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Extreme Nailing

Depending on conditions, clients’ hands and feet may be puffy, moist, and sweaty or cold, dry, and numb. A tech needs to know how to compensate for these changes so she can apply product to a consistent, stable nail surface each time.

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Week 4: Rough Week with a Silver Lining

Well, along with the good comes the bad right? I have openly expressed how much I am enjoying school and I love all of the new things I am learning. I am also learning in this

Orly Gel FX Instructions

Orly explains how to apply and remove their Gel FX products.

Bold and Sharp

Meryl Hayton uses Nubar gel-polish, plus some bullion beads, to create this sharp design.

Troubleshooter: Gel-Polish Etch Design

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, MaeLing Parrish shows how to make a fun etch design in gel-polish using a dotting tool.

Hidden Hard Gel

Jessica Hoel of LuvNailz salon in Bellevue, Wash., has an interesting technique for her color gels.

Day 258: Minnie Mouse Nail Art

Pireddu Francesca, Centro Elisir, Sarezzo, Brescia, Italy

Shellac Carving and Layering Nail Art Video

Today I have some good news for you and some bad news. Shall we have the bad news first so that it can be eclipsed by the good news? The bad news is I have a

Carving and Layering With Shellac

FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers shot a guest video with CND education ambassador Bonnie Rios. Here she shows you how to carve out designs and layer them with Shellac.

Nail Care is a Smart Biz

Modern Salon 's September 2012 issue discusses why the nail business, which has grown significantly since last year, is a smart one for hair salons to be in.