

ManiQ Natural Nail Care Gel
Young Nails’ ManiQ Natural Nail Care Gel is a clear gel that protects nails so they won’t chip, crack, or break.

Sand Sponge File
Soft Touch’s Sand Sponge File makes it easy to achieve a perfect finish.

Cruise Control
Your client broke a nail and has it repaired while on a cruise ship. Now back on land she wants that nail to look like the other ones. What's a tech to do?

Love on the Lake
Nails by Vaida Indrasiute, Fantasy Nails by Vaida at The Knitting Room, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

OPI Axxium Soak-Off Gel Basic Soak-Off Gel Application
Introducing the top-selling OPI Nail Lacquer shades you and your clients love in a long-lasting, UV-cured, soak-off gel formula! Axxium Soak-Off Gel Lacquers are easy to apply for smooth, flawless results. Polish it on similar to nail lacquer, then UV cure!

OPI Axxium Soak-Off Gel Removal
Introducing the top-selling OPI Nail Lacquer shades you and your clients love in a long-lasting, UV-cured, soak-off gel formula! Axxium Soak-Off Gel Lacquers are easy to apply for smooth, flawless results. Polish it on similar to nail lacquer, then UV cure!

OPI Axxium Soak-Off Gel Application Over Axxium Gels (in Vietnamese)
Introducing the top-selling OPI Nail Lacquer shades you and your clients love in a long-lasting, UV-cured, soak-off gel formula! Axxium Soak-Off Gel Lacquers are easy to apply for smooth, flawless results. Polish it on similar to nail lacquer, then UV cure!

Behind the Scenes: Spot the Difference
UK-based nail tech Sam Biddle used an encapsulation technique on NAILS’ February 2009 cover.

Nail Bar Clients Join AA
"Acrylics Anonymous" is billed as a 12-step program for healthy nails.

Staying Innovative
The handy Roz Cuticle Nipper and Pusher comes to us from an industry veteran.

Raspberry Acrylic Nails
You Tube user Chantellej19 twists the usual white french by using a beautiful raspberry pink glitter mix and then using a pink masque over the top.

Sculptured Acrylic Pink-and-Whites With Backfill and Rebalance by Lynn Lammers
NAILS' cover tech artist Lynn Lammers demonstrates sculptured acrylic pink and white nails with backfill and rebalance. She specializes in sculptured pink and white acrylic nails rather than tip and overlay or gel. See more work at www.myspace.com/lynnberry1972.

Long Sculptured Acrylic Nails by Lynn Lammers
Lynn Lammers demonstrates how to sculpt long acrylic nails. See more of her work at www.myspace.com/lynnberry1972.

French Enhancements with NSI Attraction
Go beyond french enhancements with NSI's Attraction Acrylic System.

80s Retro Nails by NSI
Leg warmers. Bike shorts. Bright geometrics. Flashdance. Footloose. Recreate that feeling with these eye catching nails.

NSI Dry Flower Design
Put some flower power in your next set of acrylic or gel.

NSI Inside Out
Swirls of pink, violet, and blue are revealed under a layer of black velvet.



