When thinking of a name for their Tumblr account, sisters Donne and Ginny Geer agreed that “Hey, nice nails!” was the best compliment a woman could get. The blog got so popular that these sisters decided to open a salon together after finding they couldn’t both be hired to do nails at the same location. While completing their first book, Nail Candy, the Geers transformed a 1920’s building into a hip nail salon in downtown Long Beach’s arts district. Hey, Nice Nails is now more than just a compliment, it’s a haven for nail art junkies around the world.
This nail-art design was created by Shawntay Johnson.
In this step-by-step video, Pamela Thompson of Designer Nail Products shows how to create a My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Nail Art Design.
You never know what things will cross your path in this industry! I was asked to submit a photo for a nail art competition in New Zealand. The nail professionals there were provided only with the photo
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create an owl design using gel-polish.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create embellished nail art using acrylics and glitter.
As I visited Chi Nail Bar in Beverly Hills, Calif., I wanted to take a picture of my stunning “Joker Nails,” created by Lexi Kumasaka. I wanted to take the photo with a backdrop of something
When I agreed to work at Kim's salon, I didn't know this Leslie/Leah woman was the manager. Everything happened so quickly. I knew Kim and her mom, Jas, were there, but not Leah. So I show
LCN educator Gail Eddy created this fun patriotic nail design to celebrate Independence Day featuring gels, stamps, and free-hand brushing techniques.
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create a 3-D cat and bow using colored acrylics.
Where does a top nail competitor get her ideas? In the case of New York City-based nail tech Erina Ogawa, they come from shoes, clothes, furniture, or just her imagination.
Photo courtesy of picollecta.comDid you get your bid in?Soon after our blog post about Lady Gaga’s acrylic nail being available for sale on Picollecta.com, the embellished black-and-gold enhancement reached the reserve bid.And on May 30, the
Everyone in the nail industry was excited to see the mani cam come to red carpets throughout awards season. This step-and-repeat for the hands came with a mini red carpet and was a huge hit at
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI guest artist Adela Munoz shows how to create leopard spots using gel-polish.
Check out some of the hottest nail trends from our red carpet mani cam at the Premiere Orlando beauty show.
Multi-Colored Metallics: Young Nails educator Melissa De La Cruz created the May 2013 cover of NAILS with an "almanetto" shape, a hybrid of the almond and stiletto nails.
Remember when we told you about Breanne Trammell, an aspiring (and now licensed) nail artist who wanted to travel across the United States doing nails (in a canned ham trailer, no less)! Well, readers, Trammell is
