Monochromatic nail art doesn’t have to be boring. Use a gel-on-gel-polish design in the same color to make beautiful 3-D art. Shannon Rooney of Las Vegas shows how to create this look, inspired by OPI guest artist Adela Munoz at the ISSE Long Beach Show.
Lisa Bourgault, Get Nail'd, Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaRamona Hales, Trendsetter's Nail Studio, Campbell River, British Columbia, CanadaShannon Underwood, Nails By Shannon, Port Coquitlam, B.C., Canada
Shannon McCown of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, won our 2013 Mural Contest with her stunning avian-inspired design. This year’s entries took on a wide range of themes — and depicted them beautifully.
Housed in vintage bungalows and cottages, these unique salons thrive as cozy idylls where clients are peacefully pampered. The following four salons share one thing in common: history. From a mermaid-themed Nantucket cottage to a “haunted” California bungalow, these salons invite clients to step into the past for a charming, vintage experience.
NAILS is in the Valentine’s spirit, and so are many of our readers. As an ode to all of the significant others out there — who help with housework and, importantly in the beauty profession, cope with crazy night and weekend schedules — here are some beauty professionals and their loved ones who make it all work.