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Troubleshooter: Gel-Polish Application

Holly Schippers shows how to properly apply gel-polish.

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Watch Our Roundtable from the Smokies Event

This past weekend in Gatilinburg, Tenn., I had the honor of attending an amazing event — Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies. It was an amazing day of fun and learning preceded by a party

Troubleshooter: Acrylic Overlays

Vicki Peters shows how to overlay a tip with clear and pink acrylic.

Fixing Chips and Stains

Redbook Magazine provides tips from the pros this month on how to fix any aggravating yet inevitable chips and stains to your client's manicure.

Troubleshooter: Polish Application

Holly Schippers shows how to apply regular polish, beginning with top coat and using even strokes and thin layers to make for excellent coverage. She even gives quick clean-up tips for when polish winds up on the eponychium.

Troubleshooter: E-file Safety

Vicki Peters explains some e-file safety tips and how to apply a carbide barrel and safety bit properly across the nail.

Troubleshooter: Applying a Tip

Vicki Peters gives some great advice on applying and blending a tip with the natural nail.

Troubleshooter: Smile Lines

Here Holly Schippers gives some tips on how to make smile lines in gel polish, traditional gel, acrylic, and polish.

NAILS New Troubleshooter Video Series

One cat is officially out of the bag! Part of my March trip to the NAILS offices in California was to help start off the new NAILS TV Troubleshooter series designed to help techs no matter

Troubleshooter: Filing Nails Into Shape

Vicki Peters and Holly Schippers show you how to hand file four common nail extension shapes into form: Square, Soft Corners, Squoval, Oval, and Almond.