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Technique

Young Nails Chrome Obsession

Achieve the hypnotic and addictive luster of chrome nails with Chrome Obsession, the latest pro kit from Young Nails. The system is available in both pigment and liquid form for a brushed metallic finish.

Technique

How to Super-Secure Gems and Bling Nail Art

by Staff

Suzie has just returned from the ISSE Long Beach show with a terrific technique and new product to secure gems and have them really stay on!

Technique

Golden Nails Gel Change

by Staff

April Ryan shows her process of removing a former set of nails, shaping, and applying a new set of gold chrome nails.

Technique

Floral Nude Valentine's Nail Art

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Nails 21, a company based in Lisbon, Portugal, shows how to create a floral Valentine's Day nail art design.

Nail Design

Bio Seaweed Gel Introduces Matching Gel and Lacquer Set

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Get the best of both worlds with BeBio Nail Lacquer + 3STEP Colour Gel-Polish.

Technique

NCLA's Gelous Lamp

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NCLA introduces its Gelous lamp.

Technique

Create Nail Gems With Kokoist Gem Gel

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Natsuki Kuga, art director for Kokoist Japan, shows how to create your own liquid stone nail gem jewelry using Kokoist's Gem Gel product line at the 2017 International Salon & Spa Expo in Long Beach, Calif. She creates the stone over an ombre nail art design.

Technique

Glitter Flower Gel Nail Art With Akzéntz

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Akzentz educator Gina Silvestro ( @gelessentialz) shows a simple floral nail art design using Gel Play, a line created specifically for nail art, and Glittler Shifters translucent glitter gels.

Technique

3-D Lace Nail Art With Lace Paste Gel

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Lauren Wireman shows how to create a raised 3-D lace design made out of Lace Paste, a 3-D/4-D gel with a clay consistency from Wildflowers Nails. At 3:19, Lauren shares some tips on ways to price your nail art based on the cost of your product, the amount of time it takes to do the nail art, and what your nail art is worth.

Technique

Textured Chrome Leaf Tutorial

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@Denisejohn65 shows how to add texture to your chrome nails using a skeleton leaf, creating this fun, colorful design.

Technique

LeChat's Heart-Shaped Chrome Nail Art

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LeChat nail artist, Anastasiia Morozova, uses LeChat Mirano Metallic Pigments to create this love-struck nail design.

Technique

Hard Gel Fill + Roses and Rhinestones

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April Ryan shows how to create a fill with hard gels and nail art with crystals and roses.

Technique

The Nail Hub's Top 3 Removal Bits

by Staff

So you put all this amazing color, art, crystals, and lord knows what else on yourself or your client. Looks amazing and you're stoked. Now 3 weeks later you gotta get that stuff off and do it quickly because nobody wants to spend 4 hours hand-filing or sanding all that down. Here are The Nail Hub's Elizabeth Morris' top 3 bits for product removal with a quick demo on how quickly and efficiently they work.