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Christmas Present Nails With Snow White Ribbons

Crystal Nails guides you through the delicate creative process of sprucing up your nails with a ribbons-themed, snow white Christmas nail art design using a stamping technique, gels, chrome, and Crystal Nails Color Gel.

Technique

Frosted Snowflakes Glitter Nail Tutorial

by Staff

We're winding down our Nail Tech Takeover Week on Instagram ( @nailsmagazine ) with NTNA S.2 finalist April Ryan ( @red_iguana_ ). April shares a frosted glitter snowflake nail design that she originally shared on our Instagram Stories.

Technique

NSI Nails: Gel Polish Glitter Ombre Fade

by Staff

NSI's Polish Pro is a gel-polish formula that lasts two to three times longer than a natural nail manicure, without chipping, smudging or cracking. In this video, an NSI educator teaches you how to create a glitter ombre fade with NSI Polish Pro gel polish.

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Alessandro Nail Polish & Gelactic Gel Top Coat

by Staff

Discover the Gelactic Gel Top Coat – created for Alessandro nail polish – which extends colour durability, creates a sparkling shine and can stay perfect for up to a week. Just 2 simple steps to get the perfect long-lasting manicure at home! The unique wear-boosting technology provides extra-strong double staying power between the nail, the colour and the top coat. Both textures work perfectly together, giving your nails the ultimate in shine and up to a week of flawless staying power with no chipping without an LED lamp.

Technique

Go Gold for New Year's Eve

by Beth Livesay

Brooke Gilliam of McKinney, Texas, shows how to combine Real Gold Inc.’s 24 by RGI with acrylic to make a glamorous nail for New Year’s Eve.

Technique

Tammy Taylor Gold FIligree Nail Design by Miss Exclusive Nails

by Staff

Halley Fortenberry ( @missexclusivenails ) shows how she creates a gold filligree design using Tammy Taylor Gelegance products.

Technique

Nail Humor: Pedicure Gone Wrong

by Staff

Dynh Le, owner of Guys Do Nails (GDN) Nail Bar in Wilmington, N.C., has a hard time performing this pedicure.

Technique

Gel Inlay with Real Flowers

by Staff

Suzie Moskal creates a spectacular gel inlay with real flowers, and golden beads.

Technique

Easy-Off Mandrel from KUPA

by Staff

Jess Alexander introduces the all Easy-Off Mandrel from KUPA Inc., who says the Easy-Off Mandrel is going to save every nail tech who uses an electric nail file time and money.

Technique

Light Elegance #LoveMyNailTech Color Gel Collection

by Staff

This winter, Light Elegance is celebrating nail technicians everywhere with the new #LoveMyNailTech Color Gel collection. Watch the colorful intro from Lexy and Lezlie and meet each color.

Bombshell Beauty Company, Lakeway, Tex. Photos: Misty Szulim Sabean

Technique

Bombshell Pedicure

by Tracy Rubert

On the Menu: Treat your client like the diva she is with this intensely hydrating, pampering, decadent pedicure. Your client will enjoy an exfoliating scrub, an emollient mask, a super-hydrating paraffin treatment, and a lengthy massage for ultimate relaxation.

Nail Design

Winter Nail Art With KUPA GelFinity

by Staff

Watch Kupa Educator Ann Chang with Kupa TV Host explain time saving salon techniques using the KUPA GelFinity Hard Gel and GelFinity Gel Soak Off Base and Top Coat products.