How to Post Your First YouTube Video

Go from newcomer to successful YouTube content publisher by following these steps.

Easy Cat Nail Art Design

@chalkboardnails has taken over our @nailsmagazine Instagram account! Sarah shared this design with us on Instagram and will continue sharing her favorite nail designs all week long. Tag #chalkboardnailsweek and #nailsmagazine for the chance to be featured.Steps:1. Polish an oval shape at the tip of the nail.2. With a striping brush, paint two triangles for the ears. Fill them in.3. In a light pink, paint two small ovals where the cat's cheeks would be.4. Using a dotting tool, dot two even eyes with black polish.5. Paint a triangle for the cat's nose.6. Paint an upside-down "m" for the kitty cat's mouth.7. Paint two diagonal lines toward her nose for her whiskers on both sides.8. With a light pink, paint in some detail with two small triangles inside the cat's ears.9. Add white pupils by painting small circles inside the cat's eyes.10. Add top coat.

Beauty for Good: Sweis Inc. Grants a Wish

Sweis Inc. Professional Salon & Spa Products helped to grant a life-changing wish to Gabriel, a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with end stage renal disease through Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles as a part of its Season of Wishes.

Have Job, Will Travel

Traveling isn’t just for vacation. Many nail techs work as manufacturers’ educators and they’re on the road often for their “second” jobs. Here’s a glimpse into the life of a few nail professionals who are always on the go.

Sweet Success (Mostly)

Our first few weeks have been amazing. On Friday, we got a huge plug in Daily Candy, and we really blew up after that. We were booked solid Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Best of all, most

#ShoutYourBeauty NexGen Nails On the Runway

See nails on the runway at the 06:56 mark. Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) held its fourth annual event following the first day of ABS Chicago. The BCL Experience, #ShoutYourBeauty, featured NextGen hairstylists and nail artists walking the runway with their models at Chicago's Soldier Field. For the second year in a row, nails rocked the runway with CND's NextGen artists who were the Top 3 finalists in the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist competition. Congrats to all of the NexGen artists:00:05 — Redken (NexGen: Blake Reed Evans)01:05 — American Crew (NexGen: Lauren Shuler Thompson)02:32 — Matrix (NexGen: Breck Csicsai, Ksenia Kim)03:53 — Wella's Hair Dressers at Heart (NexGen: Jamie Pierce and Katey-Bug Browne)05:15 — Mizani (NexGen: Ashley Lee and Marquita Gatling)06:56 — CND / NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 (NextGen: Celina Rydén, Sarah Elmaz, and Winnie Huang)09:29 — TIGI (NexGen: Demi Walsh) You Might Also Like: Meet the 2016 BCL Experience NextGen Artists! [on modernsalon.com] ABS Chicago 2016: BCLE Shout Your Beauty Runway Show (photo gallery)

A Spa To Celebrate Sisterhood

Denver’s Ya Ya Nail & Massage Spa offers a relaxed and casual atmosphere where women can catch up and talk while they enjoy exotic beauty treatments like the Choc-o-lot Razzzberry Pedicure or the Linen Herb Facial.

OPI Launches Repair Mode Nail Serum

OPI Introduces Repair Mode, a nail serum with its patented Ulti-Plex Technology to absorb into the nail to repair 99% keratin protein and build 4x stronger nails in about six days.

5 Ways to Reduce No-Shows in the Salon

A salon’s revenue and profitability can be significantly affected by missed appointments and last-minute cancellations. Here are five ways to reduce no-shows, including using online appointment booking.