
Spring Nail Trends from Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar's March 2012 issue brings to light a few burgeoning nail trends for Spring.

Harper's Bazaar's March 2012 issue brings to light a few burgeoning nail trends for Spring.

Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers the latest Minx designs by celebrity manicurist Kimmie Kyees. View more of Light's videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.

The February 2012 issue of Harper's Bazaar deems custom-designed Minx nail polish strips in silver a must-try trend.

We saw tons of custom nail designs – created to specifically complement the presented garments. There were some fierce brights, inspired by the ’60s.

When there’s a wedding on the NAILS staff, you can bet that the bridal nails get a huge amount of attention. My nails were custom designed by Minx in Southern California and applied by Tashina “Poochie” Green of Poochiez Pawz Nail Studio in Atlanta.

Full-coverage nail art coatings let you apply nail art without ever busting out a striper brush or a glitter shaker, even in chrome textures or with rhinestones. Get your salon on board with this trend by stocking up on these spill-proof options.

In June, celebrity nail stylist Zoe Vokis Minxed Miley Cyrus for the Australian leg of her Gypsy Heart tour.

Every October businesses join in solidarity to fight breast cancer. By purchasing these passionately pink items, you too are joining in this solidarity as each company donates to organizations that work every day to end breast cancer and the struggles it can bring to women and families around the world.

These salon manicures can transition from day-to-night with a simple at-home adjustment.

Custom solid hues and an array of French and moon manicures took front stage for fall colors and designs at New York Fashion Week.

Semi-custom colors and designs created via layering are increasingly showing up at trade show booth demos and continuing education classes. Clients love walking out of your salon owning a look no one else has, plus this technique can breathe life back into older shades your clients have gotten bored with. You can layer with so many different mediums. Here are a few to try.

On the cover of W Magazine, Knowles sports the newly launched Minx Professional for Lisa Logan.

Answering the call for a boutique nail salon in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Shine offers a clean atmosphere, homemade scrubs, and is consistently on top of the latest nail trends.

Rapper Vanilla Ice wore Black Minx nail fashion for his week-one appearance in “Dancing On Ice,” which aired in December 2010 in the U.K.
Minx co-founders Dawn Lynch-Goodwin and Janice Jordan have introduced yet another exciting innovation for nail techs by offering a metallic base coat in combination with translucent Minx templates.

In line with 2010’s record attendance, approximately 40,000 beauty professionals descended on ISSE Long Beach’s sold-out show floor from January 29-31, where they were greeted with the latest products and education from some of the world’s leading and up-and-coming beauty companies and professionals.

Clean neutral nails returned to the runways of New York Spring Fashion Week, though a few designers opted for bold colors and unique nail art looks.