Runway-Ready Split-Style Manis by CND

Sophisticated yet playful, these split-style manis by CND are taking over the runways with good reason. CND advocates mixing up your mani, not your tools!

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Next Top Nail Artist: Top 3 Q&A

The NAILS Next Top Nail Artist season 2 contestants were warmly welcomed by a crowd of cheers at ISSE Long Beach 2015. Danielle Costantino, Lavette Cephus, and Lexi Martone entertained questions by CND style director/co-founder Jan Arnold and NAILS Magazine editor Hannah Lee. NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2's final challenge asked our Top 3 to design five sets of 10 nails to be presented to Johnson Hartig for his fashion label, Libertine. We chatted with each contestant about two of their designs.DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five Designs

NYFW Nails: Vintage Nails by CND for Libertine

The CND Design Lab team drew inspiration from delicate embroidery and antique roses to create the nail designs for Libertine's Spring/Summer 2019 collection.

Lavette Cephus' NTNA Libertine Challenge Part 1

We asked our Top 3 to give us a report on designer Johnson Hartig of Libertine. Here is Lavette Cephus'.

Making Learning Fun: Competitions, Games, and Community Service Add Student Engagement

Learning doesn’t have to be boring and difficult when dedicated nail instructors find clever ways to make education fun for their students. Here are a few fun ways you can spruce up your nail classes, from three creative nail teachers.

Have Tools, Will Travel

Ever dream of getting out from behind the desk? Changes in the service industry have opened new opportunities to techs who want to stay in the business, but who crave variety in their environment.

Next Top Nail Artist: Final Nails Q&A

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2's final challenge asked our Top 3 to design five sets of 10 nails to be presented to Johnson Hartig for his fashion label, Libertine. We chatted with each contestant about two of their designs.DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five Designs

Flowery Beauty Products: Celebrating 75 Years of Leadership

Anniversaries are a time to reflect on past accomplishments and to evaluate plans for the future. Flowery Beauty Products takes the occasion of its 75th Anniversary to do just that. 

Makeover of the Heart

Faced with difficult personnel problems, salon owner Lois Burak was growing disillusioned with the beauty business. Enter Netty Mason, a waxing client who turned out to be Burak’s salvation.