilla Ice wore Black Minx nail fashion for his week-one appearance in “Dancing On Ice,” which aired in December 2010 in the U.K.
Shellac in Minutes: Shellac Solid Color Application & Removal
Basic CND Shellac application and removal steps using a solid opaque color.
Shellac in Minutes: Shellac Layering UV Color Coat System
Get creative and layer CND Shellac to create custom color combinations.
Shellac in Minutes: Shellac French Application and Removal
CND Shellac application and removal steps for a French Manicure.
Winning Colors
InStyle surveyed some of the top nail salons in different cities across the United States to find out which polish shades were the most popular with clients.
Cheat Sheets
Allure offers a few handy nail guides for better, brighter, healthier nails.
Does This Polish Make My Nails Look Fat?
We love nail beds in all shapes and sizes, but, well, your client is her own worst enemy and may be mortified that her nail beds are “too wide.” Luckily, the nail style experts at CND have an easy fix.
by Sree Roy
Trend Watch: French Femininity
Definition: Not that it ever went very far away, but the romance, pretty pastels (think antique roses), and feminine accents (like scalloping and ruffles) of Paris are back at the forefront of fashion.
How to Remove a Polish Spill
It always happens on the worst possible day. You’ve been at the salon since the wee hours of the morning, you’re finally on your last client — and then, oops, a red polish bottle slips and spills on your white shirt (or even worse, all over your new salon uniform). Before you resort to decorating the rest of your outfit with “artsy” nail polish spills to match, consider giving one of these pieces of advice from your fellow nail techs a try.
Easy Alternatives
Shape recommends requesting gel polish over traditional lacquers during your next salon visit for a long-lasting mani that won’t chip or fade for two weeks.
Get Wild With China Glaze's Leopard Manicure
Three easy steps to getting prowl-worthy summer nails: The Leopard Manicure from China Glaze, featuring China Glaze Summer 2011 Island Escape polish colors.
LeChat’s Perfect Match Gel Polish & Nail Lacquer (Part 3)
Part 3 – French Manicure