Drugstore News TV recently chatted with Renee Kaplowitz (owner of The Nail Place) and Julia Werman (co-owner of Valley Nail Salon) to talk about the nail trends you need to try now (if you haven't already) and a preview of nail trends for 2012.
DSN TV: What's the hot look for nails right now? Long, short or natural?
Renee: Short, modest length nails with a clean, natural look has always been the nail trend.
Julia: It's kind of a blend of the three. Natural nails are always popular, people always want to kind of wear their own if possible. But what's been becoming even more popular is the gel overlay or something that you put on top of your natural nail to keep it strong and from not chipping.
Renee: Right now, the leading manufacturers of nail color are doing such wonderful things with polishes that women are choosing color as opposed to a natural look.
Julia: Girls who are really into longer nails are into [stiletto] pointy nails right now. So, if you see kind of long, extravagant nails, you're gonna see something that's kind of filed into a real point.
I'd never thought I say this but I am looking forward to prom and graduation - yet again. You see, my younger sister Rachel will be attending her senior prom this Saturday. Two weekends ago, the family and I made an impromptu trip to the North Star Mall to buy her a dress with shoes. Initially, she wanted a blue and black, medium length dress. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, our search was not. I think this is why I ordered my prom dress online.
As you can see, my mom won this round. The day before prom, my mom, sister and I went across town to get our nails done. My sister chose a dark rose nail polish for her toes (forgot the exact brand and nail polish name). Then when we got home, I applied some of the nail decals from the Fashion Diva Nail Art and sealed the designs with 
I had the pleasure of attending a Kiss Nails Webinar in which the Vice President of Kiss Nails, Grace Tallon, introduced the newest products to join the Kiss/Broadway family.
