To make your at home manicure last longer, make sure you start with the right foundations. Before you go anywhere near nail polish, rub the nail with polish remover to make sure it’s clean and free of oils and dirt. Next, apply a base coat and make sure it’s dry before you move on to [...]

Chris “The Dutchess” Walton has recently been named  as a Guinness World Record 2012 holder. She has the longest set of fingernails in the world. Her nails are more than a huge 10 feet long on her left hand and nine-and-a-half-feet long on her right hand. In a strange way it’s a huge achievement as [...]

Torn a nail? Don’t panic, you can temporarily repair it if you don’t want to cut it down completely. Take a snip of paper from a tea bag big enough to cover the tear and apply a small bead of glue to it. Press the paper on to the tear and let it dry. Next, [...]

Last week an exhibition opened in East London dedicated to nail art and artists. Curated by Ryan Lanji and DegreeArt.com the exhibition may be small but contains some fantastic pieces of art on tiny, nail shaped canvases. The exhibit includes a back catalogue of Sue Marsh’s creations such as 3D Dolphin nails, as well as [...]

Did you know that the cuticle has a really important part to play in your nail health? It acts as a barrier to prevent infection and these days it’s not seen as good practice for your cuticles to be clipped during a manicure. So how do you stop them creeping up the nail bed? Simple, [...]

Refinery29 is one of my all time favourite sites for keeping up with all the news in fashion, beauty and hair. Their videos are always inspiring and, seeing as we were recently chatting about nail art here on the blog, I had to share this video with you. If you love nail art and have [...]

Nicole by OPI’s Kardashian Kolors line will be released soon. This new nail polish line come straight from the Kardashian sisters and is very glamorous,  featuring 14 swanky shades which inspired by each of the Kardashian and Jenner women: Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kris, Kylie, and Kendall. It makes you wonder if celebrity nail varnish is [...]

Artist Islay Taylor was inspired to create funky knuckle dusters after listening to rapper Kid Sister’s song “Pro Nails.” Each ring section is made out of hand-painted, acrylic nails set into bezels. I love the look of the jewellery and the concept of turning a disposable beauty product into a long lasting fashion accessory is [...]

I don’t quite know how they did it but Chanel have managed to cement themselves as the go-to brand for must-have seasonal nail colours. It all started with the Jade hue, which caused a frenzy of people rushing to buy the varnish and even saw the item selling it and going for extortionate prices on [...]

Has Katy Perry been taking manicure tips from Lady Gaga? Katy’s quite a fan of the eccentric singer and has even covered her latest single Born This Way, but it looks like she may be doing a version of her beauty style too. These nails were spotted on Katy on the set of her latest [...]