As a nail professional, some of your most important tools are the products you work with. After all, quality products set the tone for the types of services you offer your clients. Here, we recognize your favorites, from lacquer to lotion and everything in between: the best of 2016.
Best New Product
Wildflowers Unicorn Hologram Pigment Powder
Young Nails SlickPour
CND RescueRXx
Orly Breathable Treatment + Color
Nailebrity Take 2 It’s Not a Wrap
Best Nail Polish
Best Base Coat
CND Stickey
OPI Nail Envy
Orly Bonder
Morgan Taylor Stick with It
Best Top Coat
Seche Vite
INM Out the Door
OPI Rapid Dry
Essie Good to Go
Best Nail Treatment
Famous Names IBX
OPI Nail Envy
CND RescueRXx
Nail Tek 2 Intensive Therapy
Best Cuticle Treatment
CND Solar Oil
Famous Names Dadi’ Oil
Essie Apricot Oil
Jessica Nourish
Best Hybrid Polish
CND Vinylux
OPI Infinite Shine
Orly Epix
Best Gel Polish
CND Shellac
OPI GelColor
Akzéntz Luxio
LeChat Perfect Match
Best Acrylic
Young Nails Acrylic System
CND Retention+
Entity Nail Couture
Hand & Nail Harmony ProHesion
EzFlow Professional Acrylic
Best Standard Gel
Young Nails Synergy Gel
Light Elegance Lexy
ibd Hard Gel
Cuccio Pro T3 LED/ UV Gel
Christrio Basic One Gel System
Best Dip System
Young Nails SlickPour
Backscratchers Extreme Dip System
SNS by Signature Nail Systems
Best Removal Product
OPI Expert Touch
The Painted Nail Steam Off
Zoya Remove+
Best Nail Art
Young Nails Art Screens
CND Additives
Christrio Glitter Pack
Swarovski Crystals
Best Color Acrylic
Glam & Glits Color Pop Acrylic
EzFlow Design Colored Acrylic
INM Powder Paints
Hand & Nail Harmony Reflections of Harmony
Mia Secret Nail Art Powder
Best Colored Gel
Light Elegance UV/LED Color Gel
Young Nails Kaleidoscope
Vetro No. 19 Gel Pods
Akzéntz Options Colour
Best E-File
Kupa ManiPro Passport
Medicool ProPower 20K
Young Nails YN-100
Atwood Digital E-file
Best Hand File
OPI Edge
Light Elegance Perfect File
Tropical Shine Zebra File
Best Brush for Enhancements
Best Implement
OPI Titanium Tooling Collection
Tweezerman Professional Cobal Stainless Steel Cuticle Nipper
Mehaz Cuticle Nipper
Kupa ManiPro 4-in-1 Tweezer Pusher
Young Nails Magic Wand
Best Pedicure Tool
OPI PediPusher
Mehaz Stainless Steel Pro Foot File
Cuccio Naturalé Pedicure Stainless Steel File
Best Hand/Body Lotion
Cuccio Naturalé Butter Blend
Pure Organics Massage Lotion
BCL Gel Lotion
Best Foot Lotion
CND Cucumber Heel Therapy
Cuccio Naturalé Butter Blend
Best Scrub
La Palm SPA Pedi Scrub
Gena Pedi Scrub
Footlogix Exfoliating Seaweed Scrub
Keyano Aromatics Scrub
Morgan Taylor Bare Luxury
Best Hand & Foot Mask
CND Marine Cooling Masque
Gena PediSpa Detox Mask
Orly Pro Renewing Mask
Qtica Moisture Mask
Best Pedicure Basin
Best Pedicure Chair
Best Ventilation System
Valentino Beauty Pure Gen III S
Aerovex Salon Industry Model
Nail Superstore ProTool Nail Dust Collector
Best Ad/Marketing Campaign
Orly Made in L.A.
Artistic Nail Design Retro Redux
Christrio Q. Gloss
Gelish/Morgan Taylor Kung Fu Panda 3
Best Customer Service
Best Education
[Product photography courtesy of: Armando Sanchez, Cory Sorensen and Michael Chase Gordon, images: Belava, Noel Asmar, Footsie Bath Beverly Hills, Whale Spa, Gulfstream, Continuum, Lexor, Aerovex, Nail Superstore, Valentino Body Pure, Artistic Nail Design, Young Nails, Gelish, Morgan Taylor, Famous Names, Light Elegance, Orly, Wildflowers Nails, CND, Vetro, Kupa, Medicool, Atwood, Amazing Nail Concepts, Backscratchers and SNS by Signature Nail Systems]