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Behind the Scenes: Sea Glass Nails

Polished by the Sea: For the NAILS August cover look, Los Angeles-based nail artist Fariha Ali uses real sea glass atop a clear gel extension.

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Behind the Scenes: Negative Space Neon Nails

Super Artist: Go behind the scenes with Blossom Beauty Lounge's Cammy Nguyen as she creates fun and trendy nail art for our August cover.

Behind the Scenes: Acrylic Lace Bridal Nails

Art Is Passion: For this month’s bridal-themed cover, we asked Sabella Snyder to create gorgeous sculpted nails with a modern negative space art look.

Behind the Scenes: Steampunk Nails

First Time's the Charm: NAILS Next Top Nail Artist winner Lavette Cephus shows how she created our April 2015 cover.

Cover Look: Acrylic Watercolor Floral Nails (NAILS Feb. 2015)

Allie Baker-Bennett, global educator for EzFlow, creates watercolor floral nails for NAILS Magazine's Feb. 2015 cover using EzFlow colored acrylic. Click here for a step-by-step photo tutorial.

A Nail Tech's Guide to Shooting, Editing Video

Learn fundamental terminology and look through a typical editing process to get one step closer to making movie magic.

The Cover Artistry of Vicki Peters

Nail technician and frequent NAILS cover technician Vicki Peters passed away on December 31, 2014. Here is a look at the NAILS covers she did over the years.

Business Summit Aids Freelance Nail Techs

The PYP Freelance Business Development Summit offers business education to freelance beauty professionals working behind the scenes.

Behind the Scenes: Musical Nail Art

Music to Her Ears: Ryoko Garcia paints a song with legendary music artists Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and Sammy Davis, Jr., for our April 2014 cover.

Cover Tech 2014: The Perfect Puzzle

We tallied your votes and nail tech Miki Nakano of Nail Salon Ciel in Tokyo took top honors this year with her oh-so-pretty puzzle image. Congratulations to Miki, and to runners-up Janina Lumous, Lenzi Brock, and Melanie McCulley. A giant thank you goes out to everyone who entered.

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