behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes: Working with a Pro

While this was Los Angeles–based nail tech Beth Fricke’s first shoot for NAILS Magazine, her resume boasts cover shoots for Elle, Glamour, and Redbook, to name a few.

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Behind the Scenes: Reaching for the Stars

For this month’s cover, celebrity manicurist Elsbeth was inspired when working on an art project last Christmas by a little fuzz ball that got stuck on the underside of her nail.

How to Be a Fantastic Cover Nail Tech

Tom Bachik is a true professional and shares here his tips for getting photo shoot gigs.

Behind the Scenes: This Cover Tech Has Power

There are probably only a few people in the nail industry who don’t know Vicki Peters—or at least know who she is.

From Russia, With Love

This month's cover is a collaboration between NAILS Russia and NAILS Magazine.

All in the Family: Meet This Month’s Winning Cover Tech

This year's Nail Tech Cover Tech Contest found two winners!

A Long-Awaited Arrival

Why did it take us almost two year to get Christine Turner down here to shoot her cover? Well she’s been a bit busy—being a mom to nine-month old Jack and working on the next chapter of her career.

Behind the Scenes: Cover Tech/Cover Model Doug Smith

Nail tech/CND education director Doug Smith makes his modeling debut.

Behind the Scenes: Extreme Makeover-Exponential Toms

For the perfect makeover cover, we enlisted the help of two of the industry’s finest nail techs turned entrepreneurs — Entity Nail Couture’s Tom Holcomb and Tom Bachik.

Behind the Scenes with Amy Becker

Becker says that winning Nail Technician of the Year reaffirmed her belief that there is always something to learn and different ways to grow.