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Nail art superstars Viv Simmonds and Catherine Wong will be back in the U.S. in November — this time offering a “Couture Nail” class, with a designer nail giveaway. Along with special guest Gina Silvestro, Simmonds and
Tucked into the corners of dark ballrooms at nail shows, some of the best nail technicians in the world compete against one another, sculpting dazzling nail art designs and perfectly precise C-curves. But what is it like to be a competitor? NAILS takes a quick look at the competition schedule of one veteran and one novice competitor at ISSE Long Beach this past January.
Gina Silvestro, Michael K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon (Cranston, R.I.)
Gina Silvestro is constantly thinking outside of the standard nail “bubble” and strives to stay on the cusp of trends, while sharing and instilling innovative thinking and techniques with her peers. For this month’s cover we asked her to create something fun and bubbly.
When it comes to that happiest part of the nail we all know and love, there’s no one right way to make it perfect. Smile lines can adapt to the nail to complement the shape and design of the nail. Akzentz educator Gina Silvestro of Gel Essentials in Cranston, R.I., shows her ideal smile lines for several different nail shapes.
Gina Silvestro, Michael K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon (Cranston, R.I.)
New polish brand RBG has Lucky magazine editors raving. They love the polish in Toast, a "cool, urban mushroom."
Gina Silvestro, Michael K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon (Cranston, R.I.)
Step-by-step by Gina Silvestro, Micheal K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon, Cranston, R.I.
