Acrylic can be used for more than a classic French or a base for polish. The #notpolish hashtag on Instagram has become a popular way for nail techs to showcase amazing art created solely with acrylic powder. We asked skilled acrylic artists to share some of their favorite designs, tutorials, and acrylic tips.
Young Nails' Greg Salo creates a geometric acrylic nail design.
Lorna Andrews demonstrates how to create a beautiful mermaid tail nail using acrylic.
Kirsty Meakin of Naio Nails shows how to create a marbled nail effect using acrylic.
Denise Heavner shows how to create an opal quartz marble nail art design.
Young Nails' Greg Salo uses acrylic to create a colored smoke nail design.
Young Nails' Greg Salo creates bright pink acrylic nails with added glitter and rhinestones.
Young Nails' Greg Salo shows how to create acrylic nail art designs by cutting the acrylic to create sharp lines.
Young Nails' Greg Salo demonstrates how to create a nail design by making impressions in acrylic so the pattern is visible after filing.
Young Nails' Greg Salo uses the brand's new acrylic powder colors to create this pastel spring nail art.
Young Nails' Tracey Reierson demonstrates how to properly use the brand's Liquid Art with acrylic powder.
Young Nails president Greg Salo shows how to use acrylic powder to encase a flower inside the nail without making the nail too thick.
Yire Castillo creates a delicate 3-D floral design using acrylic.
Greg Salo shows how to create a smoky effect using acrylic powder.
Learn how to create a 3-D rose nail art design using Ethereal Blossom, the new Design Colored Acrylic collection from EzFlow.
Camila Rojas shows how to create a cute heart nail design using acrylic.
Young Nails president Greg Salo recreates the champagne-inspired nail design he created for the 35th anniversary edition of NAILS Magazine.