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Rock Out with Shellac

Whether your client is getting ready to go to a concert or feeling fun and adventurous for her week of grocery shopping and cleaning, a Shellac’d Out Rockin’ Out Mani might turn the volume up in her life until her next appointment.

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The LeChat Perfect Match Dual Set

Perfect Match gel polish applies like nail polish but wears like gel.

Day 335: Gold Leaf Nail Art

Liz Hyersay, Light Elegance Educator (Eugene, OR)

Hybrid Gel Polish Roundup

We have gathered the latest brush-on gel polish available at the time of printing, but more companies are finishing development on lines of their own.

Budding Gels

As gels increase in popularity, manufacturers plant a wider variety of color gels into their lines so techs can match the different seasons.  From pastel pinks to bold blues and pretty purples in-between, here’s a sampling of the latest spring gel collections.

Products by Nail Techs, For Nail Techs

Proving that necessity is indeed the mother of invention, these nail techs have created a wide array of products that are perfect for the salon. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the January 2010 issue of NAILS Magazine.

Oh, Cupid! [A Valentine’s Day Nail Art Gallery]

With bonus nail art not printed in NAILS Magazine, this gallery showcases stylish, salon-friendly Valentine’s Day designs.

Day 326: Fall Marble Nail Art

Sheree Strang, Ladybugs Designing Nails (Parksville, BC, Canada)

Extreme Embedding

We asked fans on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nailsmag) to send us a picture of the most interesting thing they’ve ever embedded in a nail. From beads and feathers to hay (yes, hay!), here’s a look at a few of the images we received.

Gelish Wins Belgian Beauty Award for Most Innovative New Product

Hand & Nail Harmony’s Gelish was voted the most innovative product at the Pro Esthetic (a Belgian beauty and wellness magazine) and Professional Beauty & Wellness (a trade show organization) in Belgium.