"Boss Nails" Review: Episode 2

Watch along every week with NAILS' Next Top Nail Artist 2014 winner Lavette Cephus as she reviews the wacky world of "Boss Nails" on Oxygen.

CND VIP Brand Summit

On November 14 – 16, 2016, CND kicked off its inaugural VIP Brand Summit with a select group of top nail techs.These industry influencers gathered for three days of inspiration, education, and celebration, as they worked together to advance the state of the nail industry.

Look 26: Cobalt

Lavette wears iridescent nails against cobalt.

Cuccio Lytes

Cuccio Naturalé’s Cuccio Lytes are thinner viscosity versions of Cuccio’s Body Butters.

Look 34: The Color is Blue

Lavette takes inspiration from OPI NTNA Challenge 3 and creates an eruption of color on nails.

Behind the Scenes: Steampunk Nails

First Time's the Charm: NAILS Next Top Nail Artist winner Lavette Cephus shows how she created our April 2015 cover.

Next Top Nail Artist: Top 3 Q&A

The NAILS Next Top Nail Artist season 2 contestants were warmly welcomed by a crowd of cheers at ISSE Long Beach 2015. Danielle Costantino, Lavette Cephus, and Lexi Martone entertained questions by CND style director/co-founder Jan Arnold and NAILS Magazine editor Hannah Lee. NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2's final challenge asked our Top 3 to design five sets of 10 nails to be presented to Johnson Hartig for his fashion label, Libertine. We chatted with each contestant about two of their designs.DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report  |  Part 2: Final Nails  |  All Five Designs

Cuccio Lytes

Cuccio Naturalé’s Cuccio Lytes are thinner viscosity versions of Cuccio’s Body Butters.

On My Mind: Seeing New Sites

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the new Nailsmag.com! The site took years of collaboration between editors, designers, consultants, our web team, and even some of you, our readers, to pull together. It was a huge undertaking and it often wasn’t easy, but I hope the resulting site is one you find useful for your business and one you genuinely enjoy scrolling through.