
Sweet Samples
Allure showcases some great nail art samples from Valley in New York City. From flowers to lady bugs and lattice-inspired motifs, the pretty display is the perfect way to show off the salon staff’s impressive nail art skills.

Allure showcases some great nail art samples from Valley in New York City. From flowers to lady bugs and lattice-inspired motifs, the pretty display is the perfect way to show off the salon staff’s impressive nail art skills.
Louise Callaway, Noble Nails (Cambridgeshire, UK)
Rena Williamson (Victoria, BC, Canada)
Guin Deadman, Shear Magic Styling Salon (Grand Junction, Colo.)
Tricia Baldwin, Studio Salons (West Jordan, Utah)
Natasha Harton, Shabby Chic Nail Studio (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Olivia Gordon, The Kru (Lancaster, CA)

A 3-D rose livens up this nail look by Raquel Pimentel, Hesperia, Calif.

To make these flowers, Odyssey Nail educator Tammi Merrit used the Arabella Fantasy Forms to pre-design the flowers, which were then peeled off and placed onto these acrylic nails.

Nail tech Vinny Patel has launched a series of tutorial DVDs to share his skills with other techs.
Angela Smith, Fingers & Feet (Gladstone, Qld, Australia)
Tammy Alcalá Chaves, Salão Belíssima (Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil)

Light Elegance Gels are engineered to perform well on any type of nail, from full-coverage color saturation to free edge-extended Frenches, and even 3-D sculpting.
Shannon Byrd, The Nail Designer @ Neon Beach (Albemarle, NC)
Angela Smith, Educator for Lish Nail Creations (Gladstone, QLD, Australia)

Ten nail artists say “thank you” to moms everywhere.

Started in 2002, the Beautytech Strut Your Stuff online nail art and enhancement contest has truly become an international event, with entrants from such far-flung locales as Tokyo, Singapore, Poland, and the Netherlands.