My first at-home gel set lasted four days. I’d bought a kit with eighty pieces in the box, followed the

The first time I tried chrome powder, I ended up with what can only be described as five dusty grey

I spent years convinced I just “couldn’t wear red.” Every red I tried made my hands look tired and slightly

I kept a note on my phone for a year: every nail appointment, what I paid, and how many days

Filing is the most frequent thing anyone does to their nails and the least examined. Most people learned it by

Most smudged manicures aren’t caused by impatience. They’re caused by a misunderstanding of what “dry” actually means – because nail

Most nail regret happens on day nine. Not at the salon – at the salon everything looks incredible under those

You know that moment. Your acrylics are three weeks old, one has lifted at the corner, and every fiber of

It always happens at the worst moment. Mine broke reaching into the dryer two days before a wedding – a

The first time I removed gel polish myself, I did it the worst way possible: I picked at a lifted

I used to think I was cursed. I’d spend a full hour on a careful at-home manicure, admire it under

For years I couldn’t figure out why my at-home manicures looked… fine. The polish was neat, the shape was decent,