Day 96: Easter Egg Nail Art
Cecilia Bustamante, Okinawa, JapanLora FastnachtKimberly Martin, Studio C Salon & Spa, Auburn, Maine
Cecilia Bustamante, Okinawa, JapanLora FastnachtKimberly Martin, Studio C Salon & Spa, Auburn, Maine

Unscented products are blended with sweet orange oil, orange zest, and vanilla in this pedicure that will remind your clients of the frozen treat with the same name.

The international judges of the 6th Global Nail Cup presented awards and tropies to the winners.

The bohemian beach town of Tulum, Mexico isn’t exactly known for its salon services. But MayaSpa Wellness Center had manicures and pedicures on its salon menu so I decided to give it a try.

Serbian nail tech Igor Jović’s major at Belgrade University taught him a lot about stilettos, the popular feminine shoe shape that is. This college shoe design graduate now focuses his extraordinary artistic talents on stiletto nails instead.

Xstasy Esthetics uses Glo Girl Body Products to create this indulgent slice of heaven in a pedicure.

Earlier this month, nail art aficionados were privy to a very original art exhibit. Called Nailphilia, it was a collaboration between British art house DegreeArt.com and some of the country’s most-recognized nail techs in the industry. Click here to read more about the exhibit.
Anna Mayrhofer, Exalted, NailandBody.com (Vancouver Island, BC, Canada)
When people think of Russia and the Ukraine, they probably aren’t thinking of nails. But in fact, Russia and Ukraine are two of the only places in the world where the nail industry is at the

The Spa West 9th Street, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, uses Haken products to create a pomegranate-themed experience.

Call them ongles or uñas, nägel or negle, they’re still nails and they deserve the attention of a skilled professional — no matter where you live. These international techs share what life is like in the nail industry in their slice of the world.

Viv Simmons (from Australia) and Catherine Wong (from Singapore) created this month's extreme spring look using a combination of colored acrylics and gels. See how they did it.

Turkish salon Misk keeps cleanliness and luxury at the top of its priority list as owner Ceren Ergun gears up to open a second location of her popular nail haven in Istanbul.

In addition to salons, nail techs ply their trade in a range of locations — from military bases to senior homes — targeting different clientele across the world and bringing nail services to new markets.
At Milan’s Fashion Week in September, Cuccio Naturalé Italy offered luxurious spa manicures to journalists, buyers, editors, fashion art directors, models, and designers.

On September 19-20, some of the best nail artists in the world gathered to take part in the sixth annual London Nailympics at the Olympia Beauty Show in London.

The European Nail Association invited the most successful competitors in the world to take part in the third World Nail Championship on September 1.