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NAILS Next Top Nail Artist S.3 Finale

Nail artists and NTNA S.3 competitiors Celina Rydén (Sweden), Sarah Elmaz (Australia), and Winnie Huang (Canada) flew to Chicago to show off their skills after 10 weeks of elimination-style nail art competition. See their journey and season 3's Next Top Nail Artist winner, sponsored by CND. This year, our NTNA S. 4 nail artists Liina Leino (Finland), Tracey Lee (Netherlands), and Jonny Phan (Australia), will make their way to Chicago for our Season 4 Grand Finale where one will be named the winner. Follow our competition in it's last leg of the journey: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2016

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Will I See You in Chicago? How About Houston?

There are two industry trade shows coming up this month, one in the north and one in the south. Will you be attending?

One Year Later: NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 Speak Out

Last year’s Next Top Nail Artist Final Challenge at America’s Beauty Show brought three women together in competition … and ultimately in deep friendship.

NAILS & CND Announce Top 3 Finalists in Next Top Nail Artist Season 4

NAILS announces the three finalists who will join them in March for America's Beauty Show.

My Other Life: Paul Dykstra, Classical Pianist

A Passion for the Piano: Paul Dykstra is both a concert pianist and the CEO of Cosmetologists Chicago, International Nail Technicians Association (INTA), and America’s Beauty Show.

Why We're Looking Forward to S. 4 of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist

Let the games begin!

NAILS and CND Name Top 12 Finalists for Season Four of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist

Please join NAILS and top sponsor CND as we congratulate these 12 artists who will be competing for your vote starting September 12.

Tech Wins Sit-Down With Jan Arnold

As the winner of a CND online sweepstakes, nail tech Diane Diaz got to enjoy a private brunch with Jan Arnold at ABS Chicago in March.

NAILS Editor Joins INTA’s New Accreditation & Certification Program Committee

NAILS editor Sigourney Nuñez will serve on the Certification Committee for INTA’s new Accreditation & Certification Program for nail technicians

#ShoutYourBeauty NexGen Nails On the Runway

See nails on the runway at the 06:56 mark. Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) held its fourth annual event following the first day of ABS Chicago. The BCL Experience, #ShoutYourBeauty, featured NextGen hairstylists and nail artists walking the runway with their models at Chicago's Soldier Field. For the second year in a row, nails rocked the runway with CND's NextGen artists who were the Top 3 finalists in the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist competition. Congrats to all of the NexGen artists: 00:05 — Redken (NexGen: Blake Reed Evans) 01:05 — American Crew (NexGen: Lauren Shuler Thompson) 02:32 — Matrix (NexGen: Breck Csicsai, Ksenia Kim) 03:53 — Wella's Hair Dressers at Heart (NexGen: Jamie Pierce and Katey-Bug Browne) 05:15 — Mizani (NexGen: Ashley Lee and Marquita Gatling) 06:56 — CND / NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 (NextGen: Celina Rydén, Sarah Elmaz, and Winnie Huang) 09:29 — TIGI (NexGen: Demi Walsh) You Might Also Like: Meet the 2016 BCL Experience NextGen Artists! [on modernsalon.com] ABS Chicago 2016: BCLE Shout Your Beauty Runway Show  (photo gallery)

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