Technique > Acrylics

• Technique

Make Smile Lines a No Brainer

by Staff

No Brainer Sculpted Nail Forms make forming the perfect smile line easy.

• Technique

Take a tip from… CND’s Roxanne Valinoti

by Staff

CND educator Roxanne Valinoti gives a couple creative tips on how to make your monomer more efficient and your powders more unique.

• Nail Design

Acrylic Roses for Spring

by Sarah Hallford

Ring-finger roses for a client's wedding

• Wellness

No Toenail? No Problem. Rebuilding Toenails

by Athena Elliott

You may be surprised to learn that scotch tape is a key ingredient when repairing badly damaged toenails. Athena Elliott, the owner of SPAthena in Houston and a certified Medical Nail Technician, describes her method of rebuilding toenails when clients have very little nail.

• Nail Design

Blue-sy Nails

by Staff

• Nail Design

Daisy Delight

by Staff

Nails by Elaine Watson, Star Nail, Valencia, Calif.

• Nail Design

YouTube Training

by Michelle Pratt

Some nail techs have taken YouTube’s invitation to “broadcast yourself” seriously. That opens up a world of free training for techs to access whenever they need a helping hand.

• Technique

Flare Ups Over Flare Nails

by Staff

So-called because the free edge of the nail flares out wider than the bottom, the shape is growing in popularity throughout the West Coast

• Technique

Take a Tip From ... Charisma Nail Innovation's Lysa Comfort

by Tim Crowley

Lysa Comfort, president of Charisma Nail Innovations Inc., gives some tips on making nail designs.

• Technique

Smile Lines Causing Frowns?

by Staff

Getting nice, deep smile lines doesn’t require years of laughter, but it does take practice.