
Take a Tip from ... Young Nails’ Gregory Salo
Greg Salo of Young Nails explains how he applies Young Nails’ trademark reverse application technique for acrylics.

Greg Salo of Young Nails explains how he applies Young Nails’ trademark reverse application technique for acrylics.

Want a fresh new take on color choices for your nail clients? With colored acrylics, your only limit is your imagination.

No two nails will be exactly alike with this unique blending and swirling of polish.
Getting nice, deep smile lines doesn’t require years of laughter, but it does take practice.

Elaine Watson — global education director and vice president of marketing for Star Nail — shares some of her favorite technical tips.

Reduce your time doing colored acrylic fills by using this "Reverse Application" method.

Square, round, squoval — you probably have a specialty and a preference to how you think a nail should look. But you can’t just do cookie-cutter nails on every client who walks through your door. Some individual attention and customization will wow your clients and make them loyal for life.

Your clients look to you to keep their hard-earned natural nails in tip-top shape. With a little help from your favorite nail products, you can handle common natural nail problems easily and prevent them from recurring.
Techs trained to include the third step of the acrylic application process -- primer -- may have a hard time dropping the insurance of this tried-and-true old friend. But many who have dared to explore this new, primerless world made the transition without missing a step. Is primerless the future of nails?

Kaleidoscope Gel Paint from Young Nails is a nine-color collection made from the company’s Synergy Gel to give maximum coverage.
Whether you’re using nail tips or forms, refining your sculpting technique greatly reduces your filing time.

Drawing a smoothly rounded smile line in your polished French manicure takes lots of practice. Here are some tips to make it easier for you to master.
The most important thing to remember when doing an acrylic fill is to not nip product if you don’t need to.
New products are fun and exciting to try, but evaluate all new technologies carefully.
Jewell Cunningham is a world champion nail artist, a title she earned by recently competing against more than 150 other professional nail artists during the World International Nail and Beauty Association’s competition and show in June.
A simple approach to get you thinking of those important opportunities.