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Orly has recently introduced it’s new Instant Artist Collection — “an extensive color palette designed to satisfy the most exotic of tastes and allow clean and precise designs to be achieved by artists at every skill
After reading Hannah’s “On My Mind: What Inspires You?” in the June issue of NAILS, I found myself asking what truly does inspire me? What is it that inspires me to continue on doing what I
Nail art step-by-steps from Orly International.
I'm sitting here asking myself what's next? Well, I still haven't won a first place trophy for an art category so I guess I better start practicing that, eh? The next art category that I will
Light Elegance’s new Glitter Gels for the summer and spring come in six fantastic shades.
When we asked Orange, Calif.-based celebrity nail artist Elsbeth Schuetz to come up with a toenail art design for this month’s cover, she brought us a whole slew of nail tips to choose from. While her hand-painted nail art is always super creative and artistic, we wanted to go with something a little more simple and wearable for the cover. Inspired by tone-on-tone patterns, she created this faux-snakeskin design using layered polish and diamond-shaped rhinestones.
The Cocktails, Anyone? theme for the hand-painted nail art contest inspired these great winners.
When it comes to making edge nails, the most important part of the sculpt is to have a crisply creased form so the acrylic falls perfectly into place and gives you that nice edgy look.
Well, maybe not easy. But Star Nail’s global education director Elaine Watson has a quick tip on how to get a better performance out of acrylic for 3-D designs.
Young Nails Imagination Art Acrylic Powders can be used to create an amazing variety of nail designs. The powders come in four collections of solid colors, plus five collections of glitters, and they handle well so techs can create intricate designs.
C. A. Therien offers a wide variety of handmade fimo clay canes for beautiful nail art. Fimo canes are easily cut into thin slices, or designs can be purchased in convenient pre-cut packs. Fimo can be encased in acrylic or gel, or glued on top of polish and sealed with a gel top coat.
Catherine Wong gives NAILS readers a peak into her step-by-step nail art books.
Nails by Natalie Wolfe Wargo, Shear Innocence, Johnstown, Pa.
Nails by Tracey Nguyen, Envy Nails, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nails by Kelly-Marie Daly, The Nail Sanctuary, Charleville, Ireland
Nails by Stephanie Saddler, Butta Fingers Nail Studio, Cleveland, Ohio
Nails by Nhung Nguyen, Angel Nails, Knoxville, Tenn.
