nails

Thankfully, stick-on nails are having a moment, which means there’s been serious innovation in the products on offer—and there’s also a lot more choice out there. This new generation of press-ons goes beyond the basic plain colour offerings I remember experimenting with in the past. They offer fun and colourful designs, a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and even the glue quality has improved, too. “Nail art boomed during the pandemic and the stick-on nail category has majorly grown and innovated since then,” says nail artist Ashleigh Bamber. “It’s a great way to wear cute nail art designs without actually having to do any of the hard work or wait for a salon appointment.” That said, while stick-on nails are convenient, long-lasting, and affordable, they can still cause damage if not appl...

There are few things I love more than a trip to the nail salon. I love to leave it to the pros to care for and shape my nails while I just worry about what colour to go for next. However, after stumbling across a fair few easy nail art looks, I think I’m ready to try and emulate a few designs at-home. Designs like French tips and cute dots are pretty straightforward to replicate with a bit of patience and a very steady hand. Load up your nail tool kit if you don’t already have remover for pesky smudges and orange sticks to clean up the nail as tidily as possible. Oh, and check in with these tips from nail experts to avoid common mistakes. Here are the easiest nail art designs that have inspired my DIY manicures lately. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for ...

With the New Year and winter now in full swing, you might be feeling like you want to refresh your look. I know I am. But before you go and purchase a new outfit or book an appointment at the hairdresser, why not consider a little boost via a new nail colour? Let me explain.  For me, the feeling of sifting through a wide array of nail polish colours, be it at my local nail salon or at a high street drugstore, although fun, can often feel overwhelming. There are endless questions that run through my head in the run-up to a new nail choice from ‘is this nail length laptop friendly?’ to ‘should stick with a trusty hue or go bold?’ And I know I’m not alone. Nevertheless, once the decision-making is done, I realise that really, a new nail colour offers an instantaneous way to lean into sel...

The natural evolution from millennial pink? Digital lavender, a cool-toned lilac pastel, which WGSN has named as its colour of the year for 2023. It also happens to tie in well with the digitally inspired textures we’re seeing in nail art: colour-shifting shimmers and light-reflecting iridescent finishes. “Lavender has been popular with some of my clients because it’s easy to create a modern contrast with a lot of other statement colours,” says Tee. “The shade by itself is subtle, but paired with a stark green, it becomes super eye catching. I also love it with a contrasting but complementing deep plum and molten silver details.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you bac...

As much as I love scrolling and saving endless nail art ideas on Instagram and Tik Tok, I’ll admit that when it comes to my own manicure, I’m a one block colour kinda gal. So when I was tasked with putting my investigative beauty journalism hat on to find the nail colours that will be everywhere in 2023, it was a thumbs up from me—both featuring a fresh coat of Chanel Rouge Noir polish, naturally. My first port of call was hitting up pro nail artist Alyx Lippiatt, whose aesthetically clean-and-cool-girl manis have graced the likes of Lauren Silverman and Jamilla Wyatt. “The metallics we are currently seeing everywhere in fashion will carry on through to next year in the form of solid chrome nails rather than the more subtle glazed look,” Lippiatt explains. “I also think...