For NTNA Challenge 9, sponsored by Gel II, contestants were asked to create a Hawaii-themed 3-D nail design across 10 nail tips (not shown on actual hands). The design must include a volcano. Here is Carly Snyr’s entry. See all four entries here.
For NTNA Challenge 9, sponsored by Gel II, contestants were asked to create a Hawaii-themed 3-D nail design across 10 nail tips (not shown on actual hands). The design must include a volcano. Here is Ashton Harlan’s entry. See all four entries here.
Denise Heavner, Jefferson, Ohio
Claire Roberts, The Broken Bristle Salon & Spa, Yuba City, Calif. @beauty_by_claire_
Latahna Fulton, Style Up Salon, Camp Verde, Ariz.
Susy Phoung, Nails Club, Hixson, Tenn.
Samantha Cedergren, The Nail Studio, Coconut Creek, Fla. @samanthalanettenails
Hayley Tickle, Nailz By Hailz, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. @nailzbyhailz
Lauren Wireman of Wildflowers Nails shows how to create a subtle flower nail art design.
Sarah R shows how to create an iridescent scale design using stamping and nail art tape.
Hai Hoang, Five Stars Nails, London, Ontario, Canada
Denise Heavner shows how to encapsulate opal and gold foil in clear gel.
For NTNA Challenge 8, sponsored by Kupa, contestants were asked to create a carved triptych (set of three) design on nail tips, placed on an actual hand for the final look. Here is Ashton Harlan’s entry. See all five entries here.
Syncia Seguin, St. Eugene, Ontario, Canada
Becky Bunnell, Nailed by Becky, St. George, Utah
Aly Barbosa, Aly's Nails, Arlington, N.J.
Nail tech Amy Masters wanted to prove that the same art techs offer on nails — often for little or no money — could sell for much more if it was reproduced on a larger canvas.