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I Heart Acrylics

The cornerstone of the nail industry’s foundation, acrylics helped build the manicuring business into what it is today.  Manufacturers are still continuing to innovate and improve upon the products and techniques. With support from manufacturers and with die-hard acrylic clients, the art of an acrylic sculpt and 3-D design is thriving among the latest generation of acrylic nail technicians. Here are some of the latest acrylic products.

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Richard Hurter Acquires Kupa Inc.

Richard Hurter, who has been the driving force behind Kupa Inc. for the last 20 years, was a partner and has now acquired the entire company.

Beautiful Nails by Kupa’s 3-D Rose Stiletto

Beautiful Nails by Kupa gives nail technicians everything they need to construct high-quality, long-lasting, and awe-inspiring 3-D acrylic nail art designs.

Top E-Files On the Market

Mastering an e-file is no simple feat, but with so much education coming out now with hands-on video tutorials, nail techs have a better chance than ever to become e-file top guns at their salons. Here are some of the top e-files on the market and the latest videos online to help you stay on top of the game.

KUPA Inc. Divinity Pink & White Application

Guest artist and master nail technician Vicki Peters shows the traditional application process of The Divinity Acrylic System by Kupa, which provides versatility and strength and ease of application when creating pink-and-white nails.

Sculpting in the Year of the Snake

To help VietSALON Magazine celebrate the Year of the Snake, Kupa's Sindy Mark combined real snakeskin with faux snakeskin designs and sculpted a 3-D snake on oval acrylic extensions using Artfinity and Divinity products from Kupa.

Kupa Website Redesigned

Kupa has a new look at www.kupainc.com.

NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2012: It's All Up To You!

If you’d like to see how this year’s favorite products stack up to years past, log on to www.nailsmag.com/RCA to take a look at what products are consistently on the list from year to year and who has broken into the club of finalists. (You’ll notice slight modification in our categories from year to year to reflect industry trends.)

Beautiful Nails Fall Artfinity Victorian Design

Build 3-D nail art designs using Beautiful Nails by Kupa’s Artfinity 3-D Acrylic Fall Color Collection and Artfinity 3-D Sculpting Brush. Finish off with UV Phoria Top Gel and cure for two minutes for a great design.

Kupa Rock Star Toes

Beautiful Nails products and Kupa present Rock Star Toes. A quick and easy way to create amazing looking toes.