
Nail Design With Rhinestones and Metallic Pigments
Yvett Garcia, a LeChat Nails influencer, shows how to design a cohesive modern nail look using rhinestones, jewels, and LeChat's Mirano Metallic Pigments.
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Yvett Garcia, a LeChat Nails influencer, shows how to design a cohesive modern nail look using rhinestones, jewels, and LeChat's Mirano Metallic Pigments.

The NAILS team walked the show floor July 24-26 to see what was new for the year in professional beauty. Along the way we saw some amazing nails.

Over 30,000 visitors walked the show floor at Cosmoprof North America in the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.1,015 exhibitors represented 39 countries to fill three sections: Cosmetics and Personal Care, Packaging, and Professional Beauty. It took the NAILS team three days to cover the show floor, visiting with advertisers and meeting new beauty industry professionals.

On May 16, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented LeChat Nail Care Products with the President’s “E” Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

The Hot Tropics Collection from LeChat features six new Perfect Match gel-polish colors with matching Dare to Wear nail lacquers.

LED (light-emitting diode) technology is one of the hottest trends in nails right now. In a mad dash to keep up, manufacturers are coming up with new LED lamps designed to cure gels faster and smarter than older-gen UV models. NAILS illuminates the basics of an LED lamp’s anatomy and offers a buyer’s guide to the latest generation of these amped-up lamps.

Teena Olsen of Sacramento, Calif., shows how she made this simple yet sophisticated wedding nail.

Teena Olsen of Sacramento, Calif., shows how she made this embellished marble design.

Teena Olsen of Sacramento, Calif., shows how she made this half-moon nail art design.

Teena Olsen of Sacramento, Calif., shows how she made this side-moon marble nail art design.