Gels - NAILS Magazine

Technique

Entity Gel 1 Sculpting on a Form

by Staff

A demonstration on how to sculpt Entity Gel 1 over a form.

Technique

Light Elegance P2 Manicure

by Tim Crowley

Light Elegance’s P2 is the latest formula from the company, which prides itself in its quality of gels and range of colors available.

Technique

(Nail) Arts and Crafts

by Staff

Global IBD educator Brenda Skermont explains how she combines Gelac colors to make this “déco-polish” design, which works like decoupage for the nails.

Nail Design

FingerNailFixer Combines Rockstar and Engraving Nail Art Techniques

by Staff

Holly Schippers (FingerNailFixer) shows you several nail art designs combining the "rockstar" look with carving (or engraving) techniques.

Technique

Artistic Colour Gloss Demo by Tom Bachik

by Staff

Celebrity manicurist Tom Bachick shows us how to use his new soak-off color gel: Artistic Colour Gloss.

Nail Design

CND Brings a Flash Mob to Premiere Orlando Beauty Show

by Staff

On Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, CND orchestrated this amazing flash mob in the main foyer of the show to help promote it's popular Shellac line.

For Students

You learned a lot in school, but once you start working full time with clients you’ll see that minor mishaps with nail enhancements will occasionally pop up to frustrate and challenge you. To help you out when they do, here's some handy troubleshooting advice on fixing the more common acrylic and gel problems.

Nail Design

Young Nails Sends Nail Products to the Troops

by Staff

Young Nails' Greg Salo and his brother Habib Salo were interviewed on LA's NBC news recently after sending products to a soldier (who is also a licensed manicurist) stationed in Afghanistan. Full story here: http://www.nailsmag.com/article/92521/young-nails-maniq-is-soldier-proof

Technique

BELOVED Nails Second Book

BELOVED Nails

The nail tech instructional publication BELOVED Nails by Kyu.S, has come out with a second book featuring more international nail tech artists and packed with nail art and nail styles from around the world.

Technique

3-D Gel Marbleizing Technique

by Staff

Try this eye-catching gel design from Surrey, Canada-based Olga Palylyk of Ornate Nailz by Olga. Palylyk specializes in gel nail art designs.

Technique

LeChat Perfect Match Gel-Polish French Manicure

by Staff

Formulated for natural nails, Perfect Match wears like gel, but goes on thinly and easily like polish. With no drying time and no chipping, the gel leaves a beautiful high shine that lasts up to 14 days.

Technique

FingerNailFixer Offers Tips on Working with Gel

by Staff

One of the most difficult things about gel is getting the hang of working with it, especially if you are used to doing liquid and powder. Holly Schippers offers this video with tips and an idea on how to get more accustomed to the workability of gel.