
Girly Glitter
Nails by Laura Russell, Dolce Salon & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Nails by Laura Russell, Dolce Salon & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Nails by Karen Hix, Expressions Salon, Quartz Hill, Calif.

Fimo polymer canes, the newest in nails


Jamie Cameron, owner of Jamie’s Nails in Herrin, Ill., was looking out for her fellow techs when she created her latest nail art technique: using predesigned art — in the form of postage stamps.

Nails by Shannon Chomanczuk, A Polished Image, New Windsor, N.Y.

A French term meaning “shaded,” it refers to fabric (frequently ribbon) with color that graduates from light to dark.

en Vogue pairs delicate dried flowers with a rich glossy black for these Geisha nails.

New Sea Gems crushed shells from NSI allow nail techs to easily create luminous, dazzling nail enhancements using Attraction liquid and powders or Balance UV Gels.

Part of Creative Nail Design’s Global Summit was an amazing photographic nail competition, NAILS profiled the winners in Nails File (November 1999) and among them was Michiko Matsushita, a two-time NAILS cover tech.

It’s not the first time Tom Bachik has immersed tiny objects in acrylic to produce a new art form. He’s sunk small dried flowers, beads, sand, and more into a few nails.