
The New Reverse French Mani
InStyle's beauty director advised readers to make a statement this fall with the new reverse French mani.

InStyle's beauty director advised readers to make a statement this fall with the new reverse French mani.

Present Nail Spa offers this luxurious and exotic manicure to its clients.

On Saturday, June 2 before the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, 300 nail techs gathered to participate in the NailTech Network Orlando Social, put on by BeautyTech.com and NAILS Magazine.

More than 50,000 attendees cruised the aisles at this year’s Premiere Orlando. They came to shop, to learn, to compete, to network, and to have some fun!

NAILS asked Premiere Orlando 2012 attendees: What's in your shopping bag? Here's what they showed us.


This design, “Groovy,” shows how CND's just-launched "Additives" can be used with Brisa Gloss and Brisa Paint.


The runaway best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey gives us all the perfect excuse to have our nails polished in any (or more!) of these 50 shades of grey nail polish.

Gold cosmetics are everywhere this summer. Eye shadow, lipstick and even polish brands are linking onto the golden chain.

On the Fashion Week runways, juicy stone fruit colors from cherry red to plum purple reigned on nails.

Cindy Walston's client's feet and legs literally gleam in the sun after this pedicure.

Learn how to create a tie dye design, an abstract flower, whimisical circles, and purple leopard print, all using CND Shellac. Related Videos: CND Additives Nail Art How-To Cover Look: NAILS October 2011

Shape magazine shares five tips to keep in mind while giving your client the best summer pedicure.

The idea of these ticking lists — of things to accomplish before you “kick the bucket,” so to speak — are gaining popularity via blogs, ad campaigns, and other media outlets. We asked our readers to share their professional ones. (No offense to pros-and-cons lists, but we think bucket lists are much more fun!)

Editor Hannah Lee got to tour the City of Hope headquarters as well as CND's research and development lab and found that a lot can be learned by stepping out of the office or salon and taking time to develop professionally.

Redbook Magazine told readers to go a little crazy with their mani-pedi combos this summer. Find a list of the magazine's top seven combinations and recommend them to your clients.