My name is Anastasia Luksha. I am entrepreneur and nail artist. I started to work in Nail industry in 2004 as a nail tech and today I am international educator (NSI Master Expert) and judge. My main goal is to help nail technicians create beautiful nails. This blog is about beauty industry, business, motivation and nail art. You can contact me via Facebook or LinkedIn 'Anastasia Luksha'.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Fix Split / Broken nail with COTTON PAD
In this video, I will show you how to Fix Split or Broken nail with regular cotton pad. I use this method very often on myself and on my clients and it always works!
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Nail Art & Supplies Unboxing
In this video I will show you 12 new packages with different manicure, equipment and nail art supplies.
Which one do you think I should review first?
Friday, December 21, 2018
Best Christmas Nail Art Designs Compilation
10 ideas for Winter Holidays and Christmas Nail Art designs in one video.
Best winter style and Christmas tutorials with acrylic, gel and gel polish. Most designs are very simple and fast and will work perfectly for beginners to try at home.
Which one is your favorite?
The fastest and Easiest Way to do Lines Nail Design
In this video, I will show you The Fastest and Easiest Way to do thin lines on nails. You will need to use "Spider" gel and don't forget about latex or nitrile gloves. This is a very simple and fast trick - will perfectly work for beginners. I did this design a few times, but this time a couple attempts ended up not how I expected...
Watch this video and find out what happened!
Monday, October 22, 2018
3D Ghost Nail Art for Halloween
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Nail Tech tries Drugstore Gel Polish
In this video, I will try drugstore gel polish for the first time in my life. I'm working with gel polishes since they appeared on the market - about 8 years ago, so I'm really curious how it will work and most importantly - how long will it last?
Monday, October 8, 2018
Cube Nails
In this video, I will show you how to do neon yellow cube nails and decorate them with rhinestones. Honestly, I didn't like this nail shape at first. But when I tried it - I figured out that it looks much better if you add a smile line.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Top 8 Best Gel Nail Polish brands
Highly requested video - my favourite gel polish brands. In this video, I will share brands of soak off gel polishes I like the most. Among them Luxio, Color Club, NSI and more. What is your favourite Gel Polish brand?
Monday, October 1, 2018
How to prevent nail product lifting? Acrylic and gel
In this video, I will share 10 reasons why acrylic, hard gel or polygel lifts from the natural nail and how to prevent them in the future.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Colorful drops on Edge Nails | Tutorial
In this video, I will show you Colorful drops on Edge Shaped nails tutorial. This design is very simple - you only need a top coat and metallic nail polishes.
What do you think about this design and the shape? Is it popular in your country?
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Orange Fade on Coffin Shaped Nails
In this video I will show you damaged nails transformation and Orange fade nail design with golden crystals and caviar beads. Which one do you like better - Glossy or Matte?
Monday, September 17, 2018
Coffin Shape on Short Bitten Nails | Transformation
In this video, I will work with a client that has short bitten nails. I think one of the best shapes for these nails is coffin or ballerina.
What shape do you usually choose for clients with short nails?
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Easy Touch-less Nail art for Beginners
In this video I will show you a simple abstract nail art for fall. All you need to use is cat eye gel polish a magnet beads. Each time you play with them it shows up in a different unexpected beautiful pattern. This design will work for short nails, but I bet it will look gorgeous on long acrylic or gel nails as well. What do you think?
Monday, September 10, 2018
Fix Broken Nail with Polygel
There are many different ways to fix a broken nail. You can use acrylic or gel, but they are not flexible enough. Especially if the clients wants to "save" the length of the natural nail. Polygel is a good solution here. It is strong enough to fix it and flexible enough to stay on for a long time.
I tried Polygel to fix the crack and after 3 weeks I still don't have any problems. No chipping, no lifting. I hope this method will work for you and your clients too.
Friday, September 7, 2018
How to Clean Nail Drill Bits
In this video, I will show How to Clean Nail Drill Bits.
Most times I only need ultrasound cleaner. But if the bits have some uncured gel or soak off gel there, I'm also using the metallic brush.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Fall Nail Design for Short Nails
In this video, I will show this eye-catching design. In looks gorgeous on short and long nails too and is super easy to create! This nail design is the perfect solution for beginners.
Monday, September 3, 2018
How to stop biting nails?
If you've been following me for a while, you might notice that I have many clients with short bitten nails. Honestly, at some point I felt like all people who bite their nails and live in Moscow are my clients 🤣 That's ok with me as I love doing transformations.
I often receive letters from people of all ages with questions about how to stop biting nails. There are tons of different tips on the web, but unfortunately, not all of them work. In this video, I share "Success stories" and tips that helped my clients to finally overcome this habit.
Friday, August 31, 2018
How to fix Split Nail with Gel
In this video I will show you how to fix split nail with soak off gel and cotton pad. This is a very easy trick and it works! I used it on myself and on my clients. It simply grows off in a few weeks.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Nail Photography Tips
Nail Photography Tips and 4 rules of how to take beautiful photos of your nails.
Watch full version of the Instagram Tips for Nail Technicians webinar here -
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Silicone Hand Review with Foil Nail Art Design
Red Iguana Silicone Hand Review In this video I will be working on a silicone realistic hand for the first time in my life! I decided to try silicone hand by red iguana. What do you think? Do you have any realistic hands and how often do you use them?
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Diamond Nail Tutorial
Diamond Nail Tutorial In this video I will show you how to create holographic diamond nail with foil and rhinestones.
Monday, August 20, 2018
LED Dip Powder Nails | Review & Tutorial
In this video, I will try Light cured powder dipping system - Simplicite Polydip by NSI. The main difference between Simplicite and other powder dip systems is that it requires LED light for curing.
What do you think? Have you tried NSI Simplicite Polydip system?
Monday, August 13, 2018
Short Bitten Nails Infill Step by Step
In this video, I will show you full tutorial of infill with acrylic on short bitten nails.
Friday, August 10, 2018
Russian Nail Technicians Secrets Revealed
In this video I will give you 8 main differences between Russian and American nail technicians. Recently I had an interesting conversation under one of my videos regarding Russian nail art and Russian nail technicians. It made me curious so I worked a little to investigate and finally reveal - what makes our nail art style a little bit different? In this video, I'm sharing my thought about it. What do you think of Russia and Russian nail techs?
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Jelly Glitter Nail Art
In this video I will show you how to create colorful jelly nails with rainbow glitter inside. I used rainbow mica, clear acrylic and colorful glass gels to create this look.
Friday, August 3, 2018
UV LED Sterilizer for Manicure / nail tools Review
In this video, I will run a few tests on SUN UV/LED S2 Steriliser and see if it really kills all the bacterias.
What kind of equipment do you use for cleaning and sterilising your equipment?
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Marble nails with no gel & brush!?
n this video, I will try the most interesting nail stickers I've ever seen in my life - marble nail stickers. I bought them on the show in Taiwan because I thought that it's such a great idea to make marble stickers! Do they actually work and is it possible to create beautiful marble nail art? Let's try it together!
Monday, July 30, 2018
Dual Tips Nails with Polygel
In this video, I will be trying new technology (for me) - dual tips or C-curve dual forms with polygel. Honestly, I tried working with dual forms many years ago but I didn't enjoy it much as it was faster and easier for me to work with traditional forms. But when Polygel came to the market - it's a different story! To me, this is a good product for dual forms and dual tips technique. Even though I was using it for the first time, it definitely took me less time to sculpt the nail and the result looks good! After 3 weeks I didn't notice any lifting, peeling or bubbles, so this method definitely works for me.
What do you think?
Have you tried dual tips or dual forms with polygel?
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Jelly Nails DIY | 5 ways to Create Glass Gels
In this "Jelly nails diy" video I will share five different ways to create colourful transparent jelly nails. I will show you how to make transparent nails with gel polish, marble tints, stained glass paint, hard gel and acrylic. You can choose the way that works better for you! All you need to do is to choose your favourite products, find gel polish, tint or buy stained glass paint in craft store.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Watercolour Nail Art Tutorial
In this video I will show you how to create a watercolor painting look with geometric animals and rose. I used new product from Cheri x Nail job - Marble tints. It's amazing! Super easy and fun to use. If you don't have stickers that you can also hand paint any geometrical design. Which design did you like the most?
Monday, July 23, 2018
Short Bitten Nails Transformation
In this video I will show how to fix short bitten nails. No tips needed! I will be using only forms. My favorite part in the service is when the client looks at her nails and can't believe in the transformation. She finally could afford dark sexy colors!
Do you have many nail biter clients?
Friday, July 20, 2018
Jelly nails - hottest summer trend
One of the hottest trends this summer - jelly nails. Jelly nails are transparent colorful nails like a stained glass. Recently Kylie Jenner shared her and her friends' jelly nails on Instagram. Since then, the look has been recreated by nail artists everywhere. And I'm no exception 😄 What do you think about jelly nails? Would you try it on your clients?
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Nail art of the future tutorial
My favorite nail art ever.
In this video, I will show you how to do QR code on your nail that works! This is highly requested nail art video and I finally created this tutorial for you. You can create QR code with any information - image, video, text, website or the whole business card. As the space on the nail is limited I recommend to code only small pieces of information such as a website or image.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Nail Infill after 2 Months !?
In this video, we will do a total transformation of the nails after 2 months. As you can see, they had outgrown at about 1/2 length of the natural nail plate and there are many liftings. It is not right and is very harmful and dangerous for the natural nails.
It won't be wise to do infill here, so I simply removed the nails and made new ones.
Please share this video with the clients so they will see what may happen of infill is delayed too much...
Monday, July 2, 2018
History of the Nail Industry and Advice for Beginners
History of the Nail Industry and Advice for Beginners I am so excited to share this video with you guys! Fred Slack answers questions about the nail industry. Jump straight to the question you are most interested in: 0.28 - How did you get into nail business? 1.24 - The story of how acrylic was invented 5.37 - What was the moment you realized that the whole new industry appeared? 12.11 - Are you still involved in the dental business? 13.53 - What's more important - professional products or professional education? 15.36 - Your advice for beginners
Friday, June 29, 2018
Why Nail Technicians Should Attend Social Events & Shows | Vlog
Nails NTNA Social Vlog from Orlando, June 2, 2018. Let's attend Nail party with me! It was my second time at Nail Tech Social Event in Orlando and it was so much fun! I was thrilled to meet some of my old nail friends - Robert Ngyen, Doug Schoon, Celina Ryden and more. I finally get to meet with Suzie @Nailcareereducation ! Have you ever attend any event like this? If you haven't yet, you definitely should!
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Gel nail extension on short damaged nails
In this video, I will show you the transformation of damaged nails with hard gel. Sometimes, if they nail is too short or damaged it is not possible to fit the form... I will show how to do it even if the free edge is extremely short or damaged.
Here is the story of these damaged nails and another way of transformation with Polygel - https://youtu.be/IaN4dnqeCzc
Here is the story of these damaged nails and another way of transformation with Polygel - https://youtu.be/IaN4dnqeCzc
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Nail art shopping haul in Russia, Moscow
Nail art shopping in Russia, Moscow with Anastasia
Today I will give you a tour of my typical nail art and supplies shopping.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
New trend: Bubble flowers or candy ball nails
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