Nail decals...are they ever okay? We were completely skeptical, until we saw the ornate gold nail decals on the badass ladies at Ruffian's Spring '13 show. The medieval-chic decals gave a glam touch to simple bright manis, perfectly accenting the street-meets-femme collection. Jewelry artist Su Laing seems to have caught onto the trend with her new line, Neil Veils, a collection of bronze nail decals that…Read more
The French manicure has been the go-to style for any woman in search for a classic, classy, neutral nail for as long as most of us can remember. And since we equate French women with simplistic and chic style, it all made sense. And then WWD decided to blow our minds this morning. As the history goes, the two-tone mani was more a piece of Tinseltown history than anything else. As WWD reports, in the '70s…Read more
We blame Glo Worms for our fascination with all things glowy — those light-up little buggers were one of our most prized childhood toys. They're also the reason that whenever our grown-up selves see anything that promises to add a "glow," our inner child squees with delight. So, may we present to you, Dior's new Nail Glow Enhancer and Lip Glow Color Reviver Gloss. Commence squeeing. Modelled after the…Read more
We have a love/hate relationship with at-home manicures. On the one hand, they're awesome because they are cheap, we can do them while sitting on our couch in PJ pants, and they allow us to play around with the billion polishes we currently have in our collection. On the other hand, it seems like they just never last, smudging and chipping mere days (or in some of our cases, minutes) after completion. Topcoats…Read more
We thought we had seen it all with the nail art trend, but then along came the new Nails Inc. Feather Effects nail polish. Yes people, feathers. Okay, so they aren't technically of the bird variety, but the multi-colored confetti flecks suspended in the clear polish makes it look like your nails are bedecked with plumage. We had senior beauty editor Megan McIntyre take this new digit decorator for a spin…Read more
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