This might be blasphemous coming from a New Yorker, but: Neutrals are out this summer. Instead of our usual minimal capsule wardrobes, everyone is indulging their inner 12-year-old and piling on the baby-doll dresses, tie-dye, and jelly sandals. This fun loving spirit has bled over to our manicures, where statement nails are having a moment.…
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In the age of Instagram makeup, beauty has gotten technical, and if you’re someone who struggles on the daily to get a basic cat eye lined up straight, we’re betting you’re probably here for any trend that doesn’t demand uniformity. Mismatched nail art, one of summer 2019’s biggest manicure trends, offers endless takes on cool…
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Did you know that June 1 is National Nail Polish Day? It’s OK if you didn’t. After all, it’s basically one of those Internet holidays that mostly serves to give us all a reason to post our great manis and pedis—confetti nails, anyone?—on the ‘gram. But this year there’s an even better way to celebrate—even…
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I’m good at many things. I’m an excellent gift giver, strong listener, and my brain is a storage unit for obscure Lana Del Rey trivia. Among my many gifts, however, is not the ability to do a smoky eye. I could do a winged liner in my sleep, but I’ve never been able to get…
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Few things are more cathartic than painting your own nails—and infuriating to have them chip or smudge minutes later. It’s a tale as old as time: You spend an hour meticulously painting with the patience of da Vinci only to nick your nails while putting the bottle away. Or worse, they look perfect, and somehow…
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I’ve always thought of spring nail polish colors as a wild gamble in the lottery that is the perfect manicure. I can chalk that up to the simple fact that as the weather warms up, pastel lacquers abound. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the concept of soft, dreamy colors coating my fingernails when it’s…
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