Have a nail art extravaganza with Art Club’s Carnaval Nail Art Kit. The kit offers a parade of vivid nail art choices with a sparkly gems, stripers, top coat/sealer, and sprinkle jars to give you unlimited options.
Step-by-step by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo
Step-by-step by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.
Step-by-step by Laurie Ivins, Profiles Hair Design, Sandpoint, Idaho
Characterized by vibrant colors and eyecatching embellishments, Indian-inspired designs (à la Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto’s John Galliano dress at the Academy Awards) are the height of fashion.
Nails by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo
A current trend is to add glitter, mylar, and other embellishments to nail enhancements, but how can nail techs be sure they aren’t compromising the strength of the enhancement and causing premature service breakdown by adding too much? Sometimes the glitter tips I’ve sculpted break off at the free edge, causing clients to doubt my abilities. (This occurs more often in gels than acrylics.)
Seeds of innovation are blooming with Cina Nail Creations 3-D nail decals in the Garden Collection.
There’s a hot tip circulating among educators to help techs with their glitter applications.
Enjoy these exaggerated bow-inspired nails.
