Embellished Marble Nail Art

Teena Olsen of Sacramento, Calif., shows how she made this embellished marble design.

NTNA S.5 Ch. 3: Zeus and Hera Nail Art (Trish)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 5 Challenge #3 sponsored by LeChat asked contestants to create nail art showing two things or people that go together using gel-polish only. Here is Trish's entry. Click here to see all 10 entries.   

NTNA S. 6 Challenge 3: Ghostly Nail Art (Bojana)

For NTNA Challenge 3, sponsored by LeChat, contestants were asked to create a double nail design, with one design on the underside of the nail and a transparent design layered on top. Here is Bojana Radojicic's entry. See all 10 entries here.

Crème La La

InStyle magazine chose Chanel’s Le Vernis Nail Color in Nouvelle Vague as one of the 15 hottest colors of the moment. The magazine describes the minty shade as somewhere in between robin egg blue and crème de menthe.

ISSE Show Coverage

The ISSE Show last week saw tried-and-true manufacturers and techs doing business as usual during these tough economic times. The word around the show was that the first day’s turnout was a little low, but that it picked up on Monday when the salon workers had the day off.Above, Greg Salo of Young Nails, was as excited as ever to educate techs at the show.

NTNA S.5 Ch. 3: Piano Key Nail Art (Jenna)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 5 Challenge #3 sponsored by LeChat asked contestants to create nail art showing two things or people that go together using gel-polish only. Here is Jenna's entry. Click here to see all 10 entries. 

Day 38: Leopard French Flare Nail Art

Olivia Gordon, Lancaster, California

NTNA S. 6 Challenge 3: Social Portrait Nail Art (Stella)

For NTNA Challenge 3, sponsored by LeChat, contestants were asked to create a double nail design, with one design on the underside of the nail and a transparent design layered on top. Here is Stella Sampson's entry.  See all 10 entries here.

Lucky Leprechaun

Decals enhance this St. Patrick's Day-themed design by Rosa Vargas.