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Winter woes go far beyond the proverbial criticisms — sure, scraping your frozen windshield clean at 7am is exactly no one’s idea of fun, but suffering from dry, peeling nails and static-y hair gives us equal aversion to Jack Frost. Alas, there must be a way to stay sane during what feels like the longest […]

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Along with the usual resolutions, like eat less fatty foods (peace out, pizza), waste less money on Uber trips (hello, frigid walks), and binge-watch less (welcome back, life) are the more specific ones that help us look like responsible adults. The resolution that’s high on the priority list? Ensuring our nails always look neat, clean […]

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A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Dec 1, 2015 at 10:18am PST First came Free The Nipple, and now Free The…Manicure? According to Lena Dunham, yes. The actress’s newsletter, Lenny, has partnered with Chrissy Mahlmeister, the creator of Rad Nails (the brand that brought you cuticle tattoos and Ryan Gosling stickers. Bless) to […]

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Broken glass isn’t something you would typically think to affix to your nails—but then, would you expect anything less than WTF originality from Korean beauty trends? Eun Kyung Park, founder of Unistella salon in Seoul and the genius behind negative space manicures, kickstarted the crystal craze currently illuminating fingertips all over Instagram, which mimics the […]

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For impatient girls (hello!), our idea of nail art is a fresh mani adorned with the inevitable imprint of bed sheets, strands of hair and smudges of any kind, really. Of course, we don’t actually want these designs, they’ve just become a given with every coat of lacquer we paint on our busy little fingers. […]

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Is there any feeling more satisfying in 2015 than discovering your new favourite app? (Literally, no. There isn’t.) Just in time for the weekend, we’ve stumbled upon the SuperDuper nail polish app, designed to find dupes of your favourite shades so you can stop scouring drugstore aisles looking for Chanel Mirabella dupes and instead just […]

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See the winning nail products! » Is there anything more satisfying than looking down at your hands and seeing a flawless manicure? We think not. Whether you’re a nail art gal or you prefer a simple long-lasting, durable shade, pretty tips are the ultimate finishing touch of any look. We asked you to vote for […]

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See the celebs with our favourite best stiletto nails » With celebrities putting as much effort into their nails as they do their outfits these days, we thought it was only right to pay tribute to all their hard work. After all, if they’re going to upload nail pics to Instagram for the world to see, we’re […]

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We’ve all been there—sitting at the nail salon, holding up a manicurist because we’re unable to decide between the midnight blue or dark burgundy. Now there’s an answer! Brought to you by ModiFace, Virtual Nail Salon is, well, just that. The app, available for both iOS and Android, allows users to realistically see how shades and nail art will […]

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Holographic studs. Caviar beads. Decals, stickers, glitter and gemstones. The list of objects we’ll eagerly affix to the ends of our fingers has reached a point where manicure essentials could be easily mistaken for scrapbooking supplies. We’ve hit peak nail; in recent years, sales of nail products have reached record highs, backstage manicurists have been […]

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Nail art is serious business. Whether you’re a sought-after celebrity nail artist like Kimmie Kyees, or you’re paying top dollar to keep those claws on point at a nail salon, or even consulting DIY videos to create your own looks at home, complex nail art is the style du jour, and the more elaborate the better. If you, […]

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We’ve all made beauty mistakes—from the chunky blonde streaks of our youth, to self-tanner blunders, we firmly believe that missteps are how we learn what works for us and what doesn’t. In our new series, Beauty Confessionals, our editors are admitting to some of their biggest beauty regrets. We do this because we care and we want you to learn from our mistakes (and because we want to hear your beauty confessionals, for we are all children of the internet and enjoy embarrassing ourselves online). Since this series was my cruel idea (am I cyber-bullying my coworkers?) I’ll kick things off.

One of my biggest beauty regrets is my total lack of regard when it comes to maintaining fake nails. In my lifelong quest to become Rihanna, three years ago I adopted her signature nail look—long, bright, and obviously fake. My shape of choice was pointy stiletto nails, partly because I was never brave enough for the square tips she’s been sporting as of late. Regardless, my motto was “the longer, the better” which is all fine and well, until you take into consideration the fact that I went two full years of getting bi-weekly fills and never giving my nails a chance to breathe. It’s no secret that fake tips aren’t great for the health of your real nails, but if you get them removed for a week every two months or so, it’s possible to maintain tips that are in pretty good shape.