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Behind the Scenes: Life Is So Glam

Tom Bachik, who travels the world educating nail techs for Creative Nail Design, is hard to pin down, so we figured why not get this master tech to do two covers at once.

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Wanna Be a NAILS Cover Tech?

Behind the Scenes: Tom Bachik

So, You Want to Do a NAILS Cover?

The photograph on the cover of this magazine is the culmination of the efforts of so many people and so much time, you’d be flabbergasted. Here's a look behind the scenes.

Picture Perfect: How to Break Into Doing Nails for Print and TV

Follow the steps outlined by agent Crystal Wright and you may join out industry’s most elite group by becoming one of the tech who makes celebrities and models look perfect before they step in front of the camera.

Behind the Scenes: Melinda Nelson

Cover tech Melinda Nelson has always been a nail junkie.

Behind the Scenes: Amy Cooper

Behind the Scenes: Debbie Schoaff

Debra Shoaff’s strong commitment to the industry and gaining the respect of her peers and public were why she entered NAILS’ 1996 Nail Technician of the Year Award. And guess what? She won.

Behind the Scenes: Tracey Revis

“I was very nervous because I knew I would be representing OPI so there was pressure as well as a challenge,' says Tracey Revis about her first NAILS cover shoot. “I'm a total perfectionist—it's never good enough. You can never be too good because there's so much more to learn.”

Behind the Scenes: Catherine DePoole

A nail technician at She’s Got Nails in Westland, Mich., Catherine did sculptured acrylic nails on this month’s cover model.