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ABS 2015: CND Celebrates NextGen Nail Artists

During Beauty Changes Lives’ Legacy Award ceremony on Saturday, March 21, in Chicago, sponsors of the awards presented Trilogy of Beauty to spotlight NEXTGEN artists, the beauty industry’s future leaders. As the sole nail sponsor, CND featured looks from three of the industry’s up and coming stars.

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Beauty Changes Lives Legacy Award Pays Tribute to Pivot Point Founder Leo Passage

The beauty industry united on Saturday, March 21, to celebrate the legacy of a man who revolutionized the business of beauty education. The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) posthumously honored Leo Passage; founder of Pivot Point International, Inc. Passage’s wife Lenie, and son Robert accepted the award on behalf of Leo.

Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2 Finale

In what was a tighter-than-imagined race, here are the competition results in the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2 finale. See the final challenge fashion runway-inspired nails for Libertine. Hear our Top 3 in a Miss America-style Q&A. See all 10 weekly nail art challenges. Check out the nail art from NTNA Season 1 .

NYFW F/W 2015: CND for Opening Ceremony and Libertine

CND created amazing nail art for both Opening Ceremony and Libertine's NYFW shows.

Who Will Be Named NAILS Next Top Nail Artist 2015?

After 10 grueling weeks of competing, three talented ladies are putting their best nails forward in the final challenge. On January 25 at ISSE Long Beach, one of these artists will be crowned NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.

Next Top Nail Artist: Final Nails Q&A

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2's final challenge asked our Top 3 to design five sets of 10 nails to be presented to Johnson Hartig for his fashion label, Libertine. We chatted with each contestant about two of their designs. DANIELLE Part 1: Check-in Report   |  Part 2: Final Nails   |  All Five Designs LAVETTE: Part 1: Check-in Report   |  Part 2: Final Nails   |  All Five Designs LEXI: Part 1: Check-in Report   |  Part 2: Final Nails   |  All Five Designs

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2 Finale Party

The nail industry came together to celebrate the grand finale of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 2.

ISSELB 2015: NTNA Top 3 VIP Dinner

Last weekend, before the madness of the show began, NAILS and CND invited NAILS Next Top Nail Artist's Top 3 finalists and their guests to join us for an intimate dinner to celebrate making it this far.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Smilebooth Pictures

Old friends (and new) came together to celebrate the grand finale of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist. Enjoy these pics from CND's Smilebooth.

NAILS Names Lavette Cephus Next Top Nail Artist

Lavette Cephus of Beaute Asylum in Toledo, Ohio, edges out Lexi Martone and Danielle Costantino to win NAILS Next Top Nail Artist 2014-2015.