acrylics

Glow in the Dark Acrylics

The American-made colored nail art powders charge up when the pigments meet the sunlight.

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Week Seven: Learning from an Industry Educator

This week we watched a demonstration with the wonderful Gisela Marti, the creative director for Tammy Taylor Nails. I was so excited to finally have a formal introduction to a brand and product line that I see so many nail technicians are committed to using.

Artistic Nail Design Rock Hard World Tour

Artistic Nail Design educators will offer nail techs an intense two-day training in more than 11 countries during its Rock Hard World Tour. The training will cover the chemistry behind the Artistic Nail Design’s gel and liquid and powder products. Learn the ease of application, tips and tricks, and art techniques to turn your clients into groupies. For more details and tour dates, visit here .

Nail Art Studio: Autumn Leaves

Yolanda Hernandez demonstrates how to do Autumn Leaves nail art.

Week Four: One Month In!

An entire month of nail school already finished! I have completed 94 hours of my 240-hour course. In Florida you have to complete a minimum of 240 hours to qualify for the state board so you can obtain your nail technician license. Within this time, I have also managed to complete 40 of my 90 required nail services.

Week Two: A Rough Start

The second week of school got off to a rough start. I spent most of my week finalizing my submission video for the Beauty Changes Lives /CND /Tippi Hedren Nail Technology Scholarship. The scholarship is for nail tech students, giving them the opportunity to win the full cost of their nail technology tuition to an accredited school.

Sculpting Powder

The sculpting powder in Natural Pink is now available in a bulk 10.5 pound bucket.

Troubleshooter: Handmade Acrylic Stones

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create handmade acrylic stones for nail art.

Engraved Zebra Print Nail Art Using an Electic File on Acrylics

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Light Elegance educator Loni Preato shows how to create zebra print nail art by engraving the acrylic using an engraving bit and an E-file.

Nail Art Studio: Summer Flower

Sarah Petersen demonstrates how to do Summer Flower nail art.