One Stroke Flower Design On Russian Almond Acrylics

Naio Nails' Kirsty Meakin creates this beautiful flower design on Russian almond-shaped nails using the one-stroke painting technique.

Colourful French Acrylic Nails

Bels Gels creates this easy acrylic nail design using a 120 grit hand file, NSI Nail Pure Plus, OPI Bond Aid, Perfect Nails Acrylic products: Gold Signature Adhesion Enhancer (primer) Platinum Plus Cover Pink and Clear powders, Platinum Plus Liquid (monomer); IBD's Just Gel Polish in Eden (green), Sunset Strip (orange), Full Blu-um (blue)/ Charming Charlie (red), Gerber Daisy (pink); and her own mix of glitters.

First Day Jitters

Let me describe my first day of class in one word...awesome! Most of the girls there have already been there for a few days; I was the only one who was brand spanking new.

The Help Desk

"I have been a nail tech for a little over two years and I still have trouble blending the tips so that they don’t show through the acrylic at all. Do you have any advice?"

A Healthy Way to Soak Off Acrylics and Gel-Polish

Acetone isn't the only ingredient to soak off products.

Week Ten: The Artist Comes Out

We got a new student, and I am so grateful for her because she put the nail-art fire in me.

Brush Basics

If you’re only as good as the tools you use, make sure to choose the brush that works best for you.