Secrets From the CND Design Lab

Fresh off of Fashion Week, NAILS takes you behind the scenes to a place few have gone before, The CND Design Lab.

Old School - A Look at the Pioneering Companies of the Nail Business

NAILS wouldn’t be celebrating its 20th anniversary if it weren’t for the support of many manufacturers in our industry. To help us celebrate this landmark, we talked to the top brass at several companies that have been around from our very beginning.

NYFW: Lauren Wireman Does Jan Arnold’s Nails

Lauren Wireman traveled to New York Fashion Week to assist CND nail artists creating runway nails. She ended up also getting the opportunity to design NYFW nails for CND co-founder Jan Arnold. 

ABS 2012: Nails Are Getting Longer, says CND’s Jan Arnold

“Nail lengths are getting longer,” observed CND co-founder Jan Arnold during the company’s Shellac Couture event today on The Runway at America’s Beauty Show. I caught up with Jan backstage after the show to find out more

I Heart CND Event Brings Nail Trends to Nail Professionals

In February, CND hosted the first ever “I Heart CND” event at Nail Supply House in San Gabriel, Calif.

Creative’s Founder Honored for Pioneering Efforts

Creative Nail Design's Dr. Stuart Nordstrom was honored for his extraordinary contribution to the field of cosmetology

Inside BBSI Show - 1998

Tricks of the Trade: Student Wins Day of Mentorship with CND

Mentoring a new nail tech can be a rewarding experience for both the mentor and the mentee. After winning a Beauty Changes Lives student competition, Marinello Schools of Beauty student Cheyanne Birchall was awarded a day of mentorship with CND co-founder Jan Arnold. Here, they both share their experiences attending Beauty Buzz 2012 in Detroit and inspiring each other.

Does This Mean We’ll See Nails on Cindy Crawford?

What does Revlon Consumer Products Corp. s acquisition of Creative Nail Design Systems, Inc., mean to Revlon, Creative, and the rest of the industry?