nail shapes

Day 274: Smokey Coffin Nail Art

Cynthia McKenzie-Cook, Modish Nails by Cynthia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Young Nails Nail School: Creating the Perfect Stiletto Nail

Young Nails president Greg Salo demonstrates how to create a perfectly sharp stiletto nail.

Young Nails Nail School: Creating the Perfect Coffin-Shaped Nail

Young Nails president Greg Salo demonstrates how to create a coffin-shaped nail. Proper nail form application is key!

Young Nails Nail School: Creating the Perfect Almond-Shaped Nail

Young Nails president Greg Salo explains how to sculpt a perfect almond-shaped nail.

Crowdsourcing: Do You Charge Extra for Shaping Nails?

This month we asked nail techs: Do you charge extra for shaping nails (other than square) due to the time it takes? If so, how much?

How to File Acrylic Nails - Hand-Filing Technique

Nail Career Education's Suzie Moskal shows how to hand file an acrylic nail.

Baby Boomer Acrylic Nails: Classic Almond Shape

Crystal Nails guides you through the creative process of sculpting Baby Boomer acrylic nails (also known as French Fade nails) using Crystal Nails' professional nail supplies. "The essence of the Baby Boomer technique is the gradual blurring of the white free edge towards the cuticles, and thus creating a beautiful color gradient and a more natural look than the classic French nail design could produce. Another huge upside of acrylic Baby Boomer nails is that they ensure regrowth-free results," Crystal Nails demonstrates.

Almond Joy: Why We Love Almond-Shaped Nails

Feb. 16 is #NationalAlmondDay. Here are some sets we are nuts about.

Sculpt Gothic Almond Nails Using Crystal Nails Galactic Builder Gel

Create an almond nail design using the Crystal Nails Galactic Builder Gel.

Unicorn Horn Acrylic Nail Design with Chrome

Naio Nails' Kirsty Meakin shows how to create a unicorn horn nail-shaped design using acrylic. Click here to see the same design using gel.