2018 Nail Trend Forecast
The 2018 forecast calls for high-contrast elements, with a chance of bold political statements and elevated excellence.
by Sarah Waite
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The 2018 forecast calls for high-contrast elements, with a chance of bold political statements and elevated excellence.
Watch along every week with NAILS' Next Top Nail Artist 2014 winner Lavette Cephus as she reviews the wacky world of "Boss Nails" on Oxygen.
Tradeshows, such as the International Salon & Spa Expo, America’s Beauty Show, and Premiere Orlando, are a convenient way to gain a lot of nail knowledge in a short amount of time.Here are some ways to help your students get the most out of their first show.
Simone Gilbert (Victoria, Australia) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "Upon reading the theme for this week’s music challenge, I immediately thought back to my childhood. My Grandparents owned an old player piano, which is a piano that plays braille type musical scrolls. I created an antique-looking nail with musical notes swirling its way around the tip, where it takes off and becomes three dimensional. I decided to incorporate a gloss factor to symbolise the black piano keys that we would to press to mimic the music as it played. These childhood memories are amongst some of my fondest and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of reminiscing to create my nail for this challenge."
Jessica’s Red Alert Collection is the perfect kit to have for any nail polish emergency.
Patrice “Tracie” McNeal of WildSide Nailz Art Studio in Lancaster, Calif., shares her tutorial for creating these two-way golden acrylic abalone nails. Watch more videos by McNeal at www.youtube.com/ladynailz.
Thanks to their thinness, these decals can be layered and grouped.
Seantrease Eddy, Guru Nail Bar, Jacksonville, Fla.
Lauren Wireman creates a cartoon-ish bee on a nail tip using her Wildflowers Art Paints and custom brushes. Click here to see this design as a 15-second time-lapse.
St. George, Utah-based nail tech and So Gel educator Becky Bunnell recently enjoyed doing Mrs. Utah's nails for the Mrs. America Pageant.