Snow Queen UV Gel Winter Stiletto Nails

RDcorp, a Russian manufacturer, welcomes winter with this stiletto design using colored gels, nail art appliques, and glitter.

The New Nail Technician's Survival Guide

Is there life after graduation from cosmetology school? You bet there is! While developing good work habits and building a clientele don’t happen overnight, working on them early in your career will help you stay one vine swing ahead of the rest.

Pastel Reverse Gradient Striped Nails

Hannah Rox Nails creates this fun reverse gradient striped nail design using a sponge and striping technique.

Nail Trends from the Spring 2012 Fashion Week Runways

We saw tons of custom nail designs – created to specifically complement the presented garments. There were some fierce brights, inspired by the ’60s.

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 Tardis Motorcycle Dinosaur Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Weird. Wild. Fabulous. Jessica Warzyniak (Crown Point, Ind.) 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 Bohemian Eclectic Nails (NTNA S.3 Pre-Challenge #2)

Torie Bastian (Corwn Point, Ind.)  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.  

Chicago Style Nail Art

From Helen Maurene Cooper's new book, Paint & Polish: Cultural Economy and Visual Culture from the West Side showcases nail art from Chicago artists.

Key Tip Nail Art

Many nail artists love working with acrylic to create their masterpieces, but Cincinnati’s Marsha Lane (@da_nail_lady on Instagram) took it to the next level.