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Champagne Nail Art with Young Nails (Glitter Press/Fade, Ombre, Bubbles)

NAILS Magazine is celebrating our 35th anniversary! What better way to celebrate than with a bottle of champagne? Young Nails president, Greg Salo, kicks off our Feb. 2018 NAILS Magazine redesign with a callback to our Feb. 1983 cover with red nails (and a pot of gold, and a rainbow)

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How to Work With Damaged Nails On Set

Nail tech Joanne Sorbello discusses dealing with a model on set whose nails are less than perfect.

How to Fix Nails For a Photo Shoot

At a recent photoshoot, nail artist Joanne Sorbello had a challenge. Her model is a serious nail biter and the nail design was going to be a big part of the "after shot".

Artist Session, Fall 2017

NAILS joined sister publication Modern Salon for the first Artist Session in New York City to feature a nail technician.

Joanne Sorbello and Beth Livesay Chat About Nails at Artist Session

NAILS executive editor Beth Livesay chats nails with Joanne Sorbello, the first nail tech to participate in Modern Salon's Artist Session.

The Making of a Young Nails Vlog

Young Nails CEO Habib Salo takes us behind the scenes during a making of one of his popular Young Nails vlogs (Biz Vlog #49 to be exact), featuring guest and pretend nail client Beth Livesay, executive editor of NAILS Magazine, and senior editor Kimberly Pham, the hands behind the NAILS Mag camera(s). Click here to see the final edited vlog from Young Nails. Click here to see the full nail art tutorial from our visit. Music Credit: Song 1: Ukiyo / Song 2: Taylor Galford

5 Reasons to Register for MODERN SALON's Artist Session

MODERN SALON is inviting nail techs to register for their Artist Session workshop for the first time ever! Here are 5 reasons you should jump on this opportunity.

Cover Look: Summer Toenail Art Chrome Design

Andy Ho from Colorado Springs, Colo., created our NAILS July 2017 cover using cat-eye magnetic gel-polish, IBD Chrome Squad, and IBD Hard Gel Intense White to create this textured summer look.

Melli Mello-Inspired Nails with Baroque Accents

Tracey Lee ( @traceyleenails ), the winner of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 4, shows how to create her June 2017 cover of NAILS Magazine with an edge nail shape. Here is a photo tutorial on how to create the acrylic elephant nails on her Nail Art Gallery: http://nailartgallery.nailsmag.com/traceyleenails/photo/454827/ntna-challenge-4-minx/user (See step #9.) You Might Also Like: Behind the Scenes: Tracey Lee's 3-D Floral Edge Gel Nails

Behind the Scenes: Tracey Lee's 3-D Floral Edge Gel Nails

Haute Hodgepodge: Learn how to create this month's cover look by 2017's NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Tracey Lee.

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