Whether you prefer French tips, a gel finish, or powder dip nails, making time for a professional manicure is an indulgence — and not all of us have the

Think of the nail polish that raised you. Maybe it was the bright poppy red you watched your mom paint on her toes every summer, or the shiny bubblegum

If the hot, stuffy air circulating (or rather, not circulating) your office is to blame for your perpetually cracking lips and the sweeping plague of

Raise your hand if you've apologized to your manicurist for your super-short nails. Now why do we do that? Long, bedazzled, Cardi B-inspired claws might

Long before we had neon coffin nails and gel manicures made to look like spiderwebs, the most ubiquitous form of nail art was the humble French tip. The

You'll never hear us complain about the impenetrable, extended wear of a gel or dip powder manicure. But transitioning from an old polish job to a new

Legit question: Would Cardi B be Cardi B without her ultra-long, ultra-bedazzled stiletto nails? Or, how would Kylie Jenner's vibe shift if extended,

Just for a second, let's fast-forward past the last two weeks of December — forget all the presents you still need to wrap (oh, and buy) — and cut to

From nail stickers to striping tape, we're always here for a product that makes creating cool nail art insanely easy. Because really, who wants to devote

It might come as a shock to some people that the first nail polish to ever hit the mass market wasn't a bright shade of cherry-red — it was pink. It

Like the comforting warmth of pulling your head through the neck of a turtleneck sweater, there's something almost ceremonious about the first manicure of

Like drugstore end caps and your favorite coffee chain, as soon as December rolls around, we transform into people who strive for shimmer and relish in

Imagine, for a second, that you've just stepped through the door of a swanky holiday party. You're wearing a variation of your dream outfit — a velvet

The nail salon is a tough place for the indecisive. First, you spend ten minutes in front of the rainbow wall of polishes, eventually walking towards the

In the scope of nail art, it's hard to find the sweet spot between ho-hum French tips and over-the-top glitter. One feels generic and overdone, while the

If you're still mulling over the right present to give your sister-in-law or the co-worker you drew for Secret Santa — someone you know, but not all

The most common strategy for choosing a nail color is to fall back on whatever feels the most seasonally appropriate. This time of year, that probably

Last week I did something I haven't done since high school. I dusted off my oldest box of nail products, dug to the bottom for a half-used pack of nail

Move over, half moons, because there's a new lunar nail trend on the rise. Appropriately named "crescent nails," this design involves a subtle crescent

2018 has had its ups and downs, that's for sure, but it's been a great year for inventive manicure trends overall. Leopard print, negative space, and

It's no wonder young moms and cool girls, from Kylie Jenner to Rihanna, opt for coffin nails — they're the workhorse of the trendy manicure world. The

False eyelashes, hair extensions, acrylic nails — all exciting and glamorous, but maybe not the best things to be gluing to our bodies. Nonetheless,

There's not a one-size-fits-all answer to the perfect Thanksgiving outfit. Maybe you're planning to spend the holiday eating turkey wings and watching

Frequent visitors and the born-and-bred alike know that New York City is known for a lot of major firsts, like the first bank-issued credit cards, the

Like with most major beauty trends, the so-called nail art bubble hit fast and hard, followed by years of armchair analysis about when the trend would be

Back in the day, when we wanted lengthy claws, acrylics felt like our only option. We'd sit in our neighborhood nail salon for over an hour getting our

Think back to being a 7-year-old, when your mom plopped you at the kitchen table with your favorite coloring book and handed you a fresh, unopened box of

Seasonal nail trends are pretty predictable: soft watercolors for spring, candy-hued brights for summer, and moodier reds, blues, and grays for fall and

Fast-forward to Saturday morning, and you're looking down at your chipped nails trying to decide whether you should run to the salon down the street and