
U.K. Nail Industry Association Forming
Nail techs in the U.K. face many of the same challenges we do, says Belinda Price, who recently co-founded the U.K.’s Nail Industry Association (NIA) with fellow techs Sue Davies and Amanda Gould.

Nail techs in the U.K. face many of the same challenges we do, says Belinda Price, who recently co-founded the U.K.’s Nail Industry Association (NIA) with fellow techs Sue Davies and Amanda Gould.
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Mélanie Bissanti, Bissanti Nails, Kehl, Germany
Lysa Comfort brings international nail art competition to PHAMExpo.
Nail artists celebrate Canada Day 2014!

As a leader in innovation, Japan is home to well-trained “nailists” whose looks frequently migrate stateside. Give your U.S. salon some Eastern flair by trying these styles.

Greek nail artist Mariantha Tsitsopoulou is transforming the way we look at nails. Her preference for 3-D nail art makes it so that designs literally pop out at you from the nail. We asked this professional nail artist and salon owner about her passion and process.

In January, nail technicians from all over India showcased their skills at the StyleSpeak Nailathon — India’s first professional nail championship.

It may be time to officially declare 2013 as the Year of the Nail Art Book. Two more colorfulhow-to tomes just hit the shelves, with both of these new arrivals being from across thepond in the U.K.

While sports fans were glued to their televisions the weekend of Wimbledon, U.K. fashionistas found a reprieve in the region’s first Nail Art Festival.

Inspiration is only a page-turn away.

Janet McCormick helps open the first nail school in the Middle Eastern country — which provides students training for successful salon careers.

Nail the Look, Vol. 1 by Kylie Clare is a beautiful new nail art book that is fitting to be displayed in your salon’s waiting area.

To support its new Rock Hard line of enhancements, Artistic Nail Design is launching the Rock Hard World Tour. Nail techs all over the world will have the opportunity to train with world-renowned Artistic Nail Design Educators. The tour kicks off in Las Vegas on June 25-26 with stops in Bangkok, Sydney, Sao Paulo, New Brunswick, Kansas City, Moscow, Los Angeles, Calgary, London, Melbourne, Vancouver, Orlando, Amsterdam, Toronto, and Dallas.

Gelish pulled out all the stops at Cosmoprof Bologna's Gran Gala with this awesome larger-than-life display on center stage.

The 35-minute documentary is the work of a Los Angeles-based filmmaker named Brass, who wanted to explore how nail art has evolved from the streets to high fashion.

The gold product line from Linden Leaves is used to create this upscale pedicure at Luxe Beauty Lounge in Vancouver.