Nail Art How To: Hawaiian Nails (August 2014) Behind the Nail Pros

Jul 31st, 2014

The August cover pays tribute to the warm water and tropical foliage of Hawaii! As a nail artist and a dweller of the island herself, Shannon McCown Nakamura covered these pipe-shaped nails with one-stroke flowers.

Makeup: Anthony Mehrante
Hair: Sienree
Cover photography: Kimberly Metz

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