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COVER TECH 2013: MINING FOR METALS Readers just fell in love with Hillary Fry's edgy image. Take a look at all the incredible images that vied for the winning spot in this year's Cover Tech Contest, as well as some other great entries that caught our eye. Thank you to all who entered and all who voted. THE WINNER: HILLARY FRY Brookfield, Wis. "The concept for the 'Hammered Metal' nails came from trendspotting," says Hillary Fry, a nail tech at Scenario Hair Design in Shorewood, Wis. "Looking at fashion Fry and beauty trends, metals and textures are currently riding the crest. I've always had a love for the hammered metal look, and obsess over fashion designer Josie Natori's hammered metal cuffs and belts. Hammered metal combines both trends, and I was interested in the challenge of translating this edgy, industrial look onto nails." A nail tech since 2009, Fry says the way the photo come together was a bit magical. "A client loaned some very old tools to use as props. The photographer found chunks of asphalt he thought might look good as a background. When we laid it all out, the glow of the copper just popped against the stones and that wood-grained hammer handle." To create the nails she used CND Retention+ and copper leaf. She used rock candy to add interest to the index fingers. For a step-by-step, go to www.nailsmag.com/2013cover. 142 | NAILS MAGAZINE | JANUARY 2013