
Mexican Holiday
Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Nails by Sayaka Sako of Atelier May Salon in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Nails by Sayaka Sako of Atelier May Salon in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Nails by Sayaka Sako of Atelier May Salon in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We gave 10 innovative nails techs a hodge-podge of items and instructed them to create five nail tips using only the items in their box full of goodies. As you can see, all came away with different creations using exactly the same materials.

Nails by Mary Seitzinger of Nail Sensation in Columbus, Ohio.

Nails by Mary Seitzinger of Nail Sensation in Columbus, Ohio.

Nails by Mary Seitzinger of Nail Sensation in Columbus, Ohio.

Nails by Julie Kellos, an independent artistic nail instructor based in Layton, Utah.

Nails by Julie Kellos, an independent artistic nail instructor based in Layton, Utah.

Nails by Julie Kellos, an independent artistic nail instructor based in Layton, Utah.

Jessica-Marie Ellison, an instructor at Yorkville School of Makeup and Esthetics in Toronto, picked up the award for Nail Tech Artist of the Year.

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.

Nails by Andrea Van Luchene, The Nail Studio in Gaylord, Mich.