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Here’s What You Need to Know About Hard GelsHere’s What You Need to Know...
As longer nails continue to trend, even the most conservative clients can’t help but be curious about enhancements. Unfortunately, many newbie nail customers tend to lump them all into one daunting...
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How-To: Young Nails Mission ControlHow-To: Young Mission Control
Create intricate nail art designs using Young Nails Mission Control: Precision Gel. These highly opaque precision art gels apply easily, allow for full-coverage detailed application and cure quickly...
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This Is What It’s Like to Be Cardi B.’s Nail TechThis Is What It’s Like to Be...
Breaking into the music business is no easy feat, but an unfiltered, in-your-face attitude helped rapper Cardi B. rise to the top of the charts with her hit single “Bodak Yellow.” The Bronx native has...
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Sail Away: Save the Date for The Northwest Nail Tech RetreatSail Away: Save...
Interested in embarking on a dreamy island getaway and learning the latest techniques from some of the industry’s leading names? Then mark your calendar: The Northwest Nail Tech Retreat is taking its...
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Red Carpet Nails: The 2018 GrammysRed Carpet : The 2018 Grammys
In honor of music’s biggest night, celebs took to their favorite nail techs for a manicure fit for the 2018 Grammys. Scroll below to see some of the best looks of the night. Bronx-based Cardi B visited...
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The Making of NAILPRO February 2018 Cover NailsThe Making of February 2018...
Amidst the compliments we receive on the NAILPRO covers, there’s always one comment that pops up from time to time: “Love the covers, but would really like to see some salon nails, too.” You ask, and...
View ArticleTest Yourself: How to Help Clients Avoid Muscle CrampsTest Yourself: How to...
Earn Certificates of Achievement as you test your skills with NAILPRO’s Professional Participation Program. In each issue, you’ll find a multiple-choice test that will allow you to demonstrate what...
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7 Valentine’s Day Nail Art Looks To Fall In Love With7 Valentine’s Day Art...
Share the love with your clients with a romantic nail art design that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. Here, a roundup of seven of our favorite looks. Kimberly Manzano, Cibara Salon, @kimberlys_nails,...
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How-To: Hand-Painted Petals for Valentine’s DayHow-To: Hand-Painted Petals...
The key to capturing a realistic hand-painted design is shading. Here, nail artist Kyongha Kim uses subtly different hues of pink and green gel paint to give the illusion of a three-dimensional flower...
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Say Holo to LeChat’s New Spectra CollectionSay Holo to LeChat’s New Spectra...
LeChat’s newest Spectra collection includes 12 new holographic glitter shades that will help you create out-of-this-world manicures. The ultra-pigmented polish creates an intense solar flare effect in...
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How-To: 3-D Roses with Gel for Valentine’s DayHow-To: 3-D Roses with Gel for...
When creating three-dimensional designs—particularly roses—on nails, artists typically reach for acrylic to do the sculpting. But with the development of innovative gel products, similar results can...
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How-To: Embossed Acrylic RosesHow-To: Embossed Acrylic Roses
There is something wonderful about a traditional acrylic sculpted rose—but what makes it modern is using tone-on-tone. In this case, the white acrylic flowers provide a more subtle addition to the...
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NYFW A/W 2018: Zoya for ColovosNYFW A/W 2018: Zoya for Colovos
The Colovos A/W 2018 collection included textures and fabrics that rejected the traditional animal skins and leathers in favor of faux. The collection emphasizes finding the greatest strength in a...
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NYFW A/W 2018: Orly for Sandy LiangNYFW A/W 2018: Orly for Sandy Liang
Sandy Liang’s Fall 2018 collection featured happy and easy-to-wear items and the nail look turned to a 90’s cult film for inspiration. Orly Ambassador Holly Falcone mixed Royal Navy and It’s Up to...
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NYFW A/W 2018: Orly for Adam SelmanNYFW A/W 2018: Orly for Adam Selman
The A/W 2018 collection of Adam Selman was playful and the nail look was created to shine down the runway. Orly ambassador and lead manicurist Holly Falcone used Miss Conduct and Love My Nails for the...
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NYFW A/W 2018: Deborah Lippmann for Creatures of ComfortNYFW A/W 2018:...
Deborah Lippmann created not one, but two nails looks for Creatures of Comfort A/W 2018 presentation. Read below to learn how to recreate the high fashion designs. Get the Nail Look 1: 1. Deborah...
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Three Pretty Petal Nail Tutorials, Plus Rose-Inspired ProductsThree Pretty...
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence.” And when it comes to nails, there are few designs that have stood the test of time like the rose...
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5 Ways to Ramp Up Your Revenue This Valentine’s Day5 Ways to Ramp Up Your...
February is a time for love—and it’s also a time to pump much-needed revenue back into your nail business. “January tends to be pretty slow for nail salons because many consumers are still...
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NYFW A/W 18: Priti NYC for Ulla JohnsonNYFW A/W 18: Priti NYC for Ulla Johnson
Priti NYC founder Kim D’Amato collaborated with Ulla Johnson to create a rich neutral nail look to complement the model’s skin tones. D’Amato filed the model’s nails to a squoval shape and used Spring...
View ArticleHands on Workshops at NAILPRO Pasadena
These 8 hour workshops from top brands deliver hands-on experience for you to better understand their products—and how to profit from adding them to your service menu! Register by 3/9/18! Space is...
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