L.A. Hair — Now With Nails
Celebrity manicurist Naja Rickette joins reality show L.A. Hair.
by Sree Roy
Color of the Month: Hot Pink
Hot pink is this month's go-to color choice for your client's manicure.
NAILS Magazine 30th Anniversary Nail Art by Robin Moses
We're celebrating our 30th anniversary all year long. For our June 2013 issue, we asked 10 nail artists to create 3 nail art designst to commerate the occasion. Nail tech Robin Moses (www.robinmoses.com) provided a step-by-step video for her three designs.
Nail Art and the Ladies of Kleur
MTV Voices features nail art and the ladies of Kleur ("kuh-ler": the Afrikaans and Dutch translation of "color"). The Los Angeles-based collective is bringing nail art to the masses via custom nail art events in retail stores (like Urban Outfitters), art galleries, and other venues throughout Southern California and beyond. The collective consists of three women who are also jewelry designers, plus they each have a career in the music industry. Read more: http://www.nailsmag.com/article/91819/musical-nails#ixzz2SFfTYvye
NAILS Brings Home Two More Maggie Awards! (That brings the total to 30!)
The NAILS website wins big at the annual awards program for best overall trade magazine site and best use of social media.
Trend Watch: Brushstroke Prints
Resembling simple strokes of a brush from a painter’s hand, this runway trend translates perfectly to the blank canvas of a solid-colored nail plate
by Sree Roy
All About the Glow Gelish Summer Collection
Gelish promotes the upcoming All About the Glow Summer 2013 gel-polish Collection with a “bright city lights and party glow sticks”-inspired commercial.
Nailing New Products: Techs Launch Polish and Glitter Product Lines
The creative juices of nail techs are truly flowing this year, as we’ve seen lots of great inventions come from beauty professionals who are working in the salon every day. Here are a few that might be worth picking up for your salon.
by Sree Roy
Cross Country Nail Road Trip: Nails Across America
Newly licensed nail tech Breanne Trammell (who graduated from TW Nail Technology Inc.) embarks on a cross-country road trip this summer, in which she'll take a canned ham trailer renovated as a mobile nail salon and do manicures all over the U.S. "This experiential project is about more than simply nail art. By transforming a 1968 Shasta Compact camper into a mobile salon, I aim to create an intimate platform to exchange ideas and conversation," Trammell says.
CND Unveils New Tagline
CND has a new tagline: Nails. Fashion. Beauty.
"Mani-Pedi" Nail Art TJ Maxx TV Commercial
"Is it wrong to buy an entire outfit to match your mani-pedi?" (Of course not!) We love this TJ Maxx commercial and the color block nail art done by celebrity manicurist Naja Rickette.
CND Launches Vinylux Weekly Nail Polish
From the company that brought you Shellac, CND Vinylux Weekly Nail Polish promises to change the way you think about polish.
CND Introduces Vinylux Weekly Nail Polish
CND's Vinylux Weekly Polish will launch with 62 fashion-forward colors on May 1, 2013. Shellac fans will be happy to know that 30 of the company's popular Shellac shades will be available in Vinylux. The Weekly Polish goes on just like regular polish (no UV curing) and according to the company it dries in about eight and a half minutes. The cool part is that the patent-pending Pro Light Technology in the Vinylux Weekly Top Coat is formulated to become more durable when exposed to natural light, so it actually strengthens its resistance to chips as your nails are exposed to ambient light throughout the week.
Scratch: Collaboratively Designed Nail Polish Wraps
We found this as a Kickstarter project. It's an up-and-coming brand of nail polish wraps that focus on good design, collaborting with designers, nail artists, and illustrators. If you'd like to donate to the project, visit Scratch's Kickstarter page.
Hand-Decorated Cell Phone Cases
Why limit your artistry to nails alone? These techs found another outlet for their creative juices by decorating their smart phone cases..
Better Than Tupperware
Nowadays you can sell anything from cosmetics to cookware at small home gatherings — including Jamberry Nails.
by Judy Lessin
Artistic Nail Design Announces Rock Hard World Tour
To support its new Rock Hard line of enhancements, Artistic Nail Design is launching the Rock Hard World Tour. Nail techs all over the world will have the opportunity to train with world-renowned Artistic Nail Design Educators. The tour kicks off in Las Vegas on June 25-26 with stops in Bangkok, Sydney, Sao Paulo, New Brunswick, Kansas City, Moscow, Los Angeles, Calgary, London, Melbourne, Vancouver, Orlando, Amsterdam, Toronto, and Dallas.