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Nail greats from around the world offer veteran advice on tricks to create nail art faster, ideas on color combos to dazzle your clients, finance tips to help navigate your business, filing techniques that will change your life & so much more! Learn bite-sized knowledge that creates big impact!

First Step Of Entering A Nail Competition

ALEX FOX

You’ve taken the first step & entered a nail competition, now what’s next…

Wait to Nip!

ALISHA RIMANDO

Avoid any injury to your client’s cutilce area by nipping away any dry skin at the end of the service.

Perfect Fine Lines

MICHELLE SOTO

GlossaryLive offers the solution to creating fine lines from start to finish when styling your nail art.

Finding A Nail Mentor

ALEX FOX

If you’re stuck & need inspiration & direction why not find a nail mentor?

Electric File

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

Solve your lifting issues with this pro tip from Dafne Fernandez.

Creating Soft Light

KINDSEY KARNAPP

Learn tricks how to light skin from professional photographer Lindsey Karnopp.

Need Nail Friends?

ALEX FOX

Networking in nails is essential for both your business growth and your mental wellbeing.

Clean Your Art Brushes

LISA BOONE

Protect your investment by learning how to properly clean & store your nail art brushes.

Why Full Coverage Tips

MAX ESTRADA

Learn how full coverage tips can make a huge impact in your salon business.

Competition Score Sheets

EMESE KOPPÁNYI

Find out the important criteria you should be studying to help you win your next nail competition.

Removing Product Faster

ALISHA RIMANDO

Learn how to remove nail products faster with Alisha Rimando

Your Next Nail Shoot

ALEX FOX

Learn what to consider before picking up your camera to create your next nail photo.

My Gel is Dull!

MAX ESTRADA

How to prevent nails from dulling after nail oil is massaged in at the end of a service.

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Stop Polymer Contamination

Alisha Rimando

Alisha Rimando provides salon tips to keep your products free of contamination.

Cuticle Oil in Photos

Lindsey Karnopp

Z Karnopp, professional photographer, gives her advice on one product that can make or break the perfect nail art photo.

Cleaning the Cuticle

LISA BOONE

Polish on the skin? What’s the best way to get it off? Watch Lisa Boone’s trick onthe best way to clean up the cuticles effortlessly.

Where Innovation Begins

ALEX FOX

Searching for new techniques, special tricks or inspiring design. Alex Fox, Editor at Large for GlossaryLive.com shares her advice on where to find innovative style.

Breaking in a New Brush

ALISHA RIMANDO

Liquid & Powder brushes need to be broken in, used & stored correctly in order to perform for years to come. Learn the techniques for meticulous brush care from Alisha Rimando.

Light Reflection

LINDSAY KARNOPP

Learn how to take simple items from your home and car to improve your nail art images with advice from professional photographer, Lindsey Karnopp.

Stop The Sliding

LISA BOONE

Lisa Boone shares her two top tips to preventing your gel polish colors sliding around on their base gel while you style up your nail art.

Customizing Forms

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

Do you have gaps on the sides of your form? Let Dafne Fernandez show you how to fix it so your form fits perfectly.

Want to do a Nail Comp?

ALEX FOX

Embrace the advice of Nailympia Competition organizer, Alex Fox, as she explains some of the benfits of nail competitions.

Why The Pinch?

ALISHA RIMANDO

Alisha Rimando explains why “pinching” the nail is an important part of creating a beautiful and strong nail enhancement.

GlossaryLive Pro Tip Cleaning Stamping Tool by Diana Hernández

Cleaning a Stamping Tool

DIANA HERNANDEZ

Silicone stamping tools collect dust and are difficult to work with. Learn a quick tip from nail pro Diana Hernandez, on how to clean a stamping tool and get back to work.

Filtering Photos

LINDSEY KARNOPP

Pro photographer, Lindsay Karnopp, shares her tricks to turn your smart phone pics into professional imagery for your portfolio or social post.

Skinny Nails

MAX ESTRADA

Max Estrada shares his top tip for making a bulky nail enhancement look skinny.

Finish Filing

ALISHA RIMANDO

Learn one technique that will help with polish chips and peeling of the naural nail.

Photos with iPhone

LINDSEY KARNOPP

Advice on how to take the best close-up photos on your iPhone for your social media grid.

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Defining Split Complementary

LISA BOONE

Lisa Boone explains the concept of split complementary with examples of how it looks in nail art.

Practice

KAYLEY CAIRNS

If want to be the best, you have to put in the hours. Learn here why practice is paramount.

Scoring Files

ALISHA RIMANDO

Score your hand files before use to prevent cutting your client during a nail service.

Bubbles in Tips

THAO DO

Bubbles in your gel when applying full-cover tips? Solve this in a flash, with this application idea.

Filing Side Straight

ALISHA RIMANDO

Learn how to file your nails straight with Alisha Rimando.

Nylon or Fluffy

ALISHA RIMANDO

Firm or fluffy, which brush is better for cleaning away debris from the nail? Alisha Rimando offers her top tip when choosing between the two.

Sculpting Perfect Structure

IOANA CRISTESCU

Ioana Cristescu demonstrates her method of sculpting the nail that involves less filing and less product.

No Bubbles in the Pink

EMESE KOPPANYI

Learn how to keep acrylic clear and bubble-free with Emese Koppanyi.

Holding Your Nippers

HAZEL DIXON

UK nail expert, Hazel Dixon, proposes a new way of using your nail nippers for a better view of the blades while working.

Apex Consistency

DAVID FOWLER

How do you know where to put the apex? Learn with David Fowler how to envision your apex across a full set.

Creating Fine Lines

AIGUL FRITZKE

Are your fine lines fat or do they streak out to nothing while working? Get a pro tip from Aigul Ftitzke, to create a perfectly fine line every time.

Highlight Final Details

LISA BOONE

Lisa Boone shares her tip on how she brings her nail art to life with a quick and easy addition.

Competition Red

EMESE KOPPÁNYI

In competitions the red pollished nails need to look as though they’ve grown out red, find out from Emese Koppányi how to master this skill.

Cutting an Art Brush

LISA BOONE

Do you struggle getting fine lines when creating nail art? Get top tips from Lisa Boone on how she perfects her nail design lines.

The Perfect Bead

ALISHA RIMANDO

Let Alisha Rimando guide you to create the perfect bead with her expert advice on how to get great results every time.

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Don't Smash the Bead

DAVID FOWLER

Do you end up with too much filing on your sculptured nails? Learn sculpting tips from the first bead onwards with David Fowler.

Value Yourself As A Pro

IOANA CRISTESCU

Let Alisha Rimando guide you to create the perfect bead with her expert advice on how to get great results every time.

Perfecting the Side Groove

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

Do you experience trouble with filing too much & removing most of your sidewall? Get a super tip from Dafne Fernandez to help fix this common problem.

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Caring For Your L&P Brush

ALISHA RIMANDO

Do you have problems with your liquid & powder brushes getting gunked-up? Learn how to care for your brush with Alisha Rimando, so it lasts for years to come.

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The Perfect Smile Line

EMESE KOPPÁNYI

An easy tip that will help you to create a cleaner smile line.

Theatrics vs Practicality

ALETTER ROBINSON

Aletter Lambert provides wisdom for salon owners that may not understand the importance of ergonomics for nail technicians.

Add a Massage

ALETTER ROBINSON

A few words of advice from Aletter Lambert on how to increase your profits with add-on services.

Stability While Polishing

DAVID FOWLER

Let David Fowler ease your mind about polishing, There’s more than one way to polish a nail.

Visualizing the Perfect Nail

DAVID FOWLER

Let David Fowler explain how to take your nails up a notch through visualization.

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Keeping the L&P French Clean

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

Don’t let cloudy applications ruin your French nails. Get advice from Dafne Fernandez on how to keep the French clean!

Acrylic Paint Palette

LISA BOONE

Do you have problems with your acrylic paints drying out? Learn tips from art pro Lisa Boone on how to keep your paint at the perfect consistency.

Stay in your Lane

ALETTER LAMBERT

Don’t let social media images intimidate you, get tips from Aletter Lambert on how to attract the right clients for your salon and style.

Perfecting the Smile Line

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

Learn to perfect the French smile line in your sculptured nails with Dafne Fernandez.

Filing a Square Shape

ALISHA RIMANDO

Is your square nail never as sharp or straight as you want it? Let Alisha Rimando give you expert advice on how to get a perfectly consistent set of square nails.

Rhythm of Cleaning your Brush

DAVID FOWLER

Don’t let your acrylic products control you! Get expert advice on how to keep your L&P application under control with a special tip from David Fowler.

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Loading the Polish Brush

ALETTER LAMBERT

Do you know the proper amount of polish to load onto the brush? Learn what to do & what not to do with Aletter Lambert.

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ALEX FOX

ALISHA RIMANDO

MICHELLE SOTO

ALEX FOX

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

KINDSEY KARNAPP

ALEX FOX

LISA BOONE

MAX ESTRADA

EMESE KOPPÁNYI

ALISHA RIMANDO

ALEX FOX

MAX ESTRADA

Alisha Rimando

Lindsey Karnopp

LISA BOONE

ALEX FOX

ALISHA RIMANDO

LINDSAY KARNOPP

LISA BOONE

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

ALEX FOX

ALISHA RIMANDO

DIANA HERNANDEZ

LINDSEY KARNOPP

MAX ESTRADA

ALISHA RIMANDO

LINDSEY KARNOPP

LISA BOONE

KAYLEY CAIRNS

ALISHA RIMANDO

THAO DO

ALISHA RIMANDO

ALISHA RIMANDO

IOANA CRISTESCU

EMESE KOPPANYI

HAZEL DIXON

DAVID FOWLER

AIGUL FRITZKE

LISA BOONE

EMESE KOPPÁNYI

LISA BOONE

ALISHA RIMANDO

DAVID FOWLER

IOANA CRISTESCU

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

ALISHA RIMANDO

EMESE KOPPÁNYI

ALETTER ROBINSON

ALETTER ROBINSON

DAVID FOWLER

DAVID FOWLER

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

LISA BOONE

ALETTER LAMBERT

DAFNE FERNANDEZ

ALISHA RIMANDO

DAVID FOWLER

ALETTER LAMBERT