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Foil Flower

Maja Rokov uses Kinetics products plus Dollar Nail Art foil to create this eye-catching design.

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Foil & Flowers

Glitzy Lips foil is applied onto the tacky surface of gel-polish in this design by Meryl Hayton.

FingerNailFixer Shows a Quick and Easy Way to Apply Foil to Shellac

FingerNailFixer (Holly Schippers) receives lots of requests for foil application demos. Here is a video on how to add transfer foil or metallic leafing to your Shellac.

Falling Leaves

Roxy Carrillo gets client into the fall mindset with these gold and orange nails.

Acrylic Coral Reef Nail Art

Nail technician Oksanna Cobb had a chance to go to Guam recently, where she was inspired to create these brightly colored nails.

Nail Art for the Not-So-Artistic

Have you ever discouraged yourself from trying something new because you thought you wouldn’t be any good at it? Have you done this with nail art? Well you don’t have to because there are simple and easy nail art products to help give flair and a little something extra to your sets — even if you’re not a natural born artist.

Best Polish Trends

Textured and vinyl polishes, as well as foils, are a few of Self Magazine's 2010 Best Beauty Trends.

The Finish Line

As fashion designers experiment with different textures on the runway, nail polish manufacturers keep up with an array of stylish nail polish finish offerings — from the traditional cream to the edgy suede. One nail tech shares her expertise to help you sort through all of the jargon and match the appropriate client to the appropriate finish.

Kami Nail Art Foil Mixed Metals

Kami Nail Art Foils create the perfect "mixed metals" finish for any polish color. A smattering of Metallic Gold, Bronze, and Purple, for instance, over deep crimson gives hands a touch of elegance with the metallic foils casting plenty of light.

Foils and Roses

Michelle Achhammer of Michelle’s Nail Design explains how to create a delicate purple floral nail with foils and gels.