nails

HOW-TO: Two Spring Nail Trends To Try Now

NYFW nail trends featured everything from ladylike pinks and sunny oranges to barely there nudes and steel grays. Why wait until the spring to give these looks a try? Lighten up your client’s digits now with two Fall-worthy looks by Essie.

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Legacy of Style Event Honors Tippi Hedren, Announces Scholarship

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation held their 2nd annual Legacy of Style Event, Monday, September 23, at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. This year, the Legacy of Style award was given to actress, activist and “Mother of the Vietnamese Nail Professional” Tippi Hedren.

FASHION WEEK: Clean, Classy OPI Nails at Reem Acra

OPI's You Callin' Me a Lyre? was on the tips of Reem Acra models at NYFW.

FASHION WEEK: How To Get the Ombre Nails Seen at Nicole Miller

The nail look created at Nicole Miller's Spring/Summer '14 New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week caught the eye of MANY beauty editors.

FASHION WEEK: Beauty at Carmen Marc Valvo SS2014

Get the behind the scenes details of the beauty for the Carmen Marc Valvo SS2014 collection from Ted Gibson (hair) and Gina Edwards (Morgan Taylor nails).

5 Manicure Myths: Nail Pros Tell the Truth About Nail Legends

You’ve heard of “Urban Myths,” false stories that get passed along enough times that people come to believe they’re true, if only because they’ve heard them repeated so many times. The same can be true of certain nail and manicure legends. Two nail pros dispel the myths.

So Hot Right Nail: LA Nail Artist Belinda Fountain on Fall Nails

Her salon is in Silver Lake, an area of Los Angeles named "The Hippest Neighborhood in the US". So what is nail artist Belinda Fountain seeing now in nails and what will be trending for fall 2013?

CND Camouflage Nail at amFAR Gala in New York

CND (Creative Nail Design) went backstage at last night’s amfAR Gala in New York at The Plaza, an event to raise awareness and funding for AIDS research and treatment.

HOW TO: ARTIST SESSION's "Fresh Top" Hair and Nails

The Hip Hop finish by Franchiska Bryant and Maisie Dunbar is causing quite a buzz. Here the artists break down the look, including a demo of the flat top creation by Bryant.

Nail Pointers: What I Wish I Had Known in Beauty School

Salons are saying they can’t hire manicurists fast enough to keep up with demand for their services. Julie Kandalec, a manicurist and nail artist in New York, offers these “what I wish I had known in beauty school” tips.