NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 1: Venetian Mask Nail Art (Ilona)

For NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 1, sponsored by Swarovski, contestants were asked to choose an emotion and bring it to life on five nail tips. The completed design should have some 3-D element on it. Here is Ilona Vasiliauskiene’s entry.

Nails for NTNA S. 3 Challenge #9 Out the Door (Winnie)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 4 contestant Winnie Huang shows her inspiration and nail tutorial for NTNA Challenge #9, Animated Short, sponsored by INM. Click here to see all four entries

NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 2: Rainbow Nail Art (Jessica)

For NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 2, sponsored by Swarovski, contestants were asked to create wearable nail art inspired by Swarovski’s Nail Art Report. The report identified three nail art wearing personas including The Crystal Lover, The Color Freak, and The Style Setter. Swarovski chose at random which competitor would be inspired by which persona for the challenge. This is Jessica's entry.

NTNA Challenge #2: In Too Deep (Karrie)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Top 11 contestant, Karrie Bowers from Morgantown, W.Va., created a set of 3-D gel sculptured nails across five nail tips based on the theme of Week 2 sponsor Bio Seaweed Gel’s fall/winter 2014 color collection, In Too Deep. Click here to see all 11 Challenge #2 nail tips.

NTNA S.7 Challenge 9: Unicorn Nail Art (Stella)

For the ninth NTNA S.7 challenge sponsored by KUPA, contestants were asked to create nail art inspired by one of KUPA's MANIPro Passports. This is Stella Sampson's entry. See all four entries here.

Meet Nail Artist Jessica Hood, NTNA Finalist!

Meet Jessica Hood, one of the Top 13 Finalists in Season 10 of our Next Top Nail Artist competition!

NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Konstantina)

Konstantina Tsihlas (Athens, Greece) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "The first thing that came to my mind was Lady Gaga playing piano. I admire Lady Gaga because she is a good singer, she is unique and she is not afraid to be different and do all that crazy stuff. She usually plays piano at her concerts and it's my favorite instrument. I searched through the Internet and decided to make her with a bow on her hair because that was her characteristic appearance. I also wanted to create an MTV music award because it's the biggest prize-giving. Another thing that I decided to create on my nail for this subject was a CD case. Ι wanted  my CD case to open and take out the CD. It wasn't that easy but I figured out a way to do it!"

Meet Nail Artist Sarah Petersen, NTNA Finalist!

Meet Sarah Petersen, one of the Top 13 Finalists in Season 10 of our Next Top Nail Artist competition!

Nails for NTNA S. 5 Pre-Challenge #2: Unexpected Pairings (Ashley)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 18 contestant Ashley Thornton shows her inspiration and nail tutorial for NTNA Pre-Challenge #2, New Perspectives, sponsored by Swarovski.