3-D nail art

NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Amy)

Amy Gustafson (Victoria, BC, Canada) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "I was inspired by the headphones and colours I saw right away. I loved that the headphones became something else (the script Love). I decided that I would have the headphones become the piece of music. I loved the curves of the photos I saw and thought I would incorporate that somehow with it going outside the nail. I love flashy so I thought the more sparkles the better."

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NTNA 2014 Pre-Challenge #1: 3-D Music (Alecia)

Alecia Mounixay (Wilmington, NC) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "I used white hard gel for the base of the nail and various neon gel-polishes that faded in the background, lightly dusted with glitter and capped twice with clear gel-polish top coat to give it more depth. I handpainted the word music with little notes. I used white acrylic powder to make the music notes and painted them with gel-polish before applying them to the music lines that surrounded the nail with wire base. This was also capped with black acrylic and gel. The face was made with white gel-polish to give it life and painted with acrylic paint for fine detailed lines."

Take a Tip from...Lauren Wireman

When we asked NAILS Next Top Nail Artist first runner-up Lauren Wireman how she keeps her nail embellishments intact despite the damage that regularly occurs on the job, she revealed her simple secret...

King of the Monsters: Godzilla Nail Art

Check out these awesome nail art designs inspired by the upcoming Godzilla movie.

Gel-On-Gel-Polish Nail Art

Monochromatic nail art doesn’t have to be boring. Use a gel-on-gel-polish design in the same color to make beautiful 3-D art. Shannon Rooney of Las Vegas shows how to create this look, inspired by OPI guest artist Adela Munoz at the ISSE Long Beach Show.

Day 94: Spring Fever Nail Art

Alexandra Barbosa, Aly's Nails, Belleville, N.J.

Q&A With Marianthi Tsitsopoulou

Greek nail artist Mariantha Tsitsopoulou is transforming the way we look at nails. Her preference for 3-D nail art makes it so that designs literally pop out at you from the nail. We asked this professional nail artist and salon owner about her passion and process.

Day 83: Flowers Re-Imagined Nail Art

Victoria-Lys Hunter, Ongles Chez Victoria, Quebec

Day 81: 3-D Sparkle Nail Art

Janet Schneider, The Nail Fairy, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Down the Rabbit Hole

Whether your clients choose spring-themed, animals, or pastels, these Easter nail designs are sure to hatch an idea for what to create.