
Take a Tip from ... OPI’s Christy Graham
Educator and guest nail artist for OPI, Christy Graham knows what it’s like for an acrylic tech to switch to using gels.
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Educator and guest nail artist for OPI, Christy Graham knows what it’s like for an acrylic tech to switch to using gels.









Get the step-by-step for nail artist Heather Reynosa-Davis’ signature style.
Step-by-steps for doing a backfill, smoothing calluses, surface shaping, and natural nail work. Plus, e-file tips and tricks.
Jill Wright, of Jill Wright’s Spa For Nails in Bowling Green Ky., is an experienced pedicurist who offers this interesting foot filing technique.
Check out these step-by-step nail art designs with international appeal. They were created by students at the award-winning Russian School of Nail Enhancement OleHouse in Moscow.
Estelina recommends beginning each pedicure with a dry filing of the feet. Then, when the service is almost complete, apply a foot scrub and file again.
Cosmo’s 3D Nail Art Molds allow techs to easily apply three-dimensional acrylic nail art.
Sliced Clay Canes are one of the latest trends to sweep through the nail industry. They come in different shapes, sizes, and designs, and are an easy way to expand your nail art offerings. The canes are thinly sliced, then placed onto nails and encased in gel, acrylic, or top coat.
A small, hidden design on the underside of a nail is a perfect way for flashy clients, (and even shy ones too), to show off your work. Clients will love showing their friends the little detail, and pulling off this feat is rather simple for techs. G Elizondo of D’Hair to Be Different Salon in Las Vegas, shows how she creates a hidden heart on the inside of a nail.