NAILS Cover Tech Match-Up
We created this fun Cover Tech Match-Up game for the amazing NAILS Cover Tech Contest 2018 entries that didn't reach the finals. Come back each day to vote for your favorites!
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We created this fun Cover Tech Match-Up game for the amazing NAILS Cover Tech Contest 2018 entries that didn't reach the finals. Come back each day to vote for your favorites!








Nail tech Kryssy Hawkins won the top spot this year with her edgy, colorful, DJ-inspired image. Stella Sampson’s delicate teatime design earned her the first-runner-up spot, while Ashton Harlan’s sharp chrome nails were the second-runner-up, and Eileen Fox’s Indian-flavored design was the third-runner-up.
My last leg of the trip was an ambitious one. I traveled to Baltimore to tour salons in the surrounding area, which included Middletown, Del., and Silver Spring, Md.
Competing is one of the best ways to hone your craft and get noticed. In the world of nails, there are many opportunities to showcase your talents and grow as a result. We talked to some regulars on the competition circuit to find out what you’ll need to know if you want to compete — and possibly win big.
Nail tech Celine Cumming was the creative force behind two of the 10 remarkable images that made it to our final round of voting.
I welcome the change 2017 brings to NAILS.
Erika Kotite discusses the importance of voting for what you believe in and the power of choice.
Cover Tech Ashley Gregory talks about her cover image and gives advice to other techs looking to move into editorial work.
A Study in Contrast: Once again, NAILS’ readers have spoken, and this year you selected Moscow-based nail tech Anastasia Luksha’s bold but simple design for our cover. Our congratulations and thanks go out to Luksha and the other 11 finalists. After viewing their incredibly imaginative and varied designs, we’re glad that selecting the winner was your job, not ours.
Congratulations to our 12 Cover Tech Contest finalists. Now it’s time for you to vote for the ones you love the best.