Michaela Salon
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Thao Nguyen
Thao Nguyen
Delighting in her childhood passion for painting nails, content creator for NotPolish Thao Nguyen moved to practicing acrylic nails in the 11th grade, then apprenticed at a family friend’s salon during her senior year of high school. At 19, Thao obtained her nail license. With husband Tri Nguyen playing a significant role in training her in nail art and acrylic nails, Thao chose her career path. Now a successful and inspiring nail artist, Thao shares her hot tips for social media success in the nail world. @notpolish_thao over 500k followers
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Rebalance
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Rebalance
The tip & overlay service has reached its 3-5-week milestone, and at this point the growth is noticeable enough to see through the nail, revealing the natural nail in the space between the pink application and the white tip. In this demonstration, John Hauk showcases the meticulous process of removing and refining the nail using an efile. This technique enables the artit to create a fresh smile line. This service offers the advantage of renewing the nails without the need for complete product removal or the application of a new nail tip.
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Why Full Coverage Tips
Why Full Coverage Tips
If you haven’t tried full coverage tips, maybe it’s time to try. There are many reasons that full coverage tips can be beneficial to a salon professional. Let Max Estrada explain a few reasons how this quick service can make you money in the salon.
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Fashion Florals
Fashion Florals
The one-stroke painting technique is popular with nail artists, since once mastered, it can bring a nail design to life quickly. Italian nail artist Angela Arigó blends the one-stroke technique with matte and gloss creating a stunning floral presentation onto the nail inside a captivating color palette. Get inspired by this floral design, which is bound to excite your clients in the coming spring.
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Back-Fill
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Back-Fill
Since back-fills are one of the most performed services in the salon, John Hauk provides a clear and straightforward tour of the process. John performs the procedure on a client with 3-5 weeks of growth on an acrylic (liquid & powder) sculptured nail. Guiding through the steps of carefully filing away the existing product to prepare the nail for a new application. This lesson help strengthen your skill and understanding of the service and provide tips and tricks from an industry veteran will 30 years of salon experience.
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Blue Roses
Blue Roses
Shelley Laxminarayan
With her roots lying in South Africa, in 2004 Shelley began her nail adventure at the Dream Nail Academy in Paarl, where she attended intensive training to become an All Round Nail Technician in a small group of four people. “I’m incredibly grateful to Sheila, the educator there, for her style of teaching, as she taught me the profession well. “Back in the Netherlands I combined my nail profession with my hairdressing career and in 2009 I opened my own nail salon. In 2018, I was one of the nominees for Nail Talent of the Year where I reached second place. I was so surprised and proud. I then started training for my first national competition and reached 3rd place, this was when my competition fever struck. In the years that followed, I’ve participated in many competitions, nationally and internationally. I’ve always won prizes so far, and can proudly say that I’m a national and international champion. I’m an educator for the LoveNess nail brand, whish I teach with passion, as I love to share my knowledge and watch students’ grow. Education is key to success in this industry.”
PRODUCTS USED
- LoveNess Nail Forms
- Acid-Free Primer
- Bond +
- Revo-Gel Clear
- Revo-Gel X-Treme White
- LoveNess Paint Gels in Space, Lapis, Sky and White
- LoveNess Rubberbase Clear
- Caviar Beads
- Colored Gel Polishes
- LoveNess Holo Shred 04 Holographic Flakes
- Prime Seal
STEPS
Prep the nails, then extend & enhance with your favored system. These have been sculpted using acrygel. Most roses are red or pinkish, however, the power of this design is that the roses are a strong blue shade. Place a dot of your chosen color & place in the center of where your rose will be. This blue shade is a gel paint as it’s very highly pigmented, so one coat is enough. Cure.
Apply a little Rubberbase Clear on the blue dot & apply some caviar beads, then cure. Next, take a dot of Revo-Gel Clear & place it over the blue dot & caviar beads. Make sure it is directly on the blue dot otherwise you’ll get a transparent area, which you don’t want. Shape this dot into a mini cylinder that has a wall where you can apply gel paint after you’ve cured the Revo-gel.
Now take a lighter shade of blue gel paint & mix it with a little of the original darker blue gel paint. Paint one petal & cure. Apply a dot of Revo-Gel Clear on top of it, shape it so it has a wall & cure. Apply each petal in a circle. Repeat these steps & switch to lighter shades of blue as you build & form the rose. Every time you change your shade, create it by mixing the color you used before.
Remember to apply the Revo-Gel Clear over the color you applied, so you don’t create transparentareas. Repeat until the rose arrives at the width where the smile line needs to be added. File the smile line that has been naturally created by the rose, so it is nice & crisp. Use white gel paint mixed with a little light blue to sculpt the first smile line. Apply it against the crisp smile of the last rose petal on the wall & cure. Apply a little Rubberbase Clear & add in some holographic flakes for extra dimension & sparkle, then cure. Apply Revo-Gel Clear along the smile line, cure & file into a crisp line. Complete the sculpture of the free edge in Revo-Gel X-Treme White & cure. File & buff nails, then apply a high shine top coat to complete the look.
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Prep the natural nail using a 180-grit file, remove dust. Apply “Prep It!”, then two thin coats of Flex It! “Cover Peach”, curing each coat for 60-seconds.
Prep Apply a thin, even coat of HD Pro “Matt It!” Cure for 60-seconds.
Use the HD Pro Long liner brush and HD Pro Art Gel in “Graphite” to create a wavy line. Cure for 30-seconds, then rub line with a dusting brush.
Removing Product Faster
Removing Product Faster
Removing nail enhancement products is the bain of any nail techs day, but there are a few techniques that can speed up the process. See if any of these quick tips from World Champion Nail Artist Alisha Rimando can speed up your salon removal services.
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Touch of Tweed
Touch of Tweed
In celebration of the winter season, UK-based nail artist Dominique Sharp showcases her interpretation of the fabric tweed in a nail design style. Quick and easy nail art is created using various gel polishes with the dry brush and foil transfer techniques. This is a great design to add to your menu this season.
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Gilded Cages
Gilded Cages
International educator, judge, award-winning nail professional, coach, consultant and columnist, Tracey Lee, born in south Africa, now lives in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. “I’m blessed to have discovered the amazing world of nails after relocating to The Netherlands. My experience in education and training in South Africa stood me in good stead, as after completing a nail course to be able to do my own nails, I was later invited to join an education team where I became director of education & product development during my 10-year tenure. “
“In 2016 I took on the role of independent international educator and a world of opportunities opened up for me. Entering Nails magazine’s Next Top Nail Artist competition, was a life-changing event. It was not only the win that had an impact on my skills and my career, the entire journey through the competition made me a better nail professional. My motto is KEY: Keep Educating Yourself. I continue to do this and share my knowledge and experience with others through education.
“I could never have imagined at the beginning of my journey into nails that there would be so many opportunities and avenues in this dynamic industry. I’m looking forward to all the possibilities it has to offer.”