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Gels Are Here to Stay: 19 Potted Gels That Never Go Out of Style

For clients with weak, brittle nails who want extra strength to those who covet wild extensions, gels can offer something for everyone.

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Imagination Art

Young Nails’ Imagination Art includes a new collection of seven jewel-toned pigments.

Cosmoprof 2013: NAILS' Cocktail Party

From show floor to suite door — NAILS' 3rd Annual Cocktail Party provided a much-needed opportunity for show exhibitors and attendees to relax and mingle for a few hours after the exhibition floor closed on the second evening.

IBS Las Vegas 2013

More than 19,000 salon owners and beauty professionals made their way to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 21-24 for the International Beauty Show. Over 160 classes, conferences, and workshops were conducted at the event by leading industry professionals. Don’t miss next year’s show, June 14-16, 2014.

Imagination Art Acrylics Pop Brights

A new set from the Imagination Art Color Acrylics set called Pop Brights.

Are You Pedi Ready?

Take a look at these pedicure systems available to nail techs and see what will keep the clients coming back.

Snapshots from Premiere Orlando 2013

As always, Premiere Orlando was a show for the books. The massive beauty show, which took place June 2-3, hosted beauty professionals and industry manufacturers from around the globe.

I Heart Acrylics

The cornerstone of the nail industry’s foundation, acrylics helped build the manicuring business into what it is today.  Manufacturers are still continuing to innovate and improve upon the products and techniques. With support from manufacturers and with die-hard acrylic clients, the art of an acrylic sculpt and 3-D design is thriving among the latest generation of acrylic nail technicians. Here are some of the latest acrylic products.

Behind the Scenes: Metallic Nails

Multi-Colored Metallics: Young Nails educator Melissa De La Cruz created the May 2013 cover of NAILS with an "almanetto" shape, a hybrid of the almond and stiletto nails.

Salon-Ready Students [Nail Logic School Profile]

Using her more than 19 years of experience as a nail tech, nail competitor, and manufacturer educator, Mindy Morgan times students at Nail Logic The Institute of Nail Technology to ensure efficient services, encourages artistic growth, and even teaches students how to use an e-file.