Gel II Flower Stamp Nail Art

Learn how to create this stamped flower design using metallic pigment.

3 Easy Halloween Nail Art Tutorials From Essie

Learn how to create three easy nail designs for Halloween, including a negative space spiderweb nail, a cute dotticure, and an autumn half-moon mani.

Hidden Haven Gel Polish Collection

IBD’s Hidden Haven Collection consists of six whimsical colors and two opaque deco glitters that add creamy accents.

GelFinity

Kupa Inc. introduces GelFinity, a new traditional LED hard gel enhancement line of products.

21 Gel Tricks, Tips, and Techniques

Gel nails have their own lingo, their own tricks, their own innuendo. Here we tapped gel manufacturers, educators, and users for 21 bits of gel insider info. From terms like “capping,” “pillowing,” and “freezing” to why you can’t handle your product the same way you do acrylic, these techniques and tricks are good to know no matter how long you’ve been doing gels.

Troubleshooter: Smile Lines

Here Holly Schippers gives some tips on how to make smile lines in gel polish, traditional gel, acrylic, and polish.

Spring 2015 Gel-Polish Colors

Shake off winter: Spring gel-polish colors are in bloom.

Gel Fills by the Numbers

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.

Gel Nails Prevent Musical Mishap

Nail tech Vickie Meador came to the rescue of a guitar-player who wanted gel reinforcements on his strumming hand.