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The nail is an amazing structure, and a healthy nail is too hard and too dry for bacteria to invade.
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The nail is an amazing structure, and a healthy nail is too hard and too dry for bacteria to invade.
Nail Lingo: Learn to speak fluent nail by knowing your anatomy. This illustration will help you know all the proper names and locations of the parts that make up a single nail tip.
Nail tech Ashley Thornton wanted to participate in competitions to push herself and her creativity, but none were available in her area. That’s why she decided to take matters into her own hands and arrange her own nail competition in Wisconsin.
As of December 31, 1994 nail technicians practicing in Illinois without a cosmetology license need to have a nail technician’s license.
The Nail Hub's Elizabeth Morris explains color theory and what colors are best when ombre/gradient nails. She creates a blend of three colors using Leafgel Premium Color Gel and a comb brush. Follow The Nail Hub on YouTube and on Instagram @thenailhub. For more information on Leafgel, visit The Nail Hub shop.
Nail school isn’t a competition, it’s a community. You need friends to make the experience one that’s worthwhile.
Voesh's Collagen Gloves provided pampering, convenient backstage manicures at Prabal Gurung and Philipp Plein's Fall/Winter 2018 runway shows.
This is a step-by-step video tutorial of three nail designs using Mia Secret's Chrome Mirror nail liquid. Chrome Vintage Effect: Just prep the nail, sculpt the structure, shape and buff. Then create the 3-D gel design using Formagel Clear Builder Gel and apply Chrome Mirror over the surface and 3-D. Notice how the 3-D design has a mirror effect and the surface, which was buffed, has a vintage/metallic effect. File sidewalls and tip after applying Chrome Mirror, apply UV Finish Gel Ultra Shine and cure for 45 seconds in an LED nail light.Gelux & Chrome Mirror: With this technique, we’re going to create a beautiful nail design with Gelux and Chrome Mirror. Start prepping the nail, sculpt the structure, shape and buff. Once done, apply a thin coat of Gelux soak-off gel polish, using liquid monomer and #4 Premiere nail brush, remark the French line. Cure and clean the tacky layer; if necessary apply the second coat. Sculpt the 3-D nail art with Formagel White builder gel, cure and clean the tacky layer. Then apply Chrome Mirror only over the 3-D nail art and once it’s dry, remark the design with liquid monomer and #4 Premiere nail brush. You don’t need to file sidewalls and tip in this technique, because Chrome Mirror is only on the middle of the nail plate. Then apply UV Finish Gel Ultra Shine and cure for 45 seconds in an LED nail light. Chromed Color: Start prepping the nail, sculpt the structure, shape and buff, apply Luxury UV base coat, cure and clean tacky layer. Now draw the 3-D nail-art using Formagel White builder gel, cure every certain time while drawing and when done, clean the tacky layer. Apply two thin coats of Chrome Mirror and let it dry, apply Tint nail polish and then file sidewalls and tip. Now apply UV Finish Gel Ultra Shine and cure.
Florida-based nail tech, Bryan Vu, offers this tutorial for a dark and edgy textured design.