We’re down to the results of our last weekly challenge. See which contestants have secured their spot in our Final Challenge and who must battle head to head in CND’s Last Chance Design Lab for the last spot. The Top 3 will be flown to Chicago and one will be crowned NAILS Next Top Nail Artist. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2015
Jean Kuan shows how to apply Japanese LED lights from Mr. Nail Art at the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach, Calif. The LED light is activated by the NFC signal from an Android phone. For iPhone users, the technology is locked and the LED won't work unless you have an iPhone 6 and you're paying through Apple pay. The LED nail art shown at 2:17 was created by Fariha Ali (@nailjob), Nikki Diamond (@nikkidiamond01), and Marisol Alvarado (@sinplycreativeartistry) at the House of Polish in Beverly Hills, Calif.
For NTNA Challenge 4, sponsored by Tammy Taylor nails, contestants were asked to illustrate their favorite love story across 10 nail tips. Here is Emily Nash's entry. See all nine entries here.
Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer goes backstage at Spring/Summer 2014 New York Fashion Week at the Thakoon and Zac Posen presentations.
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Young Nails president Greg Salo and head of education Tracey Reierson compete to see who can create the best unicorn nail (as voted by Young Nails employees). Which is your favorite?
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 4 challenge #10 sponsored by EzFlow asked contestants to create an avant-garde acrylic design using only the colors pink, white, and black. Here is Liina Leino's entry. Click here to see all 3 entries.