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Nails by Leticia Lujan, Attitudes with Style, Bakersfield, Calif.

Nails by Leticia Lujan, Attitudes with Style, Bakersfield, Calif.

The popularity of fimo cane nail art extends around the globe, as evidenced by these creative entries in the Aussie Nail Tips Forum’s Fimo Nail Competition.

If you’re looking for a unique service to add to your menu, consider testing the waters with a current nail art trend: aquarium nails.

Nails by Svetlana Zahra, Paola, Malta

National educator for Art Club and Color Club, Mare Horak explains how she keeps embellishments on natural nail clients.

Nails by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

Backscratchers’ Divine Design Nail Art accessories have a variety of colorful shapes and designs for techs to decorate clients’ nails.

Nails by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho

Nails by Brenda Delgado, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Nails by Shauni Kelly, Hot Heads Barbershop and Cool Claws Nails, Albuquerque, N.M.

Want to impress a client with an eye-catching, 3-D acrylic design? Then check out CND educator Tammi Merritt’s technique on these blooming black floral nails. The Knoxville, Tenn.-based tech uses colored acrylic, dried flowers, rhinestones, and metallic strips to create a layered effect that blends well on the black background.

Get the step-by-step for nail artist Mare Horak’s signature style.

Have a nail art extravaganza with Art Club’s Carnaval Nail Art Kit. The kit offers a parade of vivid nail art choices with a sparkly gems, stripers, top coat/sealer, and sprinkle jars to give you unlimited options.

Nailite’s Multi Colored Glass Beads are great for nail art and come in eight different colors.

The new Style Envy line of nail products introduces its Acrylic Powders and Monomer, along with a Mini Flower Collection for nail art.

Characterized by vibrant colors and eyecatching embellishments, Indian-inspired designs (à la Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto’s John Galliano dress at the Academy Awards) are the height of fashion.

Step-by-step by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho