A Message to Parents: Is Your Child Old Enough for Nail Enhancements?
Holly educates and advises parents whose kids have asked to get artificial nails.
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Holly educates and advises parents whose kids have asked to get artificial nails.
Iris Unique offers a new line of raw, natural crystals, said to have unique healing properties, for use in nail art.
Katie Barnes explains how to use a nail form to sculpt an almond nail shape.
For NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 1, sponsored by Swarovski, contestants were asked to choose an emotion and bring it to life on five nail tips. The completed design should have some 3-D element on it. Here is Kelsey Waldo’s entry.
During week four, we had lectures on pedicures and on skin structure, growth, and nutrition.
This month we asked nail techs: Do you refer to acrylics as “acrylics” or “liquid and powder”? Do you feel the term “acrylic” is out of date?
I hope this tutorial video will help you unravel the mystery of the liquid-and-powder smile line.
Learn how to angle your brush when applying liquid-and-powder product so there is minimal need for filing.
Even though mix ratio is fundamental to learning about liquid-and-powder acrylic application, it’s still one of the biggest challenges for nail professionals in the salon. The performance and longevity of our product is hugely affected by an incorrect mix ratio.
You probably know the essential differences between the products and nails terms you use in the salon every day — like soft gel versus hard or LED light versus UV. But could you provide a clear explanation to a curious client? And what about those fuzzy terms that can mean different things to different people? Here's a terminology "cheat sheet" we hope will help keep us all on the same page.