
Behind the Scenes: Abstract Winter Nail Art
Vu Nguyen demos his hand painted winter design using Gelish Art Form Gel.

Vu Nguyen demos his hand painted winter design using Gelish Art Form Gel.

See how Stephanie Fountain created November's cover nail art design.

Lulu Desfassiaux has been doing nails for 26 years, so it’s no surprise she found a clever technique to cut her cover shoot design time down by using a nail form as a stencil.

Killeen, Texas-based tech So Yong Yu, recreated one of her signature salon styles using Gel II 4D Sculpting Gel.

Named one of the “Best Nail Artists to Follow” by Harper’s Bazaar, Chelsea King (@chelseaqueen) has received accolades from the consumer press and social media alike. This design was inspired by some of her popular Instagram posts.

Learn how cover artist Bel Fountain-Townsend created the colorful coffin nails for the June cover.

Who better to take on the cover of our foot care issue than the Footnanny herself?

This cover features LeChat’s translucent gel-polish line, Perception, giving the nails a stained glass appearance after curing.

Chris Mans demonstrates how to create customizable crystal nails on clear tips using gel and magnets.

Hemi Park’s design comes from one of the toughest challenges of NTNA Season 5 — Pastel City — sponsored by Orly. The challenge asked competitors to use pastels only for street art-inspired nail looks. Park drew from her Korean heritage.

Inspired by runway looks from CND for Libertine, Halley Fortenberry created this glimmering gold set that calls to mind the intricate shapes and precious metals found in Gothic art and architecture.

This sparkly, textured set is the essence of fun summer nails that look good enough to eat.

35 Years Young: NAILS commemorates its 35th anniversary with a celebratory cover from nail veteran Greg Salo.

Global Director of education for Cuccio, Marilyn Olemma Garcia wanted to show off different techniques and products while executing a festive design for the season.

Learn how cover artist Jonny Pham created these avant-garde and innovative Art Deco nails.

Helsinki-based artist Liina Leino is well-known on social media. Here's how she made the base of her crane nails for the October cover.

Medford, Ore.-based Allie Baker used colors from EzFlow’s Island Hoppin’ summer collection to create vibrant destination nails.