gels

One Color Couture

Entity’s new brush-on gel polish, Entity 1 Color Couture, combines the long-lasting and high-gloss durability of gel with the ease and versatility of enamel.

Read more

Take a Tip From…CND’s Anne Clarizio

A quick technique that popped up during ISSE 2011 in Long Beach was Anne Clarizio’s method of doing a quick color check on what the final outcome would be for a Shellac layering.

Behind the Scenes: Two Talented Techs Created the April 2011 Cover

Viv Simmons (from Australia) and Catherine Wong (from Singapore) created this month's extreme spring look using a combination of colored acrylics and gels. See how they did it.

Pro-LED 30 Lamp

Jessica is shedding some light with its new Pro-LED 30. The new light complements Jessica’s GELeration line of color soak-off gels that brush on like polish.

The Fellowship of the Nail

JoAnne Millar of En Vogue reveals how she creates this rhinestone-tipped curl on a gel nail.

Color Fade with LeChat's Perfect Match

LeChat's director of education, Yvette Holt, shows how to do a color fade with Perfect Match Gel Polish.

Hand & Nail Harmony Gelish Sponge Technique

Danny Haile, CEO of Hand & Nail Harmony, shows how to do a sponge technique with Gelish.

The Gels of Spring

If you’re itching to ditch this heavy winter, ring in the spring with these fun new color gels from your favorite manufacturers. There’s no time like the present to make nails more pleasant.

The Science of Gels: How Gel Nail Products Work

What’s really going on when your client puts her hand in a UV or LED nail lamp? We explain what gel nail products are made of and why they work so well.

Color Chameleons: Color-Changing Products

It’s OK if your client can’t pick just one color. It may even be preferable. Use these products to give her a nail look that changes with her surroundings.