
Charade Collection
This fall, LCN offers its take on effortless glamour with the Charade Collection.

This fall, LCN offers its take on effortless glamour with the Charade Collection.

LCN’s Urea pedicure line has products to help winter-proof feet and bring healing to dry, rough, and chapped skin.

LCN’s Red Leaf Line features products that will restore feet to the beautiful soles they’re meant to be.

For clients with weak, brittle nails who want extra strength to those who covet wild extensions, gels can offer something for everyone.

Within minutes and sometimes even seconds after application, manicures and pedicures become dry to the touch.

LCN’s Magic Nail Growth soaks into the nail to improve its suppleness.

LCN educator Gail Eddy created this fun patriotic nail design to celebrate Independence Day featuring gels, stamps, and free-hand brushing techniques.

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.

LCN’s Thermo Colour Gels and Nail Candy nail art beads can be combined to create a sophisticated and fun look.

Whether it’s sewing, decorating, nail designs, or jewelry-making, the common thread this spring is DIY. Grab your supplies and get crafty with the season’s polish hues.

Mastering an e-file is no simple feat, but with so much education coming out now with hands-on video tutorials, nail techs have a better chance than ever to become e-file top guns at their salons. Here are some of the top e-files on the market and the latest videos online to help you stay on top of the game.

A quick lotion or hand scrub can make a manicure quite memorable. And a sales pitch on the beneficial ingredients of a hand care product as you massage it into your clients’ skin can make them want to purchase the product for home use. To help you with retail as well as with themed services, NAILS has compiled the latest delicious-smelling hand products to keep hands well-moisturized and supple.
It’s summer and we’re ready for a trip down to the candy shop.

If you’d like to see how this year’s favorite products stack up to years past, log on to www.nailsmag.com/RCA to take a look at what products are consistently on the list from year to year and who has broken into the club of finalists. (You’ll notice slight modification in our categories from year to year to reflect industry trends.)

Julie Tran uses LCN color gel to create this hard candy French design.

To meet the soak-off needs of all of the gel-polish lines, manufacturers have begun to release their own brands of soak-off solutions and remover wraps to help techs get an effective and thorough soak for clients. Here are some of the latest wraps to hit the market.