Here's a 10-minute recap of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2. We selected 24 semi-finalists for our second annual NAILS Next Top Nail Artist competition. The field was narrowed down to our Top 12 after two pre-challenges. For 10 weeks in September 2014, we gave our finalists a new challenge each week to showcase their skills in creating nail art looks based on a theme created by NAILS and each of our weekly sponsors (Bio Seaweed Gel, CND, Dashing Diva, Entity Beauty, Gel II, Gelish, INM, It’s So Easy, Orly International, SuperNail, and Young Nails). In addition to creating their nail art masterpieces, NAILS Next Top Nail Artist contestants shot step-by-step tutorials, video demos, and shared their entries via social media.
It’s the 40th anniversary of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and what better way to celebrate than with Gelish’s new Two-of-a-Kind color set and a Rocky Horror-inspired Challenge #8. Contestants were asked to create a Rocky Horror-inspired manicure that can be worn out for Halloween. The final set must include polish and gel-polish with the colors red, black, and white and a glow-in-the dark component. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 29th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-8gelishThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive an 18G LED lamp, ProHesion Master Kit, Fantastic Four pack, and 4 bottles of Gelish (an over $500 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
Light Elegance’s spring 2014 Glitter Gel collection is as wild as the weather, with glitters ranging from the classic red Be Mine to the sinister yet sexy Black Diamond.
The Dec/Jan issue of Teen Vogue offers a new holiday season mani: heavy-metal. Metallic manicures can be the perfect way to add sparkle to your look. Teen Vogue suggests you can make the glitter polish jewellike by dabbing the brush on just the tip or the base of the nail. Or you can layer glitter polish with a matte topcoat, leaving a 3-D effect that sparkles. Careful not to go overboard, though, because with too much, you can risk looking childish.
IBD introduces its new “Just Gel,” a 100% pure gel formula that wears like a gel but applies like a polish for a rich, even color coat that lasts. The system comes with its own Jet
The GELeration Essentials Kit, by Jessica Cosmetics, features self-leveling formulas that bond to the natural nail while maintaining ultimate flexibility.
Yvonne Vuong of LeChat polishes NAILS’ managing editor Sree Roy’s nail with the company’s Mood Gel-Polish. The gel-polish is applied with several coats and begins to change color when exposed to different temperatures. (You can show
