Perfect Lines on Gels for Nail Art

Gina Silvestro, educator for Akzéntz, offers this advice on how to get clear and crisp lines on gel nail art. “I’ve been doing this for a few months now, and people can never figure out how I get such clean lines with gel art. When using gel for art and designs, it can be very difficult to achieve fine lines because if you brush gel art onto the tacky layer of gel it often spreads.

The Theme’s the Thing: MWnails

At MWnails, a London-based nail bar with two locations, the clients are passengers, the techs are the cabin crew, and the salon’s interior is called the flight deck.

Sculpting in the Year of the Snake

To help VietSALON Magazine celebrate the Year of the Snake, Kupa's Sindy Mark combined real snakeskin with faux snakeskin designs and sculpted a 3-D snake on oval acrylic extensions using Artfinity and Divinity products from Kupa.

Henna Design on Sculpted Stiletto Nails

Suzie Moskal demonstrates how to build a Stiletto Nail with acrylic and then creates a beautiful Henna design.

3-D Acrylic Roses on Stiletto Nails

Suzie Moskal demonstrates how to create a stunning set of 3-D acrylic stiletto nails with roses in this step-by-step tutorial.

Simple Glitter Tip on CND Shellac

Finger Nail Fixer, Holly Schippers, shows how to create a French tip with glitter for shellac.

Stop-Motion Animation on a Fingernail!

Yesterday my brother e-mailed me a link to this cool new Kia commercial. It was made to show off the Picanto’s features via stop-motion nail art. (And it just might be the first time stop-motion technology has

NAILS NTNA Finalists on Nail Talk Radio

Our three NAILS Next Top Nail Artist finalists, Buddy Sims, Lauren Wireman, and Ryoko Garcia, chatted together last Sunday on Nail Talk Radio, a weekly internet radio show created for the nail industry. (If you're running

The Theme’s the Thing: Parisian

Inspired by La Belle Époque, this salon is just as lovely as it is eco-friendly.