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NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 5 Challenge #6 sponsored by Bio Seaweed Gel asked contestants to create a negative space design on two hands. Click here to see all seven entries. Here is Kostadina's entry.
Key highlights include a push toward inclusive spaces for all abilities, an emphasis on maximizing livable square footage, and a continued love for modern farmhouse exteriors.
Fee Wallace shows how to stamping a negative space diamond design using the :YOURS Loves Fee stamping plate Dots & Diamonds. She uses CND Creative Play (Black & Forth) to stamp over a background of CND Shellac Black Pool with a coat of Lecenté Layer It. After stamping, Wallace applies Lecente Rainbow Chrome Powder and finishes with Shellac Top Coat.
For Spring/Summer 2016, alice + olivia designer Stacy Bendet was inspired by the music festival scene and created a collection perfectly suited for the girl who is friends with the band and hanging out backstage. China Glaze partnered with nail artist Miss Pop to create a look just as effortless and cool. Using sun-catching Coral Star and bright White on White she created a two-tone negative space nail design that easily goes from the runway to the festival scene.
The holidays are over and the new year has started. After being out of commission for over a week, I will be going back to work for the first time in 2013. With that comes more
Get creative by filling in the negative space of a flower charm with a little white gel. The Nail Superstore has Sakura cherry blossom charms in large and small. Apply pink and purple gel on the base nail. Make C-curves to Sakura charms. Put the curved Sakura charms in their proper places and then add tiny flowers in the space. For the tiny ones, you can use them without curves. Swarovski crystals make the nail gorgeous! Put them on the nail with the stick. Apply the clear gel. Clean off unhardened gel with the cleaner.
Always trying to think of new ways to help differentiate your salon from the pack? Here’s a compilation of truly unique ideas from other salons to inspire and excite you.
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Stripes are always nice, but they don’t have to be color blocked to create an effect. Leave negative space or create a peek-a-boo panel to break up nail art.
Sam Luu, CT Nails & Spa, Milledgeville, Ga.
