NAILS Magazine - September 2019

Foil Nails Are a Hit for the Holidays

Here’s the first technique in our “Practice Now, Shine Later” series. This tutorial presents step-by-step instructions on how to create Foil Nails. I have done this with Shellac gel-polish by CND. I think the same techniques

Starter Kit for Acrylic Nails

This kit comes with everything you need to apply acrylic nails including a how-to DVD, Liquid Mojo EMA and Odorless liquids, Peace Prep, Love Primer, and Harmony Cuticle Oil.

Photographer Publishes Paint & Polish

Photographer Helen Maurene Cooper recently released her book, Paint & Polish: Cultural Economy and Visual Culture from the West Side. Cooper spent eight years building relationships with nail techs, salon owners, and clients in Chicago to take the photos that appeared in this book. NAILS spoke with the photographer and author about why she found the subject of nails so fascinating.

Fan-Friendly Nail Art for Comic-Con

Calling all Trekkies, Muggles, and Pokemon Masters.

NAILS Magazine - April 1995

Her Nails in Lights

Many techs dream of a career in which their nail designs are published on magazine covers and adorn the fingers and toes of the hottest celebrities. One nail tech shares her story of uprooting her quiet Midwestern life for a chance to make it as a celebrity manicurist in New York City.

NAILS Magazine - November 1995

Haute Halloween Nail Art

Hiroko Fujikawa of MARS the Salon in Los Angeles came up with the step-by-steps for this spooky design.