NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Alecia)

Alecia Mounixay (Wilmington, NC) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "I used white hard gel for the base of the nail and various neon gel-polishes that faded in the background, lightly dusted with glitter and capped twice with clear gel-polish top coat to give it more depth. I handpainted the word music with little notes. I used white acrylic powder to make the music notes and painted them with gel-polish before applying them to the music lines that surrounded the nail with wire base. This was also capped with black acrylic and gel. The face was made with white gel-polish to give it life and painted with acrylic paint for fine detailed lines."

3-D Tardis Motorcycle Dinosaur Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Weird. Wild. Fabulous. Jessica Warzyniak (Crown Point, Ind.) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

Day 89: 3-D Flower and Glitter Nail Art

Susy Phoung, Nails Club, Hixson, Tenn.

How-To: Purjoi 3-D Nail Art with Gel Polish

Purjoi Nail Studio’s gel-polish line of 50 colors is infused with rich hues and has a high-shine gloss that can last up to two weeks.

3-D Island Spiritual Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Patriot. Artistic. Spiritual. Kerlisha Munroe (Point Fortin, Trinidad) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

3-D Holographic Glitter Cube Nail Design Tutorial

Kirsty Meakin of Naio Nails creates a 3-D holographic cube nail art design. 

Troubleshooter: 3-D Acrylic Bumblebee

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create a 3-D bumblebee using colored acrylics.

3-D Gel Rose With Glitter Design

Amy Becker shows how to create a 3-D Rose with Masterpiece Gel Paints and a layered glitter technique that increases referrals to your salon.

Museum Worthy: Artist Dzine

Chicago-based artist Carlos Dzine Rolon elevates the nail industry with a coffee table book and nail salon-inspired museum installations that showcase our industry’s culture.