Gels - NAILS Magazine

Gracia Beauty’s Gel System combines functional and well-performing soak-off gels with a nail art sensibility so techs can create endless nail art designs.

Technique

Gracia Beauty Stained Glass Gel Nail

by Staff

Gracia Beauty’s Gel System combines functional and well-performing soak-off gels with a nail art sensibility so techs can create endless nail art designs. The gels are available in convenient kits that suit each tech’s need, with a basic kit for simple sculpts and Frenches, an intermediate kit for nail art, and full-color gel lines of more than 100 colors.

Technique

Mixing Gel Like a Mason

by Staff

Looking to add a little more pop to your gels? Try mixing in some glitter. It’s fun to do in front of a client and it will show her you have skills beyond the mere limits of the jar.

Technique

UV Soak-Off Infinity Gels

Nubar

Nubar has a new kit for its UV Soak-Off Infinity Gels. The kit contains six colored gels, a clear builder, brush, prep, prime and more.

Technique

Soak-Off Gels

Nailite

Nailite’s formulated Soak-Off Gels gently soak off in acetone in 15 minutes.

Technique

Masterworks' New Clear Forms for Gels

by Staff

Masterworks Innovations’ CEO and veteran nail tech Amy Becker has come out with a new clear form designed specifically for hard or soft gels from any manufacturer.

Nail Design

Knockout Nails with a Punch

by Staff

A clever spin on nail art can come from a simple craft corner border hole punch. AII global educator MaeLing Parrish explains how she spreads soak-off gels flat over a piece of plastic and pops imprints out of them with a border punch. (According to Parrish, she uses soak-off gels because they are soft and flexible and don’t crack like traditional gels when they are used with a hole punch.) Take a look at these steps and see if you can score a knockout of your own.

Technique

Akzéntz Gel Art Stiletto

by Staff

Akzéntz Classic Gels are high-performance gels that can be combined with the Options Soak-Off Color Gels and Options Aurora Sparkle Gels to produce vibrant nail art designs and structurally sound enhancements.

Technique

Glitter Gels

Light Elegance

Light Elegance’s new Glitter Gels for the summer and spring come in six fantastic shades.

Nail Design

Dare to Wear Stiletto Nails

by Staff

If your clients are afraid of this pointy shape, offer up this advice from nail techs who do their best to ensure that beauty doesn’t have to equal pain.

Nail Design

Shellac Your Nails

by Staff

CND Shellac is an innovative hybrid nail color that’s been in development for the last five years. Featuring new UV3 Technology, the gel-polish hybrid applies like polish, wears for 14 days, and can be removed in 10 minutes.

Technique

Sealed with a Gel: UV Gel Top Coats

by Tim Crowley

If you’re looking to add a nice finishing touch to any nail look, a UV gel top coat can be a great way to cap off the enhancement with a protective and high-gloss coating.

Technique

Behind the Scenes: Out of the Bubble

by Staff

Gina Silvestro is constantly thinking outside of the standard nail “bubble” and strives to stay on the cusp of trends, while sharing and instilling innovative thinking and techniques with her peers. For this month’s cover we asked her to create something fun and bubbly.

Technique

Ombre Effect with Dashing Diva Gelife Soak-Off System

by Staff

Dashing Diva’s Gelife Soak-Off UV Gel System can be used to make standard pink-and-whites as well as more fashion-forward nail designs such as the “ombre effect,” in which the nails gradate from one shade of color to the next.

Technique

Illusion Soak-Off Gels

NSI

NSI has new Illusion Soak-Off Gel colors for the spring, bringing metallics, creams, brights, and neutrals to complement the festive season.

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