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When you walk into Images by Cara, you can’t miss the butterfly. A splash of mauve, teal, and pink silk, the framed scarf with the butterfly image makes a statement to all who enter the Wayne, N.J., salon. It also says something special about owner Cara Krafchick, who likes to think of Images by Cara as a place for personal metamorphosis.
Just in time for wedding season, The Nail Truck, a vintage airstream that serves as a mobile salon, travels to serve clientele for upscale nail parties.
About two weeks before her wedding, Anne Silvey, now Mrs. Anne Franscioni, was putting the finishing touches on the plans for her big day. She’d had the color palette picked out long ago — navy, cream, and wine — and her six bridesmaids were prepared with their navy dresses. Wanting everything to be perfect to the last detail, she of course wanted a perfectly matched look for the group’s fingernails and toenails.
Becky Bunnell, Nailed by Becky, St. George, Utah
Whether fashion-forward, classic, or trendy, nail techs share the nail styles they were wearing at their own nuptials.
Tina Alberino uses stamping, rhinestones, and clay to create this lovely design.
What would it look like if all magazines were nail magazines? We re-imagined 11 popular consumer magazines — from Modern Bride to Natural Health to Smart Money — to predict what they might look geared toward the nail world.
Tammie Alvarado of Tulare, Calif., shows how to make this wedding nail art.
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue — so goes the saying that describes what the bride should wear on her wedding day. Six techs make it a little easier for the bride to accommodate her “something blue” with handpainted toenail art using only the colors blue, silver, and white.
Hailey Hall, Twin Falls, Idaho
