3-D nail art

Halloween Haunts

Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.

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3-D Roses Adorn Winning Nail Art Design

These beautiful nails earned Sydney, Australia-based nail tech Olga Menshikova a top-place finish in the first online nail competition sponsored by Nail Tips, a forum for techs from Australia and New Zealand.

EZ Flow 3-D Nail Art

EZ Flow’s colored acrylic collections allow you to free your mind and create endless combinations of colors and art to keep clients enthralled year-round. The collections Time to Shine, Pastel, Earth Stone, and Rainbow offer unique shades for nails, and the Competition White Series has superior performance and adhesion.

3D Acrylic Flower Tutorial

Nail tech Christie Gibson demonstrates how to create a 3D acrylic flower.

3-D Spring Nail Art

Get the step-by-step for nail artist Clara Hostetter’s signature style.

Artist Spotlight: Kimberly Connolly-Preston

Kimberly Connolly-Preston has been doing nails for nine years, and her detailed work and craftsmanship have earned her a devout following among her clients at Exclusive Hair Designs in Kenton, Ohio, as well as first-prize in NAILS’ Mural Contest in March. NAILS got a chance to sit down with Preston and talk about some of her favorite works and how she got her start.

Vegas Fantasy

The theme was Las Vegas at the 7th International Nail Art Championship in Warsaw, Poland; the competition is part of the International Nail Care Forum and Fair and Nails Professional 2008. The winning designs showed a keen understanding of the glitzy U.S. city.

Lovely Nails

Step-by-step by Yoriko Kandono, Tokyo

Corsets, Of Course

These intricate designs, made from acrylic nail products, were winners of a Design-A-Corset Competition recently held in Australia.

What Are…Exaggerated Bows?

Enjoy these exaggerated bow-inspired nails.