
A New Shape for Nails
Celebs are requesting a new nail shape that is long and filed to be really thin, but with a soft-curved tip, according to Allure magazine.

Celebs are requesting a new nail shape that is long and filed to be really thin, but with a soft-curved tip, according to Allure magazine.

Check out some of the hottest nail trends from our red carpet mani cam at the Premiere Orlando beauty show.

The sponge mani is one of Cosmopolitan's Best Beauty Tricks, according to the May 2013 issue.

Suggest clients choose colors based on the opposite side on the color prism wheel to avoid mani-pedis that are too ‘matchy-matchy.’

Combine these two classics in eye-catching and frequently geometric designs to make them a modern favorite.

After getting a ton of requests from other nail artists asking where she gets her supplies, nail tech Tashina “Poochie” Green decided to open an online nail art supply shop.

Lucky Magazine’s May 2013 issue demonstrated the Glitter Fade to make gel manicures last even longer.

Hot pink is this month's go-to color choice for your client's manicure.

The creative juices of nail techs are truly flowing this year, as we’ve seen lots of great inventions come from beauty professionals who are working in the salon every day. Here are a few that might be worth picking up for your salon.

“I wrote my first short story when I was 9, and I never stopped writing,” says Patrice McNeal, owner of WildSide Nailz in Los Angeles and a tech of 35 years. “Last year I digitally published my first novel, Feyling Duplicity."

InStyle's April issue featured three nail designs created by Jin Soon Choi using her flower-inspired spring collection of polishes.


Elle magazine put Essie's Crocadilly polish from the Repstyle collection on its "It List" for February.

While the world loves nail art, 81% of Glamour readers agreed that "too kooky" designs are a fashion "don't."

Lucky magazine editors suggested taking a breather from elaborate nail art to try a classic, red manicure again this year.

A collection of shiny, metallic shades was listed in Harper's Bazaar's "Manicure Must-Haves" for January 2013.

According to Cosmopolitan, the biggest thing to hit mani land this year is top coats and adhesives that, in minutes, make nails look like they were dipped in the Milky Way.