Day 153: "C" Is for Cookie Nail Art
Teacher Angie Roman (full set and Cookie Monster) and Student Denise Rodriguez (3-D cookies and crumbs), ABC Cosmetology School (Chicago, IL)
Teacher Angie Roman (full set and Cookie Monster) and Student Denise Rodriguez (3-D cookies and crumbs), ABC Cosmetology School (Chicago, IL)
Diane Self, Images Salon and Day Spa (Safford, Arizona)
I’ve enjoyed reading your messages and have some answers for your myth questions that you can share with clients! Gel nails are better for your nails then liquid and powder.False. To quote Greg Salo from Young Nails,

Nail technician Oksanna Cobb had a chance to go to Guam recently, where she was inspired to create these brightly colored nails.
Olivia Gordon, The Kru (Lancaster, CA)
Asumi Kanene Williams (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Igor Jovic, Estetik Studio (Aleksinac, Serbia)
Michelle Waddell
Sarah Tennant, Sarz Nails & Beauty (Deniliquin, NSW, Australia)
Lisa Anderson, Avanti Salon (Sparks, Nevada)
We have covered great cuticle work as an option to help prevent lifting. If you work with liquid-and-powder products another culprit can be the mix ratio. The mix ratio can vary from company to company, so

When you work with liquid and powder, one of the key elements is mix ratio. Here Holly Schippers, our FingerNailFixer, some tips on figuring out how to check and perfect your mix ratio.

Magnetic instructor Ingeborg Mensonides demonstrates how to create almond-shaped nails with acrylic.
Do liquid-and-powder smile lines elude you? Does it feel like a jigsaw puzzle and someone is playing a joke on you by withholding some of the pieces? Smile lines have always been a struggle for me

FingerNailFixer shows you how to perfect (and practice) your smile lines with acrylic.

Texting can put a damper on the edges of clients’ thumbnails and throw off the whole shape of the nail. Here’s a quick fix, in between fills and/or polish changes, from Dianna Medeiros of Woodbury Heights, N.J.

Olivia Gordon of Lancaster, Calif., has a popular following for her unique “Picture Book” nails.