Japanese Nail Artist Unearths Talent in California
As a teenager in Japan, Kiminori Koyanagi had dreams of visiting the U.S.
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As a teenager in Japan, Kiminori Koyanagi had dreams of visiting the U.S.




Lingen, Germany-based nail tech Maren Kalvelage created this summery nail design using Light Elegance’s Surf City collection.
Heather Davis, Heather Davis Nailz, Rigby, Idaho
Sonia Tremblay (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Jamie Rena Melchor, Nailville (Frenso, Calif.)
Jodi Herrick, Thistle Head Salon, Watertown, NY
Renee Seibert, INVU Salon and Spa, St. Henry, Ohio
Music to Her Ears: Ryoko Garcia paints a song with legendary music artists Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and Sammy Davis, Jr., for our April 2014 cover.
Nail tech Lisa Bennett of Bakersfield, Calif., created this delicate design using acrylic, gel, glitter, and mylar.
Nail tech and NTNA alum Cate Widemire’s Willowick, Ohio, barbershop, The Black Comb, combines traditional barbering with nail services.