Snowman Season

Nails by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

Earn Your Stripes

Nails by Joy Yavenue, Henderson, Nev.

Magnificent Marbleizing

Step-by-step by Gina Silvestro, Micheal K Galvin & Gel Essentialz Salon, Cranston, R.I.

Fimo Fantasy

Nails by Brenda Delgado, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Winter Sky

Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.

Star Light, Star Bright

Nails by Ellen Nycz, Plainsboro, N.J.

Rosemary-Citrus Spa Pedicure

Step-by-step by Spa Touch, Orlando Citrus fruit slices (like lemons, limes, and oranges), citrus essential oils (like lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, or tangerine oil), fresh rosemary sprigs, lavender essential oil, grapeseed or sweet almond oil; CND Sea Soak or Sea Rocks, Sea Salt Scrub, Marine Masque, and Scentsations Lotion (in Lavender & Jojoba); Gena Laboratories Adios Cuticle Cream and Pedi Care Sloughing Lotion, Clean & Easy Paraffin (in Lavender & Ylang Ylang); base coat, top coat, and polish.

Take a Tip from ... NSI’s Risé Carter

With more and more techs investing in gel starter kits and adding gel services, it’s important to have some words of advice from a pro.

Raising the Dead

Thing is, we all love nail polish. For most of us, our introduction to the very concept of nails as part of our overall fashion image goes back to the first time our moms — or