smile lines

Troubleshooter: Acrylic Corrective Powder

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create acrylic nails with corrective powder.

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Troubleshooter: Competition Smile Lines

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create a competition-style smile line with acrylics.

Troubleshooter: Smile Lines

Here Holly Schippers gives some tips on how to make smile lines in gel polish, traditional gel, acrylic, and polish.

The "Perfect" Pink-and-White Nail

What makes the perfect nail? How do you define the picture-perfect acrylic pink-and-white sculpt? NAILS combined contributions from CND education materials, Young Nails’ Greg Salo, and former NAILS Top 25 competitor Lynn Lammers to help draft guidelines for the quintessential “perfect nail.”

Enhancement Troubleshooter

You learned a lot in school, but once you start working full time with clients you’ll see that minor mishaps with nail enhancements will occasionally pop up to frustrate and challenge you. To help you out when they do, here's some handy troubleshooting advice on fixing the more common acrylic and gel problems.

FingerNailFixer Helps You Perfect Your Acrylic Smile Lines

FingerNailFixer shows you how to perfect (and practice) your smile lines with acrylic.

Take a Tip From ... Nail Labo's Rumiko Nakaya

Rumiko Nakaya, educator and advisor for Nail Labo, explains how she fixes smile line imperfections in gels.

Nailing the Perfect Smile Line

Having a crisp, deep smile line can set your work apart from other nail techs in your area. It’s one of the easiest ways to advertise yourself as an above-average tech who puts extra effort into her services. CND educator Kimberly Jones, of Patrick’s of Atlanta in Buford, Ga., explains how she gets these great-looking smile lines.

Q-French Triple Tips

Create those crisp smile lines with the help of Q-Buffers' Q-French Triple Tips.

Competitive Skills

Competition-level nails take practice, but mastering certain skills will get you in the game.

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