Step 5: Begin gently removing gel. Use your cuticle pusher to gently (key word: gently) scrape the gel off your nails. “If there’s any resistance, place your fingertips back into the acetone for another minute or two and then try again,” says Hanna. “Repeat this process until the gel is completely removed.” Step 6: Buff…
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If you’re like me, you’re constantly weighing the pros and cons between a regular mani and gels. A classic polish is quick and easy—and it gives you the freedom to try more nail designs and color. The downside? It rarely lasts a few days (even that if you’re lucky) before it chips. Gels on the…
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Kate Middleton at a Family Action engagement in 2019. Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images Kate Middleton in Bletchley, England in May 2019. Karwai Tang/Getty Images The likely reason is that it’s simply a personal preference. Middleton talks often about how much she values her time outside in the country with her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—and…
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When we think back on the defining beauty moments of the decade, nails are front and center. Hear us out: The most popular nail colors and trends often reflect their respective times. In an era where nail art props abound and the engagement manicure has become a very real (and specific) kind of pressure, it…
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We’re just going to say it: A nail polish gift set is one of the best things to leave under the tree this year. Sure, you could still give a gift card for the salon around the corner, but not everyone has the time to spend their entire Sunday afternoon getting a deluxe mani-pedi. And…
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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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