Rainbow Connection: Colored Gels

Looking to add even more color options for your clients? Why not consider an easy-to-apply color gel application? From soft pastels to solid bolds, color gels can be a longer-lasting alternative to traditional nail polish.

Hybrid Gel Polish Roundup

We have gathered the latest brush-on gel polish available at the time of printing, but more companies are finishing development on lines of their own. 

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2008

From Acrylics to Wraps — and everything in between — NAILS announces the winners of our fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

Budding Gels

As gels increase in popularity, manufacturers plant a wider variety of color gels into their lines so techs can match the different seasons.  From pastel pinks to bold blues and pretty purples in-between, here’s a sampling of the latest spring gel collections.

Super Soak-Offs

Soaking off faster than a speeding bullet while staying stronger than a locomotive, these soak-off gels will have clients believing you’re the Wonder Woman (or Superman) of nail techs in no time at all.

IBD Gelac

IBD’s Gelac is a light-weight gel polish that provides gorgeous color and cover and UV cures in just minutes. Two weeks later, nails still look salon perfect. When it’s time to remove Gelac, soak off in just 10 minutes and brush-on a fabulous new color.

ibd Turns 40

ibd, the company that invented the first nail tip and the first nail glue celebrates 40 years of producing professional UV and adhesive products.

Floating Hearts

Nails by Brenda Skermont, AbFab Salon and Spa, Rockford, Ill.

Sealed with a Gel: UV Gel Top Coats

If you’re looking to add a nice finishing touch to any nail look, a UV gel top coat can be a great way to cap off the enhancement with a protective and high-gloss coating.