Young Nails Perfect French Gels
Young Nails' Greg Salo shows you how to use the company's Gel System to create natural-looking nails.
Young Nails' Greg Salo shows you how to use the company's Gel System to create natural-looking nails.

LCN’s Miracle Glitters are a new, thicker consistency, light-cured glitter gel with a unique hologram effect.

Light Elegance has new Gel Paints that create nail art with a bold look and a fine touch.

Nails by G Elizondo, D’Hair to be Different, Las Vegas

There are key differences between soak-off and regular gels that every nail tech should know about before performing the service.

Ibd goes globe trotting with a new collection of gel polishes inspired by exotic locales.

It’s been a couple of weeks since your client left the salon with a shiny new set of gel enhancements. Her busy fingers have washed dishes, made beds, surfed the Internet, and clicked the seatbelt, leaving her in need of your professional services to bring them back to their original beauty and balance. Embrace the ease and forgiveness of gel with this basic gel fill routine.

CND Hotline Administrator Dede Hardy takes a moment to answer the question she hears most often from callers.

Ibd’s new Forever Yours Gel Polish Collection offers three polishes plus three glitters for a perfect pairing every time.

Star Nail’s New Oval Gel Brush is great for applying all types of UV gel products to your nails. Helps to create great smile lines with ease and is fantastic for sculpturing.

Axxium acts as an invisible layer of protection for nails, giving them exceptional strength and an incredible shine.
Here are some gel tips from national show and education coordinator for Backscratchers Salon Systems, Roe Van Epps.
CND’s Brisa gels bring an advanced approach to polymer innovation. The gels are lab tested to ensure that nails are strong, thin, and natural-looking, and they are also hypoallergenic and odorless as well. Brisa Gels have a non-stringy, easy-to-use formula, and are versatile enough to be applied onto forms, or natural nails.
Amy Becker’s Masterworks innovations line of gels gives you the consistency and maneuverability of an acrylic, only in gel form. The gels are easy to use and allow you to save time on each application.

Nails by Leilani Douglass, New Concepts in Florence, Ore.

Nails by Leilani Douglass, New Concepts in Florence, Ore.