Day 150: Confetti Nail Art
Anne Goldsmith, The Painted Nail, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Anne Goldsmith, The Painted Nail, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Rebecca M. Rodriguez, Harlingen, Texas

The applications came in for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist sponsored by CND. We excitedly read through every answer, watched YouTube video diaries, gazed in awe at nail art photos, and scoured social media to narrow it down to the Top 24.

Former Kupa Inc., master educator Sindy Mark recently branched out on her own to start a nail art-focused education program called The Nail Art Academy. Based in San Francisco, Calif., the classes she offers are designed to help students increase their technical and creative skillset and increase income by adding innovative nail art to their service menus.

Encourage clients to show their love for dad by replicating this Father’s Day design on their nails.

The new collection from Shooting Star allows clients to express themselves for prom or wedding season.
Carrie Timmons, Perfectly Polished, Mayville, Wis.

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Elaine Watson, vice president of marketing and sales for Star Nail International, shows how to use a stick of uncooked spaghetti to easily pick up and place rhinestones.
Anja Irrittje, Bad Schwartau, Germany
Patriotic nail art for Memorial Day 2014.
Rosa Vargas, Nails by Rosa, Palm Springs, Fla.
Cynthia McKenzie-Cook, Modish Nails by Cynthia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Amy Gustafson, Diamond Nails Studio, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Mami Griffin, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Greg Salo shows a mermaid-inspired design using Young Nails acrylics and glitters.
Brooke Ostler, Heavenly Hair, Burley, Idaho

In the April 2014 issue of Allure, nail blogger Jessica Washick used three contrasting hues to create a host of looks. The colors she used are: Julep's Malia, Rimmel London's Mintilicious, and Tom Ford's Beauty Sugar Dune.