Guest tutorial at A Girl’s Gotta Spa – Love is blind braille nail
My first guest post on the award winning site, agirlsgottaspa.com is up! I’d love to hear what you think of my Love is Blind Braille Nail for Valentine’s Day. Easy peasy with polish.
Empower Nail Art at ISSE – new!
Are you heading to the professional only ISSE Long Beach show? If you are, you’ll be one of the first to be able to check out Empower Nail Art, a new polymer-film nail coating by creator Lucien Henderson. This unique wrap allows full creativity for the nail tech by providing templates to cut to desired shape, or of course free hand at will. Have you ever had difficulty getting a good fit on certain nails? Empower Nail Art’s 7″ x 3″ format ensures you can cut to size, either for the difficult natural nail, or if you want to customize, say, a stiletto nail.
How it came about:
Nearly a year of research resulted in a product which seeks to fundamentally change the way films are used in nail art. After leaving Minx Nails last March, Lucien Henderson searched the marketplace for a product which answered the challenges of pre-cut nail wraps. Pre-designed and pre-cut appliques had too many limitations and a flexible film that unleashed creativity is what was needed, Lucien believed. Empower Nail art’s unique material and production methods may answer that challenge.
The above abstract designs look like there is a rendering issue with the pdf and probably not the actual design. The pricing is pretty sweet, and claims up to 25% more usable materials with no left over sizes. The Premiere Collection of 20 prints launches in March on EmpowerNailArt.com .
I’ll be getting a preview batch of Empower Nail Art and I can’t wait to test them out and share with you here. Check back for the ISSE booth number.
Golden Globes: Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel has an a+ nail game, and celebrity nail artist Tom Bachik hand painted this cute homage to film on the actress’ digits for the Golden Globes.
And now a big THANK YOU…we won Nails Magazine January Cover!
After months of waiting, the issues are shipping and I can finally speak! Thanks to all who voted to put Hammered Metals on the cover of January 2013 Nails Magazine. It is such an honor, and so exciting to have been alongside the many creative entries from fellow nail professionals all around the world. It was equally exciting for my fabulous hand model, Mary Beth Gahn and photographer Alan David Charles, the team that made it possible.
Nails Magazine is available through subscription or in pdf form here. Inside, you’ll also be able to see all finalists and a roundup of notable entries that made the cut.
Want to try the hammered metal nails? Behind-the-scenes photos and step by steps available at Nails Magazine online.
I am not one for a lot of resolutions, but this year I am pushing all personal boundaries in nail design. The cover was a wonderful way to start things off. Thank you again, and I hope to see your entry this fall for Nail Magazine January 2014.
What Not to Wear…on your nails!
Cheers to nail artist Julie Kandalec, for landing a spot as the first manicurist on TLC’s What Not to Wear. Julie will be joining the stylists Clinton Kelly, Stacy London and hairstylist Ted Gibson. Spot the video mashup and take guess at who she will be helping out (duck nails, maybe?). This isn’t Julie’s first brush with the fashionable duo. Earlier in 2012 she manicured for Stacy London’s second tome, “The Truth About Style” (glam dark digits). Congratulations on this groundbreaking entry and look forward to seeing your makeovers on television!
TLC’s What Not to Wear airs January 17th. Check your local listings for times.
