
Lavender Sparkle Spa Pedicure
Andre's East Hairstyling of Sewall's Point, Fla., offers a Lavender Sparkle Spa Pedicure to clients.

Andre's East Hairstyling of Sewall's Point, Fla., offers a Lavender Sparkle Spa Pedicure to clients.

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, CND education ambassador Shelena Robinson shows how to create a netting effect with pure pigments over acrylics.

A student wins, a nail artist emerges: When we met Ashley Gregory at America’s Beauty Show (ABS) in Chicago, she was a nail student who had just won the International Nail Technician of the Year division in the Stars Photo Competition.

More than 19,000 salon owners and beauty professionals made their way to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 21-24 for the International Beauty Show. Over 160 classes, conferences, and workshops were conducted at the event by leading industry professionals. Don’t miss next year’s show, June 14-16, 2014.

Flip through NAILS’ photo gallery for some of the highlights of this Las Vegas beauty trade show.

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, CND education ambassador Shelena Robinson shows how to create a color fade with pure pigments over Shellac.

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, CND education ambassador Shelena Robinson shows how to create a turtle shell nail effect using acrylics.

Lately the art rage online and at shows has been the new Empower Nail Art. The Fingernail Fixer Holly Schippers was curious and thought you would like to join me in seeing what it can do with polish.

This group of fragranced lotions helps restore moisture to your clients' skin.

Learn how to apply and remove CND's Vinylux, a new, long-lasting polish system that features week-long wear, a self-adhering color coat, and durability without a UV-lamp cure.

Take a look at these pedicure systems available to nail techs and see what will keep the clients coming back.

CND's Roxanne Valinoti suggests using Brisa Lite Smoothing Gel as a stand-alone correction service for clients whose nails are slightly less than perfect.
CND is as well known for its science-backed product innovations as it is for its fun parties, and on Sunday, June 2, the nail manufacturer brought the two together to celebrate the official industry launch of

As always, Premiere Orlando was a show for the books. The massive beauty show, which took place June 2-3, hosted beauty professionals and industry manufacturers from around the globe.

The cornerstone of the nail industry’s foundation, acrylics helped build the manicuring business into what it is today. Manufacturers are still continuing to innovate and improve upon the products and techniques. With support from manufacturers and with die-hard acrylic clients, the art of an acrylic sculpt and 3-D design is thriving among the latest generation of acrylic nail technicians. Here are some of the latest acrylic products.

Lizzie Ellis uses a stylus to scrape rainbow shapes ino uncured Shellac.

CND nail artist Shelena Robinson shows how to apply and remove Vinylux polish.