See Holly's Sugar Skull Nails From Orlando

Holly created these cool sugar skull nails to wear at Premiere Orlando.

Brain Training

Video Doesn’t Lie

 Nail tech Jesse Bruner, owner of Jesse David Nail Design in Wilmington, Del., suggests videotaping yourself as you work.

Whistle While You Work

Here’s a compilation of physical and mental activities — everything from stretching to rewiring — that can change your outlook and help you see that morning or midday cup of coffee as half full.

Return of the Nail Wrap

As shorter nails trend, many nail techs are using nail wraps as a way to give their clients stability while still maintaining that natural look. And as nail wraps make their way back into the limelight, other creative product uses are emerging as well. 

Fashion Re-Imagined As Nail Art

The Fall 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan for Latinas offers some new nail art techniques, inspired by fashion re-imagined as nail art. 

Lessons from My First Year

Nail techs share the most important things they learned as newbies in the real world.

Flexing 3-D Gel Polish

As nail art and soak-off gels are becoming more trendy these days, Chris Mans, an educator for Bio Sculpture Gel, has developed a technique to create 3-D art with soak-off gel only — using no glue or acrylic.

1 Nail Art Design, 4 Ways

Something as simple as a palette change can make the design almost unrecognizable from one client to the next.