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Tucked into the corners of dark ballrooms at nail shows, some of the best nail technicians in the world compete against one another, sculpting dazzling nail art designs and perfectly precise C-curves. But what is it like to be a competitor? NAILS takes a quick look at the competition schedule of one veteran and one novice competitor at ISSE Long Beach this past January.
INM's Rachel Mouritsen explains the difference between applying odorless acrylics and standard acrylics.
Young Nails’ C-Curve Sticks are designed to create the perfect C-curve in seven different shapes.
This method for backfilling pink-and-white enhancements takes only a few seconds to learn, but it can save minutes on your service times and give you beautiful, laser-crisp smile lines. Lammers says once you’ve mastered this technique, you’ll wonder why you did it any other way.
OPI educator and guest artist Lynn Ackerson-Warren gives some quick tips on acrylic backfills.
Used properly, a C-curve stick can help you create the ideal curve.
Reduce your time doing colored acrylic fills by using this "Reverse Application" method.
Why does my acrylic sometimes appear cloudy? Your technical questions answered!
Lifting acrylic nails are frustrating to the nail tech and annoying to the client. Left uncorrected, they could trap water and be the first step toward a bacterial infection. But before we get defensive and start pointing fingers, let’s check out the nails — and let them do the talking.
