Hello! I am here today because I’ve been trying to change my Facebook page for months and my last resort is to post it on my website that I would greatly appreciate it if Facebook would let me change my name back to Chic Nail Styles, even though I’ve got it posted on my Facebook page as my username and a link to my website. Haha. So please bare with me as I do this quick post for Bahar at Facebook.
Facebook Name Change Crisis
Dear Bahar,
Please let me change my …
I am absolutely in love with nail polish strips! They are so easy to apply, have ZERO dry time, come in 1000’s of colors and designs, and last for up to two weeks! And of course they last even longer on toes! Keep reading for my recommendations on the best nail polish strips!
The Best Toe Nail Polish Strips
You really can’t beat polish strips for your toes! I hate waiting for my polish to dry when I paint my toes and it seems like no fail I get a chip within …
Gel Polish in 2019!
This is by far my most popular article on my blog! I wrote this article back in 2011 not too long after I had been licensed as a new nail technician. Times were so different in so many ways. Shellac was the first gel polish I bought and it was a game changer for me! I started researching like crazy and found Axxium by OPI and Gelish, which wasn’t available locally yet. Instagram hadn’t come out yet, so beauty products were only discoverable through trade shows, internet …
I picked up the Young Nails Caption Conversion Kit with Caption Art Screens at the Beauty supply store the other day and LOVE them!
My kit included The Escape Artist Collection Art Screens and here are all the patterns that come with these plates.
Thanks to polished_by_christina on Instagram for putting this swatch sample together!
The kit also comes with a squishy stamper and scraping card. The Young Nails stamper is amazing and transfers almost perfectly! I’ve been using Caption Polish for stamping and love the black, white, gold, …
Hi Everyone!
I have a lot going through my brain and couldn’t narrow my post down to one topic so here are my random thoughts on being a nail tech and a few tips and tricks I’ve learned in the last couple months.
Akzentz is amazing!
I ordered some Akzentz GelPlay and am in love!!! I just ordered the GelPlay Black and I also ordered the Akzentz Matte It Off which is equally as awesome. The GelPlay is completely opaque in one coat.
These are inspired by Sierra’s Nails for my fun, …
As part of my New Year’s goals, I have been wanting to learn the reverse French technique for acrylic nails. It’s so much more effective in my opinion for several reasons:
Why the reverse French Method is amazing!
1. The quicker you apply pink to the nail bed after prepping the less lifting will occur.
2. You can create an extreme smile line with ease by tucking the pink down as far as you like on the sides.
3. When you apply the free edge color it doesn’t have to be perfect–you can file …
Going to be in Las Vegas for New Year’s? Here’s the perfect outfit for a Las Vegas New Year’s Eve! And don’t worry, if you can’t spend $5,000+ I found a knockoff outfit that won’t break the bank!
Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Party Look by chicnailstyles featuring fake earrings
Of course I could never pull this dress off right now…it would take some serious SPANX or waist training and suctioning and compressing…but maybe one day! I think a white or gold blazer would be so cute with it too!
I found some …
I searched all over Instagram for my favorite New Year’s Eve Nails! Everything from short natural nails with gel polish to long sculpted stiletto, almond, and coffin nails. There’s a New Year’s Eve nail look for everyone! Let me know what you think!
Pink and Gold
Nails by Kimmie Monson
I love this natural look! Pink gel polish with gold half moons…so pretty and perfect for 2016! You could switch it up with purple or white or both too!
White Stilleto
White nails are always on point!
Es Nail LA always does …
My friend Trish came in to get her nails done yesterday and told me just to do something “Christmasy”. Her only stipulation was she wanted gel polish, so here is Trish’s gel polish Christmas nail art mani. It’s kind of eclectic but I think it turned out cute!
We started with a red, white, green, and silver base…
I used Gelish All Tied Up With A Bow, Gelish Just What I Wanted, OPI GelColor Alpine Snow, and Gelish Little Miss Sparkle. I knew I wanted to do a peppermint candy nail but …
Here are my top 5 amazing products every nail tech needs right now!
1. Nail Forms—eNail Couture
These forms are amazing! I will be ordering them soon so I’ll do a full review once they get here.
I am totally getting these eNail Couture Luxury Forms soon cause I am almost out of forms and these look amazing! They’re the only ones I’ve seen with the stiletto shape combined with the square…and they look like they will stay put! They are on sale right now for a great price of …
