Category Archives: Sophy’s Expert Tips

Dark Reds for Winter 2010

Posted on September 13, 2010 by sophy

Laat week I wrote about the Marion Cotillard shoot I worked on with Mert & Marcus and Carine Roitfeld for Vogue Paris, where she was pictured smoking with a vampy set of blood red long nails. Based on the excited … Continue reading →

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Candy Nails website

Posted on September 10, 2010 by sophy

So a few months ago I had the genius idea of making a virtual hand online that you could EXACTLY match to your skin tone to, and then virtually test out any colour of polish from any brand available…What a … Continue reading →

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New Video Tutorial….Embellished Nails!!!!!!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sophy

In my latest online tutorial for Elle TV I am demonstrating how to do an embellished manicure on natural nails…. You may be surprised that embellished nails can be a lot easier to do than you thought…and you do not … Continue reading →

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New Elle TV Animal Print Tutorial

Posted on July 29, 2010 by sophy

In my 5th online tutorial I show you how to GET THIS LOOK!!!! Click here to watch…..

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New Tutorial…Me on Elle TV showing how to do a colour change manicure

Posted on July 15, 2010 by sophy

Watch me demoing how to do the “Colour Change Manicure ” on Elle TV a look which first appeared on my blog around a year ago here

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YouTube Nail Tutorial Part Deux…….Chanel Manicure

Posted on June 26, 2010 by sophy
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My 1st Nail Tutorial for youTube…Rainbow manicure.

Posted on May 30, 2010 by sophy

So a few weeks ago I was asking for people to vote for which nail style they would most like to see me demonstrate in an online tutorial for my youTube channel. The Rainbow Manicure was the most popular choice … Continue reading →

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Sophy’s Expert Tips…Do nails need to breathe?

Posted on April 11, 2010 by sophy

Ok I dont know where this idea that nails needed to breathe came from. But its safe to say there is no factual evidence to support the idea. Nails are hardened, keratinous tissue which grow from under the cuticle on … Continue reading →

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Sophy's Expert Tips Acrylic Vs Gel Whats the Story?

Posted on February 1, 2010 by sophy

This has to be one of the questions I get asked more than any other and I hope to dispense with a few commonly believed rumours here. Firstly, chemically it makes virtually no difference which product is used on the … Continue reading →

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Sophy's Expert tips….The issue of Cuticles

Posted on December 28, 2009 by sophy

I am continuously being asked how one should treat and care for the cuticles as part of a manicure routine….. As a practicing professional manicurist with 10 yrs of experience, and sometimes giving up to 20 manicures in a day, … Continue reading →

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