ABS Chicago 2016: NAILS Attends Cosmetologists Chicago Board Meeting
NAILS joined CND and NTNA Season 2 winner Lavette Cephus for the Cosmetologists Chicago Board Meeting that kicked off America's Beauty Show 2016.
NAILS joined CND and NTNA Season 2 winner Lavette Cephus for the Cosmetologists Chicago Board Meeting that kicked off America's Beauty Show 2016.
Guest contributor, Braden Jahr recaps his weekend at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.

Beauty Changes Lives held its fourth annual event following the first day of ABS Chicago. The BCL Experience was titled Shout Your Beauty and featured NextGen artists walking the runway with their models at Chicago's Soldier Field.

America's Beauty Show dedicated a large section of the show floor to the Nails Central. NAILS editors interviewed some key exhibitors to find out what's flying off the shelves.

The event held at McCormick Place West in downtown Chicago also presented its first Nails Central, a hub packed with suppliers, educators, and demos.

See the nail looks that we spotted at America’s Beauty Show.

Winnie Huang wins the third season of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.

Season three has been a record-breaking shake-up of international proportions. After 10 tough weeks, three nail artists are left standing. On March 13 at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago, only one will be named NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.
I have to start off by recognizing all those who have perfected the art of acrylic! I’ve completed two weeks of acrylic work and it’s definitely an art and a skill. I never thought it would be easy but the ratio for that bead is serious work!

CND’s new Spa Collection is infused with the nurturing essences of fruits and flowers to effectively prep, purify, and restore the skin.

Fresh off of Fashion Week, NAILS takes you behind the scenes to a place few have gone before, The CND Design Lab.

Why conform? Color your way. Go all out with new shades of daring, unique color. Go metallic. Go bring. Go dark. Just go play: http://www.nailsmag.com/article/114095/cnd-introduces-creative-play-nail-polish-line

The collection of nail polish debuts with 80 colors across 10 finishes.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 3 contestant Winnie Huang shares her nail diary for the final challenge of season three, Beauty Changes Lives, sponsored by CND. Click here to see all three entries.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 3 contestant Sarah Elmaz shares her nail diary for the final challenge of season three, Beauty Changes Lives, sponsored by CND. Click here to see all three entries.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 3 contestant Celina Ryden shares her nail diary for the final challenge of season three, Beauty Changes Lives, sponsored by CND. Click here to see all three entries.

CND partnered with Advance Beauty College (ABC), for this year’s Tet Festival and Little Saigon Tet Parade on Feb. 12 – 14 to honor the Vietnamese-American community and its tremendous contributions to the professional nail industry. Hollywood legends Tippi Hedren and Kiều Chinh recently joined CND's Jan Arnold to honor the Vietnamese-American community and to offer an exclusive sneak peek at an exciting new product set to launch in April.