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Intricate floral stiletto nails won the NSI Free-hand Nail Art Competition, an online photo competition that invited nail techs from around the globe to use NSI acrylic or gel to create nail art designs. The entries were judged by Vicki Peters, Denise Wright, and Debbie Doerrlamm, who looked for difficulty of design, use of color, originality, overall enhancement design, and first impression (or the “wow” factor).
Inspired by the polished looks of the opposite sex, women are donning softer versions of men’s staples like fitted blazers, pinstripes, and button-down shirts.
NAILS’ Self-Portrait Contest has taken an international turn this year—the winner is Sri Lanka-based K. Prasad Silva Rajapaksa. A nail technician at Salon Cheveux in Colombo, Rajapaksa wowed the judges with her detailed depiction of herself. Closer to home, Alice Norton, a tech at Sydney Albert SalonSpa in Princeton, N.J., took second place and Shamina J. Di Mauro of Advanced Images and Nail Center in Baldwin, N.Y., claimed third.
Nails by Michelle Kelcher, Tough as Nailz, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
Nails by Carrie Sweeney, Goodrich, Mich.
Nails by Cassie Kohr, Academy of Beauty by Patsy & Rob, Cottleville, Mo.
Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.
Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland, Ohio.
Build a full structure nail with your choice of Young Nails’ acrylic powder. Smear Speed White, Tickle Me Purple, and Rainbow Purple as your background.
Build a full structure nail with your choice of Young Nails’ acrylic powder. Smear a pearl of Rainbow Yellow from corner to corner creating a diagonal stripe down the center.
Young Nails educator Amanda Dodge shares her step-by-step for how she creates glitter toes using the manufacturer’s products.
The London Nailympics was a big success this year. On September 19-20, some of the best nail artists in the world gathered to take part in the 6th annual London Nailympics contest at the Olympia Beauty
Before using reverse application, sculpt a thin transparent free edge with Speed Clear flush to the natural nail. Build body with Cover Peach.
For Las Vegas-based Melissa Osburn, every day brings with it the promise of a new and exciting challenge — the challenge of creating a new nail design to showcase on her blog The Daily Nail. Osburn’s
Before using reverse application, sculpt a thin transparent free edge with Speed Clear flush to the natural nail. Build body with Cover Peach.
Nail art superstars Viv Simmonds and Catherine Wong will be back in the U.S. in November — this time offering a “Couture Nail” class, with a designer nail giveaway. Along with special guest Gina Silvestro, Simmonds and
