
America's Beauty Show 2012
On March 3-5, Cosmetologists Chicago (CC) invited the entire salon industry to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.

On March 3-5, Cosmetologists Chicago (CC) invited the entire salon industry to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.

By request, Holly Schippers, FingernailFixer, Bussey, Iowa, uses CND Colours to create a fiery manicure inspired by The Hunger Games trilogy and movie. Get more from Holly on her NAILS' Magazine blog, Finger Nail Fixer.

CND has new Shellac colors for spring 2012.

CND's Jan Arnold walks you through a signature service that's "comfort food for the senses, with a feel-good vibe of a gourmet bakeshop."

InStyle magazine's March 2012 issue featured Kate Hudson's "My Must List," which featured all of her warm weather must-haves.

Sea foam, bright mint and neon meringue are just a few of the electrifying colors for this spring, says Lucky magazine's March 2012 issue.

For spring 2012, "it's all about using nail color as a fashion accessory," says Jan Arnold, founder of CND. And according to Glamour magazine's February 2012 issue, the hue of the moment is Carrot orange, like CND Colour in Electric Orange.

Your client just might die from happiness during this apple-themed pedicure.

The 2012 International Salon & Spa Expo Long Beach (ISSE Long Beach) saw an energetic crowd of over 40,000 beauty professionals (up slightly from 2011) from around the world attend the show.

Jennifer Mather of Polished Nail Design Group in Burlington, Ontario, Canada creates a fun technique combining CND Retention+ liquid and powders, CND Black Pigment, Cerulean Blue Pigment Effect, Titanium Pearl Pigment Effect, and Velcro — yes, Velcro!

Celebrity Nail Tech Lisa Logan has created six new nail designs currently featured in the February 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan.

Polished Day Spa takes advantage of lemons' brightening properties in this pedicure.

Especially perfect for Valentine's Day, this pedicure coats your client's feet in chocolately goodness.

According to the January 2012 issue of Self Magazine, a surprising 82 percent of Self.com readers would wear a trendy snakeskin mani. Here are a few tips on how to achieve the look.

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

To make these easy designs even easier for you, these nail artists have generously provided step-by-step video tutorials. Watch the videos at www.nailsmag.com/nailstv. (And that goes for the difficult designs too!)

NAILS announces 2011 Readers' Choice Award winners and finalists.