acrylics

Day 2: 3-D Butterfly Nails with Cutouts

Mandy Tsang, Winning Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

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Gripe #1 (I know, right?)

OK, so here we are getting ready for the first competition of the year. ISSE Long Beach. I love this trade show. Aside from it being in my own back yard, the convention center is right

Nail Cravings: Fixing Bitten Mittens

Adding nail enhancements to bitten nails can be a rather complicated and tricky procedure.

Acrylic Kit

The Entity Acrylic Kit comes with everything needed to start doing high-quality acrylic enhancements right away.

Frosty Flowers

Nails by Shauni Kelly, Hot Heads Barbershop and Cool Claws Nails, Albuquerque, N.M.

Fimo Fantasy

Nails by Brenda Delgado, Ponce, Puerto Rico

From Fantasy to Reality

Nail artist Sam Lynam of Arabella Nails in Bedfordshire, U.K., has developed a unique nail form to assist techs in creating fantasy nail art designs.

Take a Tip From ... INM's Rachel Mouritsen

INM's Rachel Mouritsen explains the difference between applying odorless acrylics and standard acrylics.

Behind the Scenes: Cutting Edge

Lynn Lammers knows a thing or two about perfect nails. After securing the top spot on NAILS’ Top 25 List of competitors for the second year running (and winning the World Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany, earlier this year), she’s on a roll. And she seemingly can do it all — extreme pink-and-whites, colored acrylic designs, fantasy acrylic sculptures are just a few of her specialties.

Polymer Nailfinity Corrective Opaque Pink Powder

Kinetics’ Polymer Nailfinity Corrective Opaque Pink Powder is designed to create flawless nail extensions even on very short, damaged nail plates.