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 "Art Gallery" showcases the nail art of some of the best artists in the industry. Every month, the column features four to six nail art designs created by one or more of our readers with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. The nail art usually follows a theme for an upcoming holiday or season and depicts that theme in creative, easy-to-replicate designs. The column also provides promotional tips to help readers make the most of their nail art businesses.

 

Nailpro is actively seeking nail art submissions, so send in your best examples today. If your art is chosen, we'll pay you $25 per nail and you'll be featured in an upcoming issue. Package nails securely, using bubble wrap, a padded box or cotton, and send by snail mail to: Nailpro, 7628 Densmore Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406, Attn.: "Art Gallery." Don't forget to include your name, address and phone number!

 

Fresh Flower Delivery

This April, try out beautiful floral designs that you can practically smell!

 

By Pam Minch

 

Every major life event is enhanced with flowers. Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and holidays are all celebrated by sharing floral arrangements. Flowers fit every occasion, and you can paint them on nails any month of the year. (That’s the beautiful thing about flowers—you can change the colors to fit each season!) They make up the majority of the nail art I do every year—they work exceptionally well on toes—and with this month’s ideas, you can make floral nail art your mainstay as well.
   Reader April Davidson of Milford, Ohio, gives us a simple yet fun daisy chain in lovely spring colors, and Tami Bice-Hobson, an instructor from Charleston, South Carolina, proves that poinsettias aren’t just a holiday flower. I throw in a sparkly metallic floral design, while Tam Phung of York, Pennsylvania, shares an elegant French floral that goes with any outfit. Try some fun colors to completely change these beautiful blooms!

 

Brush Up
Each month, choose one or two simple designs you can offer to your clients for free to tempt them into sampling your nail art. Find an elegant, two-inch frame in which you can display the tips.
   
Beginner:
Whoopsie Daisies
1 Polish the nail purple.
2 Paint four light purple dots. Then add yellow “dot” petals.
3 With light green paint, add several leaves.
4 With dark green paint, add a stem and veins to the leaves. Finish with top coat.

Nail Design: April Davidson

 

Average Time: 3 minutes per nail
Suggested Price: $3 to $5 per nail
 
Intermediate:
Poinsettia Petals
1 Polish the nail shimmering red.
2 Paint five white poinsettia petals. Between each petal, add more white petals, filling the middle with white polish.
3 Add three green leaves with light green veins.
4 Paint a yellow center. Using black, add accent lines to the petals and tiny dots to the center of the flower.
5 Add a hint of light pink shading to the petals. Finish with top coat.

Nail Design: Tami Bice-Hobson

 

Average Time: 10 minutes per nail
Suggested Price: $5 per nail
     
Advanced:
Hawaiian Bloom
1 Polish the nail black.
2 Paint an entire flower design and leaves in metallic gold paint.
3 Paint flower petals in medium orange, but leave a tiny outline of gold around each petal.
4 Accent each petal with rust and light peach tones.
5 Paint each leaf medium green, but leave a tiny outline of gold around each one. Add yellow stamens and finish with top coat.

Nail Design: Pam Minch

 

Average Time: 10 minutes per nail
Suggested Price: $5 per nail
 
 
French:
La Fleur
1 Paint the nail white with a diagonal red French tip.
2 With silver glitter, paint a thick line between the tip and nail bed. Outline it in white.
3 Paint white flower petals and accent lines.
4 Using red, paint leaves, swirls and dots.
5 Glue a clear rhine-stone in the center of the flower. Finish with top coat.

Nail Design: Tam Phung

 

Average Time: 5 minutes per nail
Suggested Price: $3 to $5 per nail
 

Pam Minch specializes in nail art at Sahair Beauty Salon in Parker, CO. Her art has been featured in Sports Illustrated and several other publications. She has been a top nail art competitor, a competition judge and an educator for a major manufacturer.