Customer Reviews

Nail Style: Beautiful Nails for Every Occasion

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Oh my goodness. This could be the ugliest book on Earth. Not only are the base coats of almost every nail in the book so frightfully sloppy, but all of the designs put on top of these disasters are *so* 1983. Maybe your blind grandmother would find these nail designs appealing, anyone with any sort of style or clear eyesight, really, should run from this book and never look back.

This book had really creative nail art ideas, from simple to stunning to outrageous! I think any nail artist will get a few new ideas from reading this book! ~ angel

This is the first book I've ever read on the topic of nail decoration, so I'm not as well qualified to assess the techniques and designs as a professional manicurist. Nevertheless, it struck me as a fun book. It showcased a variety of techniques and the photos and instructions looked easy to follow.

The photos are on the sloppy side, though, with lots of issues like nail polish either not fully covering the model's nails or flowing over onto the model's skin. To be fair, the nails are depicted at several times life size, so any mistakes are going to be easier to see.

The nice thing about the photos in this book is that if you're an amateur, you can look at them and feel reasonably comfortable that your work is going to look at least that good. You can go forth, have fun, and not obsess over perfection.

If professional nail artists or manicurists have a better book to suggest, it would be nice to hear what it is.

I am a professional manicurist and was looking for new nail art ideas. The ideas in this book are ok but the presenation was not very good. Pictures of nail art were done sloppy and unprofessional. This is an ok book to start with but plan to become much better on your clients.