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Nail Art Animation Featuring the Kia Picanto Car

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at creating the Kia Picanto commercial from 2011 featuring a stop-motion nail art animation. It took 25 days and nights, two hours of drawing each nail, and 900 nail tips to create the animation. You Might Also Like: Transforming, a 3D-Printed Nail Animation

Planter’s Peanuts Nail Salon Commercial

Sally Parks, owner of Plum Natural Nail Spa (www.plumspaaustin.com) in Austin, Texas, is enjoying her 30 seconds of fame — in the form of a national TV commercial for Planter’s Peanuts that was filmed in her salon. Read more: http://www.nailsmag.com/news/108139/planters-peanuts-takes-over-nail-salon

Planter’s Peanuts Takes Over Nail Salon

A national TV commercial for Planter’s Peanuts was filmed in Plum Natural Nail Spa.

NAILS Editor Hannah Lee on The Today Show

NAILS editor Hannah Lee appeared on The Today Show on Friday, May 2, 2014, as the counterpoint voice to a new study that says UV nail lamp users may have an increased risk of skin cancer. Hannah pointed out that you are exposed to more UVA rays from natural sunlight walking or driving to the salon than you can in a UV lamp. Last year's study by Drs. Dowdy and Sayre is the benchmark we should all refer to.

Interview with SPAtaneity's Missy Malone

The Dallas News interviews Missy Malone, a certified medical nail technician and founder of SPAtaneity Natural Nail Salon specializing in waterless pedicures and disposable nail kits. "Our goal is to ensure that we provide safe care to those who are diabetic, cancer patients, anyone with an immunosuppressed condition, even our elderly," Malone says.

Consumer Press: Agency Secrets

Ever dream big about doing the nails on the cover of Vogue? Perhaps you want to be the next Naja Rickette or Tom Bachik, dressing up the digits of Hollywood’s finest. If you’re a nail artist who is ambitious enough, anything is possible. Having an agent can help make your dreams a reality that much faster.

L.A. Hair — Now With Nails

Celebrity manicurist Naja Rickette joins reality show L.A. Hair.

Nail Art and the Ladies of Kleur

MTV Voices features nail art and the ladies of Kleur ("kuh-ler": the Afrikaans and Dutch translation of "color"). The Los Angeles-based collective is bringing nail art to the masses via custom nail art events in retail stores (like Urban Outfitters), art galleries, and other venues throughout Southern California and beyond. The collective consists of three women who are also jewelry designers, plus they each have a career in the music industry. Read more: http://www.nailsmag.com/article/91819/musical-nails#ixzz2SFfTYvye

Alanna Wall and Polished Girlz on The Ellen Show

Alanna Wall appeared recently on The Ellen Show to talk about her charity organization Polished Girlz. This incredible young entrepreneur started a non-profit organization that provides manicures for children in hospitals. Ellen had a very special surprise for her! Click here and here for more on Alanna.