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For the new year, we're bringing you two new blogs.The first is Competition Insider, a closer look and commentary on the professional nail competition circuit. Number-one competitor Lynn Lammers will be blogging twice weekly about upcoming
OK, so here we are getting ready for the first competition of the year. ISSE Long Beach. I love this trade show. Aside from it being in my own back yard, the convention center is right
America’s Beauty Show and the International Nail Technicians Association (INTA) are now accepting entries for the STARZ 2010 Nail Design Photo Competition. The exclusive photo competition is open to nail techs worldwide and entries are due no
If you’re scrambling to think of interesting decorations for your salon this year, take a look at these nail tip Christmas ornaments from the Bellus Academy Beauty School in Poway, Calif. This could be a great way
Bold, usual-colored, and intricately-designed nails were popular backstage this season, Allure reports.
Nails by Angel Smith, Young Nails educator
Using an airbrush is a great way to expand your nail art creativity if you’re hesitant about your handpainting skills. Airbrush kits typically consist of stencils and paints that are used to quickly and easily spray intricate designs onto nails, and airguns typically come in single-action and dual-action.
If you want to add some festive cheer to your acrylic repertoire, check out the Christmas nails of these two skilled techs.
Nails by Theresa “Mo” Lawrence, The Ultimate Spa & Salon, Madison, Wis.
Nails by Carol Kiley, Mes Amis Hair and Nail Studio, Bloomington, Ill.
Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.
Nails by Anh “Anime” Nguyen, Nails Image, Norfolk, Va.
Nails by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho
Nails by Ellen Nycz, Plainsboro, N.J.
Elaborate patterns, often geometric or botanical, that have their origins as a weaving style in the Middle Ages but today have expanded to curtains, wallpaper, apparel, and accessories.
A combination of artistic talent and civic pride gave Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood the opportunity of a lifetime. “I was chosen as the artist in residence to represent my city, the beautiful City of Poughkeepsie, for the opening of the Walkway Over The Hudson, a historic railroad bridge, built in 1888, that was turned into the world’s highest and longest pedestrian walkway,” says Ringwood-Wood, owner of My Nails Rock! in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Backscratchers’ Divine Design Nail Art accessories have a variety of colorful shapes and designs for techs to decorate clients’ nails.
