The Knicks are really nailing the finals. A superfan who works as a nail technician paid homage to New York’s basketball team by painting its players on her nails — and the results are All-Star adorable. The talented tech, who goes by Tamami, painstakingly drew the faces of Jalen Brunson, Jordan Clarkson and Karl-Anthony Towns … Read more
Beauty buffs are as split as this look. Tabi nails — decorative fingernail art that mimics the split-toe style of the popular, albeit polarizing Tabi shoe — is cutting to the front of the line as the cool season’s hottest glam craze. But its fractured features have social media divided. Social media is split over the buzzy … Read more
Leave your weak nails in 2024. Dr. Mary Stevenson, a dermatologic surgeon at NYU Langone, says a lot of factors can lead to brittle, easy-to-chip nails — but if yours are constantly breaking and refuse to grow, there’s hope. Despite what people believe, biting your nails won’t damage them in the long run. Rido – … Read more
Who needs a smartphone when you could have smart nails? NFC manicures are the latest nail trend, which brings the manicure into the tech world. NFC, which stands for “near-field communication,” is an ultra-tiny tech chip that plays off the signals on your phone and can trigger a variety of responses. The chip allows your … Read more
Book that nail appointment — it’s your time to shine. Getting a manicure, especially at a salon, is a known pick-me-up. Now researchers are sharing a new benefit of visiting a nail salon: “Superficial self-disclosure.” Chit-chat about hobbies and daily life with nail technicians is being linked to increased positive emotions, relaxation, and vitalization, according … Read more
She’s got a green thumb — but it’s nothing to brag about. A woman was left horrified after she appeared to grow mold under her acrylics, realizing she was the victim of a common manicure mistake. Rings of fungus now decorate her bare nails, she shared in a viral TikTok, which has grown to over … Read more
She’s giving her own manicure skills a thumbs-down. A TikToker claims she lost an entire fingernail after performing an at-home gel manicure that landed her in the hospital. Lana, who goes by the username @lanalovessushi, shared a video showing an infected thumbnail, which she said became extremely swollen and red after she cut her own … Read more
All Utah fashion blogger Betti Adams wanted was a chic, pearlescent, almond-shaped nail — but she claims she got nothing like that when she cheated on her nail technician. Adams posted a warning on TikTok to caution others to never stray from their beauticians, lest they want their manicures, lashes or brows butchered. “I will never … Read more
What a way to ring in the new year. An unusual nail salon chain that operates in Russia, Ukraine and Los Angeles has shocked Instagram with its latest cutting-edge creation — 3D breasts pierced with tiny nipple rings. In the quick clip posted this week, a Nail Sunny manicurist adds circular layers of a clay-like … Read more
Less is more when it comes to the newest nail trend sweeping social media. While Hailey Bieber’s eye-catching glazed-donut nails and TikTok’s “red nail theory,” which posits that the shade makes you more alluring to the opposite sex, have dominated fingertips worldwide this year, going cuticle-free is now a hot trend. The hashtag #russianmanicure is … Read more