Make Your Own Nail Decals!
How is your year going so far? Got that retail area spruced up and plans for making the restroom seem like a part of the salon instead of a convenient store stop? Have you seen anything
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHHow is your year going so far? Got that retail area spruced up and plans for making the restroom seem like a part of the salon instead of a convenient store stop? Have you seen anything
FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers uses Shellac to create her own nail art decals. You can use any brand of gel polish with this technique.
Amanda Lenher, Posare Salon, Las Vegas, NV
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!)
Recently, long-lasting gel polish has gained a significant at-home appeal, according to Allure magazine's December 2011 Beauty Reporter. But does it last?
Named for its semblance to the feathers of a peacock, the Peacock Technique is a gel technique that enables artists to create a variety of different effects and expand their nail art creativity with minimal effort.
The NSI Polish Pro Accessory Collection includes six different finishes to change the appearance of any Polish Pro color. Become a nail “stylist” and create unlimited looks for your clients.
Starting this January, OPI GelColor will be available to salons nationwide. Unlike gel and polish hybrids, OPI’s formula is 100% gel, which lasts for a minimum of two to three weeks.
There have been lots of requests in my e-mail and on my Facebook for more information on the new OPI GelColor. Since you could probably tuck what I know about OPI in a thimble it seemed
April Brucker, The Final Cut
Melinda Hunter, Nails by Melinda (West Jordan, Utah)
Nicole Franklin, Nail Polish Wars
Lisa SantosHemlata GuptaAmy O'MurphyAmy O'MurphyAmy O'MurphyRachel Cox, Top Coat It Cecilia BustamanteJessica Vero, Nailed Daily
Tatiana Litvinov (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)Sarah Payne, Sarah's Nail Studio (Victoria, BC, Canada)Michelle Parsloe (Gillingham, Kent, UK)Chelsea Baart, Chelsea's Nails (Victoria, BC, Canada)Skyla McKeownLisa Delegge (Colorado Springs, CO)Kimberly Martin, Studio C Salon & Spa (Auburn, ME)Crystal
Andrea Thrasher, Glitz and Glam (Riverton, Wyoming)Adela Munoz, Artistic Nails (Fontana, CA) Adela Munoz, Artistic Nails (Fontana, CA) Denise Draper, Nail Krazy (Paradise, CA) Lina Dinh (Beloit, Wisconsin) Kaceim Stapleton, Maggie Franklin, The Art of Nailz (Visalia, CA) Kim Hanzlik.
Michele Huynh (on editor Hannah Lee's nails)
Would any of you nail professionals out there be interested in winning a FREE UV lamp and Shellac Salon Rack from CND simply by taking a quick survey about nail polish? I thought you might be.