Metallic Luster

Glamour offers a simple tip for achieving the metallic polish trend that dominated Chanel’s couture runway: try wearing a hue that compliments your skin tone. Silver polish works for fair skin, gold illuminates medium and olive tones, and copper looks gorgeous on darker skin.

Trend Watch: Punk

Definition: Overlapping with other recent trends like biker chic and military couture, elements from rebellious punk culture — like paper clip embellishments and leather — are, ironically, fashionable.

ABS 2012: Nails Are Getting Longer, says CND’s Jan Arnold

“Nail lengths are getting longer,” observed CND co-founder Jan Arnold during the company’s Shellac Couture event today on The Runway at America’s Beauty Show. I caught up with Jan backstage after the show to find out more

Nail Art Studio: Eyes on Bling

Learn to paint an eye-catching design. 

Nail Art Studio: Punk Rock Spikes

Make your nails match the electric feel of rock music with stripes, spikes, and rhinestones.

Destination Paris Nail Art

Denise Heavner of Jefferson, Ohio, shows how to make this mixed-media nail perfect for any Paris-bound traveler.

On the Road: Organic Infusions Hair and Nail Salon

The scenic Smoky Mountains provide the perfect backdrop for relaxing salon services in the tourist-heavy destination of Gatlinburg, Tenn.

How to Apply Chrome Pigment Powder

Nail tech Mike Dillon of Tulsa, Okla., demonstrates how to apply Gossip Chrome Pigment Powder from Ocean Nail Supply. Keep up with Dillon on Instagram @nailtechdude.

Take a Tip from ... EnVogue’s Joanne Millar

EnVogue educator Joanne Millar explains how to make a perfect pink-and-white gel nail.