cover techs

Behind the Scenes: Tracey Lee's 3-D Floral Edge Gel Nails

Haute Hodgepodge: Learn how to create this month's cover look by 2017's NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Tracey Lee.

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Cover Look: Dried Flowers & Caviar Beads (NAILS May 2017)

Suzie Moskal embeds dried flowers and caviar beads for our May 2017 cover.

February Cover Artist Ayano Okazawa Inspired by Nature

Kamagaya, Japan-based nail tech Ayano Okazawa took inspiration from the small plants and flowers she often finds growing on the ground when she created this month’s cover.

Why We're Looking Forward to S. 4 of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist

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Behind the Scenes: Lady Gaga Bubble Nails

Power Bows: NTNA Top 3 Celina Rydén creates a Lady Gaga-inspired nail design for the July 2016 issue of NAILS.

Behind the Scenes: Deep Space Galaxy Nails with Minx Backside

Learn how to create this dimensional nail design as shown on the June 2016 cover of NAILS.

February 2016 Cover Tech Ashley Gregory Pushes Boundaries

Cover Tech Ashley Gregory talks about her cover image and gives advice to other techs looking to move into editorial work.

Cover Tech Contest 2016

A Study in Contrast: Once again, NAILS’ readers have spoken, and this year you selected Moscow-based nail tech Anastasia Luksha’s bold but simple design for our cover. Our congratulations and thanks go out to Luksha and the other 11 finalists. After viewing their incredibly imaginative and varied designs, we’re glad that selecting the winner was your job, not ours.

Behind the Scenes: Holiday Liquid Stone Nails

Artistic Notes on Nails: Elsbeth Schuetz helped us send out some holiday cheer with liquid stone poststamp nails for our December 2015 cover.

Behind the Scenes: Negative Space Chain & Spiked Nails

Going for Bold: This month’s bold cover look by Robert Nguyen, with gold studs and spikes, is a traffic stopper with endless variations for clients’ holiday events.

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