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Technique|Articles|Sep 2, 2004

Backfill Basics

Creating and maintaining a permanent French manicure for your clients doesn’t need to be intimidating. This step-by-step guide to mastering the pink-and-white backfill includes a list of common pitfalls to recognize and avoid.

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Nail Design|Articles|Apr 1, 2004

Nail Art for the Meek

Are some of your clients too shy to try nail art? Fear not. We rounded up a few nail artists and asked them to come up with simple designs that are big on subtlety and short on flashiness. Take inspiration from their work and start turning your French and polish-only clients into nail art patrons.

Nail Design|Articles|Oct 1, 2003

Blown Away - Airbrush Techniques and Troubleshooting

There are those clients who forgo nail art for the sake of a French manicure or a crisp seasonal polish. This doesn't always bode well for nail techs who long to get more use out of their airbrush. Here we show you how to hook non-nail art clients on airbrushed nails by offering a level of personalization and service that polish alone can't provide.

Technique|Articles|Mar 1, 2000

From Tips to Toes

Why not offer your acrylic-wearing clients this easy-to-do French overlay service for their toes? The results will be pure profit.

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Technique|Articles|Jul 1, 1999

Put on a Smiley Face

The pressure is on... whether you are giving client a French manicure, or you are at a competition attempting to create the perfect sculptured set... the smile line is always on your mind. Here are some tips to help keep you on your toes while making the perfect smile line.

Technique|Articles|Feb 2, 1998

The French Dip - A Primer on Dipping Systems

You can dip it on, sprinkle it on, squeeze it on, or brush it on. Some nail technicians have never heard of it others denounce it and still others swear by it. Is power and glue a technique that went out in the eighties, or could it be staging a comeback?

Technique|Articles|Dec 1, 1996

The Color of Monomer

Designed with the growth in the market for permanent French manicures in mind, these colored monomers don’t clean like laundry soap, they just make the nails look cleaner.

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