
Fresh French
Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.

Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.

Don your berets, because Orly’s new Instant Artist Collection promises to help you achieve clean, precise, and colorful nail art designs at every skill level. The collection features 24 water-based shades that each come with a tapered brush for exact placement. The collection also includes four tools: a detailer brush, striper brush, dotter duo, and design tear-off cards that offer suggested step-by-steps.

When Princess Gard decided to attend America’s Beauty Show (ABS) earlier this year, she had no idea what to expect. Little did she know her entry would not only win her $500, but also a spot on the cover of NAILS Magazine.
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. Congratulations to

Star Nail's new 1/2-oz. Striping Brush with Cleaner is a long thin brush that soaks in a cleaning solution.
We’re still catching up from Cosmoprof in Las Vegas and we’ll be posting more info on all the new products and happenings soon, but I wanted to share a quick photo. This is Melissa Osburn and

LeChat’s CM Nail Art Kit includes nine CM Paintbrush colors with short brushes for detailed work, and nine colors with longer brushes for striping.

Gracia Beauty’s Gel System combines functional and well-performing soak-off gels with a nail art sensibility so techs can create endless nail art designs. The gels are available in convenient kits that suit each tech’s need, with a basic kit for simple sculpts and Frenches, an intermediate kit for nail art, and full-color gel lines of more than 100 colors.

Associate publisher and editor Hannah Lee takes a look into the lives of two very in-demand, jetsetting celebrity nail techs for a day.

Nails by Tracey Nguyen, Envy Nails, Oklahoma City

Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland

Nails by Cassie Kohr, Academy of Beauty by Patsy & Rob, Cottleville, Mo.

Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.

Nails by Tanya Arcuri-Gout, Unlimited Expectations, Poland, N.Y.

Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.

Fruit-inspired colors and patterns brighten up summer styles, as the noted look of Carmen Miranda moves to the next level.

Glamour magazine suggests 75 little summer beauty changes for its readers. For nails, try a statement manicure.