NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 5 Challenge #3 sponsored by LeChat asked contestants to create nail art showing two things or people that go together using gel-polish only. Here is Ashton's entry. Click here to see all 10 entries.
This year, the only online nail art competition for professionals celebrates its fifth anniversary. Beginning January 22, these 12 contestants will battle it out with new rules, new challenges, and new glory prizes.
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 5 Challenge #6 sponsored by Bio Seaweed Gel asked contestants to create a negative space design on two hands. Click here to see all seven entries. Here is Ashton's entry.
A couple of industry veterans took top honors in this year’s AVAs (Artists and Visionaries Awards) Nail Technician and Salon of the Year. With a number of new entries joining many familiar faces, NAILS Magazine congratulates MaeLing Parrish and M&M Nails and Wellness on winning this year’s coveted awards.
For NTNA Challenge 8, sponsored by Kupa, contestants were asked to create a carved triptych (set of three) design on nail tips, placed on an actual hand for the final look. Here is Ashton Harlan’s entry. See all five entries here.
For NTNA Challenge 9, sponsored by Gel II, contestants were asked to create a Hawaii-themed 3-D nail design across 10 nail tips (not shown on actual hands). The design must include a volcano. Here is Ashton Harlan’s entry. See all four entries here.
After years of reality shows focused on hair salons and hairstylists (Blow Out, Shear Genius, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Jerseylicious) the nail industry is finally getting our own reality show. Billed as a reality docu-soap series, TV Guide Network’s Nail Files follows the life of salon owner Katie Cazorla as she juggles her expanding business and her personal life.