NTNA S. 6 Challenge 8: Rainbow Mandala Nail Art (Ashley)

For NTNA Challenge 8, sponsored by Kupa, contestants were asked to create a carved triptych (set of three) design on nail tips, placed on an actual hand for the final look. Here is Ashley Hoffman’s entry. See all five entries here.

NTNA S. 6 Challenge 5: Victoria Falls Nail Art (Ashley)

For NTNA Challenge 5, sponsored by EzFlow, contestants were asked to create one of the Seven Wonders of the World or Seven Natural Wonders of the World using EzFlow acrylics on a single hand. Here is Ashley Hoffman’s entry. See all eight entries here.

NAILS NTNA S. 4 Pre-Challenge #1

We tasked our Top 24 with creating nail art unlike anything we had seen before.

NTNA S. 7 Challenge 4: Flashy Vegas Nail Art (Giselle)

For the fourth NTNA S.7 challenge sponsored by Glitz Accessories & Such, contestants were asked to dazzle us with Las Vegas-inspired nail art. This is Giselle Caballero's entry.

NTNA Challenge #2: In Too Deep (Simone)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Top 11 contestant, Simone Gilbert from Melbourne, Australia created a set of 3-D gel sculptured nails across five nail tips based on the theme of Week 2 sponsor Bio Seaweed Gel’s fall/winter 2014 color collection In Too Deep. Click here to see all 11 Challenge #2 nail tips.

NTNA Challenge #4: Senegal and U.S. International Nails (Lauren)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Top 9 contestant, Lauren Boyd from Memphis, Tenn. create her own set of “International Nails” inspired by her great grandfather and great grandmother's struggle during the civil rights movement in Mississippi and Senegal, the last-known country of her family’s origin. The design is on five nail tips using a combination of mediums. www.nailsmag.com/ntna2014

Nails for NTNA S. 5 Pre-Challenge #2: Floral Future (Jenna)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 18 contestant Jenna Jupin shows her inspiration and nail tutorial for NTNA Pre-Challenge #2, New Perspectives, sponsored by Swarovski.

Let the Games Begin: Top 15 Announced for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist

We don't envy the judges who had to narrow the field but the Top 15 finalists have been selected. These nail artists will continue on and compete to be NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.

NTNA S. 6 Challenge 5: Great Pyramid Nail Art (Bojana)

For NTNA Challenge 5, sponsored by EzFlow, contestants were asked to create one of the Seven Wonders of the World or Seven Natural Wonders of the World using EzFlow acrylics on a single hand. Here is Bojana Radojicic's entry. See all eight entries here.