
Where the Heart Is
Nails by Leticia Lujan, Attitudes with Style, Bakersfield, Calif.

Nails by Leticia Lujan, Attitudes with Style, Bakersfield, Calif.
Keiko Matsui, Glam Nail Studio (Richmond, BC, Canada)

Nails by Natalie Wolfe Wargo, Shear Innocence, Johnstown, Pa.

A Los Angeles manicurist tells Allure that brick red is this season's solution to brighten up sallow winter skin.

If you want to add some festive cheer to your acrylic repertoire, check out the Christmas nails of these two skilled techs.

Nails by Theresa “Mo” Lawrence, The Ultimate Spa & Salon, Madison, Wis.

Nails by Carol Kiley, Mes Amis Hair and Nail Studio, Bloomington, Ill.

Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.

Nails by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

Nails by Ellen Nycz, Plainsboro, N.J.

Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.

Nails by Leticia Kennar, Native Touch, Burien, Wash.

Nails by Ellen Nycz, Plainsboro, N.J.

Step-by-step by Brenda Baker, Miss LaVon’s Beauty College, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Nails by Brenda Baker, Miss LaVon’s Beauty College, Oklahoma City, Okla.

As our world becomes more accessible and international, NAILS thought it would be fun to put a global spin on the classic “French” nail. Experienced nail artist Becky Bence of Salon 505: The Day Spa in Austin, Texas, created these international “French” looks by using acrylic craft paint and the different nations’ flags as inspiration.

Nails by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo