
Down Mexico Way
In September, Mexican nail techs gathered to compete at the Puerta Vallarta Nail Art Contest. Competitors had two hours to create a full set of decorated nails working solely by hand.

In September, Mexican nail techs gathered to compete at the Puerta Vallarta Nail Art Contest. Competitors had two hours to create a full set of decorated nails working solely by hand.

Nails by Cassie Fero, Eugene, Ore.
Simona Davidikova, WAH Nails (London)
Gina Silvestro, Michael K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon (Cranston, R.I.)
Tabby Busboso, Nails By Tabby (Kailua, Hawaii)
Johanna Rivera, VIP Nails (Arecibo, Puerto Rico)
Sayoko Takahashi (Tokyo)
Keiko Matsui, Glam Nail Studio (Richmond, BC, Canada)
Lisa Barclay, Beautiful Nailz (Hillbank, South Australia)
Mandy Tsang, Winning Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

If you want to add some festive cheer to your acrylic repertoire, check out the Christmas nails of these two skilled techs.

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

These beautiful nails earned Sydney, Australia-based nail tech Olga Menshikova a top-place finish in the first online nail competition sponsored by Nail Tips, a forum for techs from Australia and New Zealand.

EZ Flow’s colored acrylic collections allow you to free your mind and create endless combinations of colors and art to keep clients enthralled year-round. The collections Time to Shine, Pastel, Earth Stone, and Rainbow offer unique shades for nails, and the Competition White Series has superior performance and adhesion.

Nail tech Christie Gibson demonstrates how to create a 3D acrylic flower.

Get the step-by-step for nail artist Clara Hostetter’s signature style.

The theme was Las Vegas at the 7th International Nail Art Championship in Warsaw, Poland; the competition is part of the International Nail Care Forum and Fair and Nails Professional 2008. The winning designs showed a keen understanding of the glitzy U.S. city.