Behind the Scenes: Reaching for the Stars

For this month’s cover, celebrity manicurist Elsbeth was inspired when working on an art project last Christmas by a little fuzz ball that got stuck on the underside of her nail.

2014 Mural Contest: A Blast From the Past

Demonstrating extraordinary talent, a steady hand, and a keen eye for detail, nail artist Elsbeth Schuetz won this year’s contest with her Roaring Twenties-themed mural. Congratulations also go to second-place winner Aria Justice of Enid, Okla., and third-place winner Amanda Lenher, of Collierville, Tenn. Our sincere thanks to all who entered.

First Time For Everything

Since landing my job at NAILS Magazine there has been something a little hard for me to admit: it’s been a long time between manicure and pedicure appointments. In fact, I have only had one professional

ISSELB 2015: Orly Makes Epix Introduction

Orly introduces their longer-lasting polish at ISSELB15.

Behind the Scenes: Holiday Liquid Stone Nails

Artistic Notes on Nails: Elsbeth Schuetz helped us send out some holiday cheer with liquid stone poststamp nails for our December 2015 cover.

Nail Polish Talks

We all know the colors we choose to wear can affect us and the world around us. Colors often influence the respect we get at work, how people treat us, what they think of us, how our family treats us, and ultimately how we feel about ourselves.

My Other Life: Elizabeth Seaman, hunter

Elizabeth Seaman, nail tech. In her other life: hunter.

Slumdog Stars Get Polished

Even the littlest of the "Slumdog Millionaire" stars got pampered before their big Oscar night debut.

My Most Recent Adventure

NAILS Magazine finally recognized that I am more than just a feisty, opinionated tech with a computer, and came to the conclusion that the magazine could not stand to go another year without displaying my creative