
Essie Goes Couture
Essie’s newest offering, GelCouture Nail Polish, comes in 42 new colors. This longer-lasting polish is inspired by fashion masterpieces and the world of quality craftsmanship, hence the cool bottle.
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Essie’s newest offering, GelCouture Nail Polish, comes in 42 new colors. This longer-lasting polish is inspired by fashion masterpieces and the world of quality craftsmanship, hence the cool bottle.

Nail artist Diane Diaz of Chicago definitely takes her inspiration from fashion. She recently made an inspirational photo grid of designer Rebecca Minkoff’s images and then created a design inspired by those fashions.

Heather Aquino of Paint Your Piggies in Bradley, Ill., impressed a year ago with her handmade business card holders. This multi-talented tech has more up her sleeve, as she also hand paints shoes.

Margot Robbie wore nail art inspired by her Suicide Squad character, Harley Quinn, to last night's film premiere.

This month’s cover tech Elsbeth Schuetz discovered a gorgeous way to use sand in her nail art, creating an easy and unique embossed design.

The NAILS team walked the show floor July 24-26 to see what was new for the year in professional beauty. Along the way we saw some amazing nails.

Over 30,000 visitors walked the show floor at Cosmoprof North America in the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.1,015 exhibitors represented 39 countries to fill three sections: Cosmetics and Personal Care, Packaging, and Professional Beauty. It took the NAILS team three days to cover the show floor, visiting with advertisers and meeting new beauty industry professionals.
Lead manicurist Rosa Vargas made waves with butter LONDON at Miami Swim Week.

There’s good news for all you knowledge-hungry nail techs: Veteran salon owners Traci Dungan and Ami McClure are ready and willing to share all they’ve learned during their 20+ years in the nail industry.

Nail instructor Kim Meecham has found a unique way to show off the nail art done by her 11th grade class.