Liina Leino shows how her entry in the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Week 9 challenge moves. Challenge #9, sponsored by Bio Seaweed Gel, asked competitors to create their favorite neighborhood using 10 nail tips. See all of the Top 4 entries: NTNA S.4 Challenge #9: Paint the Town
CND education ambassador Fee Wallace shows how to create a nail art design using CND Shellac and Minx and stamping to create the embellishments and design.
For NTNA Challenge 3, sponsored by LeChat, contestants were asked to create a double nail design, with one design on the underside of the nail and a transparent design layered on top. Here is Lorna Andrews's entry. See all 10 entries here.
We're inside the CND Luxe Loft, sponsored by CND! CND co-founder and style director Jan Arnold discusses nail art with NAILS executive editor Beth Livesay. In the coming weeks, we will be uploading nail tutorials that were chosen here, created by five talented nail artists using CND Shellac Luxe.
This speckle technique was inspired by the splatter murals of Jackson Pollock. Watch as Essie lead manicurist, Rita Remark, demonstrates how to recreate this look. Essie nail polishes used to create this look: blanc, meet me at sunset, mezmerised, and licorice.
Editorial nail artist Mei Kawagiri (@nailsbymei) discusses how to use social media as a nail tech at the Wella Professionals ITVA2018 Creative Retreat Experience in Lisbon, Portugal.
The deadline to enter NTNA S.5 is Aug. 1, 2017. NAILS Magazine contributing editor and NTNA Season 3 winner Winnie Huang offers a few tips on making better nail art tutorials. These tips will come in handy for entering this year's NAILS Next Top Nail Artist NTNA competition! Do you have what it takes?We’re looking for the next set of competitors for NTNA Season 5, professional nail techs who are inspired, creative, reliable, and up for a challenge. In addition to being artistically inclined, you also must be able to take high-res digital photos and short videos. Since we’re looking for the NEXT top nail artist, you can’t currently be affiliated with a professional nail manufacturer. Visit http://www.nailsmag.com/ntnas5application for instructions on how to apply.NTNA Frequently asked questions:http://www.nailsmag.com/blogpost/118155/nails-next-top-nail-artist-frequently-asked-questions