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Colombian Nail Artist Shares Her Love of Color

Bogota, Colombia-based nail tech Heidy Aristizabal majored in art and painting in school, but her passion for color soon led her to fall in love with nail art — something that has been happening on a larger scale throughout the country.

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Day 189: Animated Girls Nail Art

Roz King, Bling Nails by Roz, Queensland, Australia

Summer Nails: Tropical Teal Nail Tutorial

Robin Moses shows how to create a fun tropical nail design using nail polish.

Geometric Trend Nail Art

Nails 21 , a company based in Lisbon, Portugal, shows how to create an intricate geometric nail art design using Nails 21 gel products.

American Flag 4th of July Nail Art

To help celebrate Independence Day in the U.S., Julie Ventura ( @juliev37 ) shows how to create a patriotic American flag design by creating your own nail art decals using gel. The surface that she uses to paint on is a plastic painters palette that can be purchased at any art store.

Nail Art Studio: Patriotic Nails

Triana Ramirez demonstrates Patriotic Nails.

Nail Art Studio: Golden Sun

Brandy Neslon demonstrates Golden Sun.

Crowdsourcing: Do you do your own nails or have another tech do them?

This month we asked nail techs: Do you do your own nails or have another tech do them?

Cartoon Bee Nail Art Using Wildflowers Art Paints

Lauren Wireman creates a cartoon-ish bee on a nail tip using her Wildflowers Art Paints and custom brushes. Click here to see this design as a 15-second time-lapse.

Disney Inspired Nail Art Design Using Gel Polish

After a recent trip to Disneyland, Suzie Moskal was inspired to create a Disney themed nail art design. She uses a brush and dotting tool to paint the design with gel-polish.