Technique
LCN Gel Butterfly Embellishment
Learn how to create a realistic gel butterfly embellishment with LCN products.
Alessandro's Classic Rose Design
Here's nail tech Marina Lopresto's competition- and salon-worthy design called Classic Rose.
Art Deco for New Year's Eve
This inspiration behind this manicure is the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball and its iconic art deco-style sparkling triangles.
Simply Sweet Ice Cream Manicure
Custom Nails by Temeka uses: Soul Purpose Orange Cream Mineral Soak; Avon Naturals Body Scrubs in Strawberry, Chocolate, and Vanilla; Cuccio Vanilla Bean and Sugar Butter Blend; alcohol, base coat, polish, top coat.
Signature Cappuccino-Espresso Spa Pedicure
Pinky Toes Nail Salon uses: OPI Espresso Soak, Espresso Scrub, Cappuccino Mask, Cappuccino Massage; CND SolarOil; eucalyptus essential oil; base coat, OPI Espresso Your Style, top coat.
Troubleshooter: Gel Nail Repair - Part 2 of 2 - Filing Techniques
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, LaShaun Brown-Glenn, a U.S. business development manager and trainer for Alessandro, shows the second step toward repairing a broken gel extension edge. This is also the final step in completing a gel enhancement.
Best Foot Forward: Pedicure Upgrade
CJ Murray has learned plenty of tricks in her 26 years as a licensed nail tech. Chief among them was her wine-and-dine promotion that successfully upgraded clients from a $25 to a $45 pedicure, while also boosting retail sales.
by Judy Lessin
NAILS' 10 Most-Viewed Questions Answered
Straight A’s for Our Top Q’s: With topics ranging from private label retail to proper mix ratios, nailsmag.com’s 10 most-viewed questions cover a lot of ground.
Young Nails "The Celebrate Kit" Synergy Gel Design
Learn to create this fun design for the holiday season. Young Nails' Greg Salo uses the Imagination Art Celebrate Glitter Kit along with Young Nails Synergy Gel to create this design.
Synergy Gels
Young Nails has three new tinted sculpted gels for the Synergy Gels line, a collection of hard gels.
Troubleshooter: Gel Nail Repair - Part 1 of 2 - Extension Edge Mending
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, LaShaun Brown-Glenn, a U.S. business development manager and trainer for Alessandro, shows the first step toward repairing a broken gel extension edge.
Troubleshooter: Abstract 3-D Nail Art with Acrylics
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create abstract 3-D nail art with acrylics and gel-polish.
How to Apply BOHEM Nail Jewellery
Watch this video to learn how to apply and remove BOHEM Nail Jewellery, which are reusable nails made in England from real silver and/or gold. They come in different lengths and sizes and over 80 designs are available online.
BCL's Mani and Pedi Sation Step-by-step
Watch Bio Creative Lab's step-by-step video on how to give a mani/pedi service using the brand's Mani Sation and Pedi Sation Products.
Christmas Acrylic Nail Art Design
Yire Castillo, Kupa' s Master Educator, creates a Christmas nail art design featuring the company's Divinity and Artfinity Nail Products.
UV/LED ProFormance Gel Sculpted Full Set Salon Nails
Gina Silvestro demonstrates application techniques for a full set of sculptured nails on a reformed nail biter using Akzentz Proformance Gel, available early 2014. Two weeks prior, Silvestro did a gel manicure on the biter's nails to allow them to heal and grow before soaking them off and applying the sculptured set. "As they grow out and we fill them, they will take on a much more natural shape. We are planning to do a new video every two weeks to follow the transformation!" Silvestro says.
Troubleshooter: Caviar French
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create a french manicure with caviar beads, acrylic, and gel-polish.