NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Yesenia)

Yesenia Oliva (San Luis Obispo, CA) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "'Music is love in search of a word.' I found this beautiful quote and decided to use it as inspiration for our first challenge. Music is a reminder of memories whether it’s sad or happy ... Sometimes if a certain song comes on the radio it reminds of a certain moment right?  This is what I wanted to show. I wanted to show all the beautiful things that come out thru that speaker that makes us feel so much. I chose gold glitter for the speaker because I wanted to make it stand out more than anything else, with the colored notes out of it.  I decided to make the album coming out of the speaker just to make it fun with a little twist."

Flirty Girl 3-D Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Beauty. Luxury. Flirt. Alena Severnaya (April Ryan) from San Diego, Calif. created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.

3-D Acrylic Roses on Stiletto Nails

Suzie Moskal demonstrates how to create a stunning set of 3-D acrylic stiletto nails with roses in this step-by-step tutorial.

NTNA S. 6 Challenge 1: 3-D Geometric Nail Art (Stella)

For NTNA Challenge 1, sponsored by Orly, contestants created nails using the company’s Builder in a Bottle, based on the theme “Seeing Clearly.” Here is Stella Sampson’s entry.

3-D Black & White French Gel Flower Design

Amy Becker shows how to create a fun twist, a black-and-white French 3-D gel nail design using Masterpiece gel paints and gel-polish.

NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Beru)

Beru Lalli (Vancouver, BC, Canada) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "I took to the Internet and looked up a few of my favorite artists — females in the music industry with a distinct strong individualistic image. Missy Slliot. M.I.A. Kesha. Within these videos I saw a lot of color and A LOT of gold. Both Missy Elliot and M.I.A. had these dope gold chains so that's where I got that inspiration from."

Day 3: Shapely Sparkles Nail Art

Stephany Safronovich, Lovely Nails by Steph, Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada

Bobbleheads With “Max”-imum Impact

Recently, Exclusive Nail Couture CEO and director of education Max Estrada had the unique experience of seeing himself immortalized in a series of bobblehead dolls.

Light Elegance 3-D Flower

Light Elegance Gels are engineered to perform well on any type of nail, from full-coverage color saturation to free edge-extended Frenches, and even 3-D sculpting.