NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 1: "Flawed" Diamond Nail Art (Adrianna)

For NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 1, sponsored by Swarovski, contestants were asked to choose an emotion and bring it to life on five nail tips. The completed design should have some 3-D element on it. Here is Adrianna Mondelli’s entry.

NTNA S. 7 Challenge 6: Spider Nail Art (Helen)

For the sixth NTNA S.7 challenge sponsored by ORLY, contestants were asked to create French-inspired design for an icon of today. This is Helen Christopoulos's entry.

NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 2: Ascension Island Nail Art (Carrie-Leigh)

For NTNA S. 7 Pre-Challenge 2, sponsored by Swarovski, contestants were asked to create wearable nail art inspired by Swarovski’s Nail Art Report. The report identified three nail art wearing personas including The Crystal Lover, The Color Freak, and The Style Setter. Swarovski chose at random which competitor would be inspired by which persona for the challenge. This is Carrie-Leigh Allen's entry.

NTNA S.7 Challenge 8: Embellished Tie-Dye Nail Art (Giselle)

For the eighth NTNA S.7 challenge sponsored by Swarovski, contestants were asked to create nail art inspired by a Spring/Summer 2021 trend. This is Giselle Cabellero's entry. See all five entries here.

NTNA Challenge #4: Canadian Ukrainian Int'l Nails (Lini)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Top 9 contestant, Lini Sherburne from Sparks, Md., created her own set of “International Nails” inspired by Canada, Poland, and Ukraine, the countries that make up her family's heritage. The design is on five nail tips using a combination of mediums.

NAILS & CND Announce Top 3 Finalists in Next Top Nail Artist Competition Season 3

Celina Ryden, Sarah Elmaz, and Winnie Huang will compete for the season three title in Chicago at America's Beauty Show, March 12-14 2016.

NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Yesenia)

Yesenia Oliva (San Luis Obispo, CA) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "'Music is love in search of a word.' I found this beautiful quote and decided to use it as inspiration for our first challenge. Music is a reminder of memories whether it’s sad or happy ... Sometimes if a certain song comes on the radio it reminds of a certain moment right?  This is what I wanted to show. I wanted to show all the beautiful things that come out thru that speaker that makes us feel so much. I chose gold glitter for the speaker because I wanted to make it stand out more than anything else, with the colored notes out of it.  I decided to make the album coming out of the speaker just to make it fun with a little twist."

Five Nail Designs by NTNA Finalist Allison Goertzen

NTNA S.7 finalist Allison Goertzen shares her final five sets of press-ons. See them as tips and on an actual hand.

NTNA S.5 Ch.7: Swing and Roller Coaster Nail Art (Dana Cecil)

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S. 5 Challenge #7 sponsored by Gel II asked contestants to create a theme park on 10 nail tips. Click here to see all six entries. Here is Dana's entry.