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Win a Nail Mentor for a Day
Beauty Changes Lives and AACS are offering currently enrolled beauty school students, in an AACS school, the chance to be matched up with a celebrity mentor to launch their career in the industry. Available mentors include Jan Arnold, co-founder of CND; Ted Gibson, celebrity stylist; Dr. Howard Murad, dermatologist and skin care expert; and Diana Schmidtke, celebrity stylist for Hollywood’s leading men. Get details on how to enter at: http://beautychangeslives.org/scholarships
Zoya and Peter Som Collaborate on Fashion Week Polishes
At New York Fashion Week (February 2012), Zoya and Peter Som debuted three custom nail polish shades.Fashion designer Peter Som created three muse-inspired nail polishes with the Zoya custom nail color creative team led by color expert, Rebecca Isa.
Troubleshooter: E-file Safety
Vicki Peters explains some e-file safety tips and how to apply a carbide barrel and safety bit properly across the nail.
NAILgasm Documentary Trailer 2
View the second trailer for an in-progress documentary by Brass called "NAILSgasm", exploring how nail art has evolved from the streets to high fashion and has exploded to everywhere in between in just the past few years. NAILS Magazine's own managing editor Sree Roy is featured in this trailer. Get more information on the documentary at http://nailgasmdoc.com. Watch the first trailer here.
Troubleshooter: Applying a Tip
Vicki Peters gives some great advice on applying and blending a tip with the natural nail.
Troubleshooter: Smile Lines
Here Holly Schippers gives some tips on how to make smile lines in gel polish, traditional gel, acrylic, and polish.
China Glaze Summer Neons
Sizzling Summer Swirl with China Glaze Summer Neons.
Sneaker Nail Art Tutorial from FingerNailFixer
Holly Schippers (FingerNailFixer) shows you how to create these sneaker nail designs using CND Shellac.
Job Interview Skills from Milady
An important skill to build as you work towards your career is your ability to interview. This video helps to prepare you for that moment. Applicable to both the cosmetology student and the current professional, this video covers the situations you may experience in your interview. More videos are available on the two-disc DVD set Miladys Soft Skills: Interpersonal Skills for the Beauty Industry, which is available at http://www.milady.cengage.com/index.asp.
Color Fade by Leah Light
Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers how to create color fade nail art using a sponge technique. View more of her videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.
Young Nails Blooper Reel
Check out these hilarious outtakes from Young Nails' instructional videos with Greg Salo. We love it.
Troubleshooter: Filing Nails Into Shape
Vicki Peters and Holly Schippers show you how to hand file four common nail extension shapes into form: Square, Soft Corners, Squoval, Oval, and Almond.
CND Additives Nail Art How-To
Launching in July 2012 exclusively to salons, CND Additives are a collection of pure pigments and lustrous effects. Blend Additives into any CND sculpting powder or gel or layer over CND Shellac to create nail art designs. Watch this video for a few examples of nail art created with Additives. Related Videos: Cover Look: NAILS December 2011 (using CND Additives)
Troubleshooter: Acrylic Backfill
Vicki Peters demonstrates how to do an acrylic backfill, using a technique where she places dots on the extension with a pencil that serve as a guide for trenching a new smile line with an e-file.
The "Finish" - Backscratchers Salon System
How to properly finish a Backscratchers acrylic nails application.
4-Week Maintenance Tutorial by Backscratchers
After approximately four weeks it will be time for a re-powder glazing.
Preparation for Backscratchers Nail System Applications
Follow these three key steps to prepare the nails for the Glass Glaze or Extreme System by Backscratchers.