Tattoos and Nail Glue
I find myself looking for inspiration again. The Sacramento show is the final competition of the year and the art competition at that event is hand-painted nail art, with a “tattoo” theme. I feel like this
I find myself looking for inspiration again. The Sacramento show is the final competition of the year and the art competition at that event is hand-painted nail art, with a “tattoo” theme. I feel like this
You have until July 12, 2010, to enter NAILS’ Self-Portrait Contest. All you have to do is paint a miniature portrait of yourself on a nail tip and you could win $100 from NAILS. (Click here to
Attention Australian and New Zealand nail techs: it’s your time to shine in an online nail competition just for nail techs Down Under.Hosted by the Aussie Nail Tips Forum, the competition is to create French-style salon
iVillage Beauty & Style network recently posted a gallery called "The Most Outrageous Nails." They found some of the nails on our very own Nail Art Gallery, but some are new to us as well. Hadiyah
The NAILS Team (Sree, Cyndy, Hannah, Michelle and Kim) in our cute Green Apple Aprons.Partygoers enjoy their fun-filled goodie bags.New friends and old...everyone was busy mingling at the BeautyTech Networking BBQ.BeautyTech Webmaster and founder Debbie Doerrlamm
Got a way with fimo canes? C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts is sponsoring a Fimo Cane Nail Art Contest through September 1. All entries must include at least 60% fimo nail art from the Therien

Akzéntz Classic Gels are high-performance gels that can be combined with the Options Soak-Off Color Gels and Options Aurora Sparkle Gels to produce vibrant nail art designs and structurally sound enhancements.

A clever spin on nail art can come from a simple craft corner border hole punch. AII global educator MaeLing Parrish explains how she spreads soak-off gels flat over a piece of plastic and pops imprints out of them with a border punch. (According to Parrish, she uses soak-off gels because they are soft and flexible and don’t crack like traditional gels when they are used with a hole punch.) Take a look at these steps and see if you can score a knockout of your own.

Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.

Nails by Crystal Warner, Clip-It’s Hair and Nail Salon, Grove City, Ohio

Nails by Michelle Conde, Nails by Michelle, Miami

Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland

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

Nails by Christina Landeros, That Total Look Salon, Santa Maria, Calif.

Nautical stripes, calming blues, and elements like anchors say bon voyage to the confines of the boating world and hello to the mainstream.

Nail tech Deborah Lippmann recently created an extravagantly embellished manicure out of $100,000 worth of real diamonds.

When I went online to check out the winners of the CND Nail Style Competition, I had to doublecheck the name of the first-place winner. When I confirmed that it was really my name, I just started jumping and screaming — I’d just won an all-expense-paid trip to New York Fashion Week!