NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Top 9 contestant, Lauren Boyd from Memphis, Tenn. create her own set of “International Nails” inspired by her great grandfather and great grandmother's struggle during the civil rights movement in Mississippi and Senegal, the last-known country of her family’s origin. The design is on five nail tips using a combination of mediums. www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014
Call them ongles or uñas, nägel or negle, they’re still nails and they deserve the attention of a skilled professional — no matter where you live. These international techs share what life is like in the nail industry in their slice of the world.