With a Cherry on Top

Nails by Anh “Anime” Nguyen, Nails Image, Norfolk, Va.

Nail News with Alanna Wall of the Polished Girlz

This intrepid young philanthropist-reporter talks tween and teen trends from Cosmoprof North America.

Announcing the Final Three Next Top Nail Artist Finalists

The first-ever Next Top Nail Artist had some pretty stiff competition. So we decided to bring the final three competitors to Long Beach to challenge them one last time and crown the ultimate winner. 

On My Mind: Nail Art Is NOT Dead

NAILS ran an article in 2001 asking “Is Nail Art Dead?” At the time, nail art seemed to be on the wane and the percentage of salons offering nail art and airbrushing had dropped several points

Canada Nail Cup

The first ever Canada Nail Cup is taking place at the Vancouver Spa Show on Feb. 3. There’s still time to register and compete. For a $40 flat rate, competitors can enter into any category they

A Profile of Nails Plus

Carrying on a tradition of service at the old York Hotel

NAILS and CND Announce Top 12 for Season 5 of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist

These 12 women will go on to compete in the landmark fifth season of NTNA.

Top 10 Current Nail Trends

Your clients are scrolling through Instagram, just like you are, and they may have requests for some of these trending looks. From Jade Nails to Pearl Nails to Encapsulated Charm Nails, here's a list of hot-now nail art designs.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S.3: Challenge #2 (Board Games)

Tune in Mondays at 6PM to see who won, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out next week’s challenge.NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 3, Challenge #2 is sponsored by Akzéntz. Akzéntz had each competitor recreate their favorite board game on a set of 10 nail tips. The design must have 3-D gel art on at least six nails. They then had to upload step-by-step nail tutorials to their Nail Art Gallery social media site: http://nailartgallery.nailsmag.comVisit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Sept. 17th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-2-akzentzThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive Akzéntz Gel Play Paints, glitters, Bling On, Shine On, Matte On, a compact LED lamp and Art Palette, and products from the Luxio and Options series ($525 value), and one artist will be eliminated. You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hash tag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home