INM’s Jimmy the Swan came to life this past year in a series of animated shorts. Now it’s the contestants’ turn to make nail art come alive. The Top 4 were asked to create a fantasy nail art tip that has at least one movable component. The animated portion of the nail must be INM–related.The votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive a $500 gift certificate from INM, and one artist will be eliminated.
Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Nov. 5th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-9inm
You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
Tune in Mondays at 7PM to see who won last week, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out this week’s challenge:NAILS NTNA Challenge #4 is sponsored by Orly. Celebrating its “Made in L.A.” campaign, Orly asked each competitor to choose a classic Hollywood landmark and translate it onto a single hand using polish, gel-polish, or acrylic paints. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 1st at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-4-orlyThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive Orly’s Professional Gel Kit and an LED lamp ($200 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
Tune in Mondays at 6PM to see who won, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out next week’s challenge.NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 3, Challenge #3 is sponsored by Entity Beauty. Entity asked each competitor to create the ultimate sculpted pink-and-white look. Then they had to take it one step further and embellish the nails any way they chose. We wanted to see a pink-and-white look turn into a haute couture masterpiece. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Sept. 24th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-3-entityThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive an LED Light and Entity Color Couture Intro Kit ($475 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
NAILS NTNA Challenge #7 is sponsored by China Glaze. To celebrate Pablo Picasso’s 134th birthday, the contestants were asked to paint a Picasso-inspired masterpiece on a single hand. This was a hand painting challenge so only acrylic paint and polish were allowed. Polish had to make up at least 50% of the final design. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 22nd at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-7china-glazeThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive 50 China Glaze shades and a selection of Nail Art Liners (a $500 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
NAILS NTNA Challenge #5 is sponsored by Bio Seaweed Gel. Bio Seaweed Gel asked each competitor to create a 3-D sculpted interpretation of what "unity" means to them. They could use gel-polish, polish, and paint to complete their looks. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 1st at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-5-bio-seaweed-gelThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive the entire Bio Seaweed Gel Collection ($400 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
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Tune in Mondays at 7PM to see who won last week, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out this week’s challenge:NAILS NTNA Challenge #6 is sponsored by Gel II. To go with Gel II’s Skyscraper Building Gel and Liquid & Powder, they asked each competitor to recreate the skyline of their favorite city across 10 nail tips. Contestants were allowed to use a mixture of gel and acrylic, polish, gel-polish, and acrylic paints to make their 3-D skyline come to life. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 15th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-6gel-iiThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive three Gel Couple sets, a Gel II Steamer, and cordless lamp, and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
Tune in Mondays at 6PM to see who won, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out next week’s challenge.NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 3, Challenge #2 is sponsored by Akzéntz. Akzéntz had each competitor recreate their favorite board game on a set of 10 nail tips. The design must have 3-D gel art on at least six nails. They then had to upload step-by-step nail tutorials to their Nail Art Gallery social media site: http://nailartgallery.nailsmag.comVisit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Sept. 17th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-2-akzentzThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive Akzéntz Gel Play Paints, glitters, Bling On, Shine On, Matte On, a compact LED lamp and Art Palette, and products from the Luxio and Options series ($525 value), and one artist will be eliminated. You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hash tag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
