Nail Terminology for Beginners
Naio Nails educator Kirsty Meakin goes over commonly used nail terms that she uses during her nail tutorials, such as sidewalls, smilelines, C-curves, and apex.
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Holly Schippers, aka FingerNailFixer, shares detailed tips to create a great smile line.
If you are not seeing improvement and the work stays the same for several years, it’s time to consider a class.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create acrylic nails with corrective powder.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create a competition-style smile line with acrylics.
Here Holly Schippers gives some tips on how to make smile lines in gel polish, traditional gel, acrylic, and polish.
What makes the perfect nail? How do you define the picture-perfect acrylic pink-and-white sculpt? NAILS combined contributions from CND education materials, Young Nails’ Greg Salo, and former NAILS Top 25 competitor Lynn Lammers to help draft guidelines for the quintessential “perfect nail.”
You learned a lot in school, but once you start working full time with clients you’ll see that minor mishaps with nail enhancements will occasionally pop up to frustrate and challenge you. To help you out when they do, here's some handy troubleshooting advice on fixing the more common acrylic and gel problems.
FingerNailFixer shows you how to perfect (and practice) your smile lines with acrylic.
Rumiko Nakaya, educator and advisor for Nail Labo, explains how she fixes smile line imperfections in gels.
Having a crisp, deep smile line can set your work apart from other nail techs in your area. It’s one of the easiest ways to advertise yourself as an above-average tech who puts extra effort into her services. CND educator Kimberly Jones, of Patrick’s of Atlanta in Buford, Ga., explains how she gets these great-looking smile lines.
Create those crisp smile lines with the help of Q-Buffers' Q-French Triple Tips.
Competition-level nails take practice, but mastering certain skills will get you in the game.
No Brainer Sculpted Nail Forms make forming the perfect smile line easy.
Getting nice, deep smile lines doesn’t require years of laughter, but it does take practice.
This month our panel helps our readers with creating perfect smile lines, detached nails and fungus.
The pressure is on... whether you are giving client a French manicure, or you are at a competition attempting to create the perfect sculptured set... the smile line is always on your mind. Here are some tips to help keep you on your toes while making the perfect smile line.