Nail Design
PC Polishes?
Shape Magazine highlights water-based polish line.
Brights Are Definitely Here to Stay
Marie Claire magazine highlights bright cosmetic colors for spring.
Wear Black as a Matte
InStyle magazine urges readers to wear black polish — on short nails with an ultra-matte finish.
The New Nude
InStyle Magazine likes creamy nudes.
Tootsing Nail Art Tip Cutters
Tootsing’s new Tip Cutters come in three fun shapes to keep your clients enthralled with extensions.
Gels ’N Roses
Agnieszka Ciszweska specializes in gels, and has created these rose petals to welcome you to the world of nail art. She has been doing nails for 11 years, and her techniques are a little advanced, but remember, all you need is a little patience (and practice) to make these roses your own.
What Is...Avian-Inspired?
Bird and feather-related prints and designs are flying off of retail shelves.
by Sree Roy
Play Me a Song...
This musically-inspired nail art number was created by nail artist and piano player Alexandra Wittenmyer.
by Sree Roy
Watermelon Toes
The natural pastel colors and polka-dotted seeds of this well-known fruit provide a simple model for techs to recreate on the limited toenail plate.
by Tim Crowley
Get Your Pedi Menu in Shape
Race off with new clients when you add a runner’s pedi.
The Nitty Gritty Guide to Marketing Your Salon
Get the lowdown on: the dos and don'ts of website design, salon-finder sites, the Yellow Pages (printed and online), designing a great business card, placing a newspaper ad, and more.
Impression Tools
Young Nails has come out with its own line of special Impression tools to expand nail art capabilities.
To Match or Not to Match?
When What Not to Wear’s Stacy and Clinton proclaimed that shoes and bags didn’t have to match, it was like a fashion lightbulb was switched. It’s such a hard rule for some to break, though, that it’s still part of the show’s promotional material.
With a Cherry on Top
Nails by Anh “Anime” Nguyen, Nails Image, Norfolk, Va.
Mardi Gras Mania
Nails by Sammijo Hutsell-Hall, Advanced Image, Lemoore, Calif.
Gem of a Flower
Nails by Elaine Watson, Valencia, Calif.
Love on the Lake
Nails by Vaida Indrasiute, Fantasy Nails by Vaida at The Knitting Room, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.