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

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

Nails by Bonnie Rios, Fingertips by Bonnie at Julie Johnson Salon, Riverside, Calif.
With Mother’s Day at the end of the week, your schedule is probably full of mother-daughter appointments. Why not bring in a little more revenue by upselling some themed nail art for the occasion? I found

Characterized by vibrant colors and eyecatching embellishments, Indian-inspired designs (à la Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto’s John Galliano dress at the Academy Awards) are the height of fashion.

Clients of Illusions Nail Salon in Johnson City, Tenn., get an eyeful when they walk into the salon. Owners Thomasina Alexander and Wendy Allen have decorated the space with a Nail Art Wall of Fame, a framed, regularly updated assortment of 12 of their artistic creations.

Step-by-step by Lee Barnes, Nails N Flight, Lanham, Md.

Step-by-step by Tahiam Isambert, Perry Anthony Salon & Spa Network, Wilmington, Del.

Step-by-step by Tracy Ann Majewski, Tips, Toes & Do’s at Kutter’s Hair Salon, Buffalo, N.Y.

Step-by-step by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

Step-by-step by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.

Step-by-step by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo

LeChat’s Nail Architecture acrylic system was created for the fashion-conscious individual. These designer color acrylic powders come in elegant packaging, and are strong and easy to apply. The Nail Architecture system offers a spectrum of colors that will enhance the elegance and appearance of any fashionable nail art design.

Have some fun with watermelon toes.
International nail art sensations Viv Simmonds (of Australia) and Catherine Wong (of Singapore) are joining forces to teach a “Designer Nails Extravaganza” class on June 16 in Las Vegas. As the editor in charge of NAILS

Glamour names beauty dos for achieving great looks.
I’ve taken a liking to newbie nail tech Michele Hoffman of Arizona. She’s been e-mailing me pictures of her nail art ever since she graduated from Charles of Italy Beauty College in Lake Havasu City about

Nails by Lee Barnes, Nails N Flight, Lanham, Md.