Salon Fanatic Tour Day 7: Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is a college town that is home to two sidewalk-based salons that benefit from the young crowd always on the run.
Columbus is a college town that is home to two sidewalk-based salons that benefit from the young crowd always on the run.

Inspired by the colors of nature, Mia Secret’s fall line of gel-polishes features earthy, fallen leaves, and berry tones.

The new Gel II Cat Eye Reaction gel-polish is a magnetic, cat-eye effect polish that also changes color.

Aora III Statement Gel is a collection of gel-polish that changes color based on the environment and temperature, and also glows in the dark.
After nearly three years of corresponding with nail tech Teena Olsen, I was finally able to have her do a very special set of nails for me out of her unique studio in Vallejo, Calif.

Young Nails head of education Tracey Reierson demonstrates a marbled nail design using Go Time One Step Gel Polish.

Young Nails head of education Tracey Reierson demonstrates how to safely use an e-file to remove gel-polish, filing only to the base coat.

Because Friendship is Magic! Follow Amanda Lenher's steps on creating a magical rainbow nail design, inspired by the new My Little Pony movie, using IBD Just Gel Polish colors: Post Holiday Blues (turquoise), Heedless to Say (purple), Rocco (yellow), Parisol (pink), Just Me n' Capri (green), Brazen Beat (orange), over the base color Carte Blanche (opaque white), and using the IBD Just Gel Polish no-cleanse top coat.

Young Nails gets a guest appearance from NAILS Magazine's own executive editor Beth Livesay and senior editor Kimberly Pham! Young Nails head of education Tracey Reierson created glitter ombre and mermaid nail designs for Beth's nails using Young Nails Mani Q gel-polish, glitter, and Caption Polish.

LeChat’s new Perfect Match Metallux Collection features metallic, duochromatic shades that shift colors as they reflect the light.

MelodySusie's Sweet Reverie collection contains six sugary shades right from the candy store.

Not surprisingly, it takes a scientist to describe the science behind today’s gel technology. We asked some experts in the field to explain what makes gels gel — and the best ways to remove them.

Andy Ho from Colorado Springs, Colo., created our NAILS July 2017 cover using cat-eye magnetic gel-polish, IBD Chrome Squad, and IBD Hard Gel Intense White to create this textured summer look.

Get your nails summer vacation-ready with this tropical design from Gel II.

Create this summery polka dot nail art using La Palm's Gel Couple.

For standout summer toes, Andy Ho mixed products and techniques to create a shimmery ocean-inspired design.

Learn how to create these two summery looks using shades from EzFlow's TruGel In The Cabana collection.