GlossaryLIve Master Class Q&A Michelle Soto

Q&A with Michelle Soto

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Michelle Soto

An industry veteran, Michelle Soto, AKA chellys_nails, began her journey into nails at the age of 12, and by 16 in Puerto Rico, was already trained & had built up experience working in a salon. Now, over 20 years later, Chelly is one of the brains & creatives behind the Valentino Beauty Pure nail brand. Acting as one of its top educators, as an influencer & product developer, celebrity & award-winning manicurist, Chelly is a driving force behind the direction of the brand & an inspirational pull for those searching for a brand that speaks to them. Nail art is Chelly’s forte & her funky, elaborate & intricate styles are simply awe-inspiring.

Q&A with Michelle Soto

Alex Fox asks Michelle Soto your questions on elevating your art for better salon styles and taking it to the next level for competitions or editorial work.

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GlossaryLIve Master Class Extreme Butterflies Michelle Soto

Extreme Butterfly

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Michelle Soto

An industry veteran, Michelle Soto, AKA chellys_nails, began her journey into nails at the age of 12, and by 16 in Puerto Rico, was already trained & had built up experience working in a salon. Now, over 20 years later, Chelly is one of the brains & creatives behind the Valentino Beauty Pure nail brand. Acting as one of its top educators, as an influencer & product developer, celebrity & award-winning manicurist, Chelly is a driving force behind the direction of the brand & an inspirational pull for those searching for a brand that speaks to them. Nail art is Chelly’s forte & her funky, elaborate & intricate styles are simply awe-inspiring.

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Extreme Butterflies

Extreme nail looks are becoming more popular in the competiiton arena as well as the salon. This beautiful butterfly inspired extreme shape created by Michelle Soto is unique and can be re-created by following this masterclass step by step. The techniques explained in this tutorial will give you the knowledge needed to invent your next extreme nail shape.

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GlossaryLIve Master Class 3D Butterflies Michelle Soto

3D Butterfly

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Michelle Soto

An industry veteran, Michelle Soto, AKA chellys_nails, began her journey into nails at the age of 12, and by 16 in Puerto Rico, was already trained & had built up experience working in a salon. Now, over 20 years later, Chelly is one of the brains & creatives behind the Valentino Beauty Pure nail brand. Acting as one of its top educators, as an influencer & product developer, celebrity & award-winning manicurist, Chelly is a driving force behind the direction of the brand & an inspirational pull for those searching for a brand that speaks to them. Nail art is Chelly’s forte & her funky, elaborate & intricate styles are simply awe-inspiring.

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3D Butterflies

Nail art is fun, but 3D nail art can bring a whole new level of fun and originality to your nail art looks. Practice along with Michelle Soto as she explains how to create tiny acrylic beads and place them perfectly to create this butterfly inspired 3D nail art.

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GlossaryLIve Master Class Easy Butterflies Michelle Soto

Easy Butterflies

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Michelle Soto

An industry veteran, Michelle Soto, AKA chellys_nails, began her journey into nails at the age of 12, and by 16 in Puerto Rico, was already trained & had built up experience working in a salon. Now, over 20 years later, Chelly is one of the brains & creatives behind the Valentino Beauty Pure nail brand. Acting as one of its top educators, as an influencer & product developer, celebrity & award-winning manicurist, Chelly is a driving force behind the direction of the brand & an inspirational pull for those searching for a brand that speaks to them. Nail art is Chelly’s forte & her funky, elaborate & intricate styles are simply awe-inspiring.

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Easy Butterflies

Uniquely inspired nail art can be hard to create, but with these fun and easy nail art techniquies from Michelle Soto you may find yourself creating a rainbow of nail art looks in the weeks to come. Watch as Michelle takes you step by step through simplistic techniques that create a perfect ombre of color effects perfect for any nail art look. From two to ten colors, these techniques can be used in a variety of ways to give your nail art designs just the versitily you've been craving.

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GlossaryLive Sole To Soul Importance of Self-care Natasha Ray

Importance of Self-care

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Importance of Self-care

Natasha began her career in the late 1990s in Washington, D.C., where she owned a shop on Capital Hill and operated a mobile nail service that provided manicures and pedicures to assistant living homes and hospice. Natasha also worked as a manicurist at the Ritz Carlton before moving on to the world of high fashion. As a freelance manicurist, Natasha worked as an editorial manicurist for Essence magazine and perfected the female runway models that appeared in the annual New York Fashion Week shows. Natasha Ray played a fundamental role in establishing and growing the Hammer & Nails Grooming Salon for Guys in Los Angeles as an expert manicurist and then as the developer and founder of the Organic Body Society, her line of natural ingredient-based grooming products for men. Natasha later founded the Noir Men’s Grooming Lounge and her second product line of natural ingredient-based grooming products for men, Noir. The Noir Collection line features custom-designed hand, foot and body scrubs for professional and consumer use, and includes eight direct-to-consumer products are available exclusively online and at the Noir Men’s Grooming Lounge located in Beverly Hills. Known as the @feminine.oracle in instagram, Nastasha is an advocate of self-love and care.

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Creating A Positive Mindset

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Creating A Positive Mindset

A qualified nail artist and educator of many years, Jade Evangelou closed her salon during covid and took a path deeper into healing, utliizing the skills honed as a beauty therapist. Working with crystals and sound, while tapping into different energetic vibrations for over 20 years, Jade is now immersed in energetic alchemy, which refers to the transmutation of energies from heaviness/negative to a light/positive for a more balanced state. This is done by using ancient shamanic practices from the Amazon in Peru as well as sound and crystal healing.
Jade uses this energetic alchemy to assist others in finding unique healing abilities inside themselves. Jade offers an overview of how best to clear your energtic field before, between and after clients during your working day.

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GlossaryLive Tag That Trend Metal Grunge

Metal Grunge

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Alisha Rimando

It appears to be an advanced form of nail art, however not only can you have some fun creating this nail style, but it’s quick too. With just a few nail tools, nail foil, your choice of gel polish and some wax paper, you can recreate this rock ‘n roll style for your clients in no time at all.

GlossaryLive Tag That Trend Metal Grunge

PRODUCTS USED

  • UV/LED Artistic Gel Polish
  • Rock Hard Extension
  • Artistic Nail Surface Cleanser
  • Acrylic Brush
  • HRevive Cuticle oil
  • Wax Paper
  • Oil Slick Foil
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GlossaryLive Tag That Trend Metal Grunge Step 1

Follow application steps for Rock Hard Extension.

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Apply a thin coat of Radiate My Love, making sure to cap the free edge. Cure for 30 seconds in LED light or 2-minutes in UV. Repeat.

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Transfer ‘Oil Slick’ foil diagonally across the tip of the nail. Be sure to firmly press foil onto the nail to ensure adhesion.

GlossaryLive Tag That Trend Metal Grunge Step 4

Create a dark oil spill effect decal by applying Colour Gloss in Torque It! on wax paper & creating voids or holes. Allow the product to sit for a moment while the holes become bigger as the gel settles. Assist the design by using a marbling tool to direct the gel to where you want it to go. Once desired design is achieved, cure for 30-seconds in an LED light or 2-minutes under UV.

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Use Sani Tongs to peel decal from wax paper & apply to the foiled area, trimming the edges to fit the nail.

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Apply Glossing Gel over the entire nail & cure for 30-seconds in an LED lamp or 2-minutes under UV. Apply a second coat of Glossing Gel & cure for 30-seconds in LED or 2-minutes under UV.

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Use Nail Surface Cleanser & a lint-free wipe to cleanse the inhibition layer of the nail.

GlossaryLive Tag That Trend Metal Grunge Step 8

Massage one drop of Revive Cuticle Oil into the skin surrounding the nail plate, and enjoy the finished look.

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Photos with iPhone

Want to make better photos with your iPhone for social media? Take LA-based professional photographer, Lindsey Karnopp's advice on the differences between portrait and photo modes when styling close-ups of nails for your grid.

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Portraiture in Flat Art

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Scoring Files

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Scoring Files

Have you ever cut a client while filing with a new hand file? Alisha Rimando shows you an easy remedy to dull edges before use that will soften the hard, sharp edges that are created when coming off the production line.

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