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Trendy Nails Unlimited Application for Acrylic Nail

Trendy Nails Unlimited (TNU) offers a brand-new way to design stylish and eye-catching nails. The pre-made designs work with any acrylic or gel system for an artistic French look. Just apply the pre-made TNU designs underneath your acrylic or gel of choice to get a complicated-looking design in a fast and simple application. TNU has many designs to fit any client’s preference, and new designs come out monthly on the company’s website, www.trendynailsunlimited.com.

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Nail Labo Presto LED Soak-Off Gel System

Nail Labo introduces its new LED soak-off gel system, Presto. Using the latest technology in the dental industry, Presto takes just five seconds to cure, making a full set of gel nails in under 20 minutes a reality. The LED lights have an almost infinite lifetime, says the company, so techs will likely never have to change the bulbs.

Blue Glitter Gel Nail Art With With Nailpopits USA

Applying gel and glitter using Nailpopits USA forms.

Stiletto Nail Application With Nailpopits USA

How to use a NailpopitUSA form to make a sculpted stilletto,french nail with a great arch!

Gel Application With Nailpopits USA

UV gel application of nail extension using Nail popits USA.

Going for a Spin

Swirl Girl

Nails by Jennifer Mather, Polished Nail Design Group Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada

They Wear Gels in Germany, Don’t They?

That was about the only thing I knew before heading to the Beauty International Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, this past March. I had never been to Europe before and spoke no German, but I was eager to learn everything I could about the German nail industry. Unearthing stiletto styles, licensing loop-holes, the economic recession and more, the German nail industry proved to be a fascinating player in the worldwide nail market.

Going for a Spin

Step-by-step by Julia Barrios, ASP Aspire educator, Hatillo, Puerto Rico

Flower French

Step-by-step by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.