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Beauty
This Nail Serum Gave Us Visibly Stronger Nails In Just 7 Days
Esther Newman
Jan 18, 2024
Beauty
9 Nail Colors That Go With Everything, According To A Manicurist
Jacqueline Kilikita
Jan 18, 2024
Beauty
I Have Perfectionist “Nail Anxiety” — & I’m Not Alone
Megan Decker
Jan 16, 2024
Beauty
The Best Chrome Nail Polishes For A Shiny New Year – Starting At $8
At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the ed
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Karina Hoshikawa
Beauty
You’ve Heard Of Clean Girl Makeup. Now The Clean Manicure I...
The “clean girl” makeup trend was among TikTok’s most popular (and polarizing) beauty trends of 2023. With an enormous 1.4 billion views
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Tori Crowther
Beauty
When You Actually “Need” A Pedicure & Polish Change
You’ll never see me without nail polish on. It’s a habit and one I’m fine with because I like going through the world with nails that hav
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Megan Decker
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Nail Art
“Soft Nails” & Gold-Accented Manicures Will Take Off In 2024
Here’s the thing about nails, and why we love talking about them: They’re personal. We each have unique preferences when it comes to our favorite nail
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Megan Decker
Beauty
I Asked For A “Princess Diana” Manicure & It Wasn’t What I ...
I’m not a big fan of The Royals so if you are, please don’t shame me for any historical inaccuracies here. Like many Americans, I have seen The
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Megan Decker
Beauty
5 Trending Winter Manicures, According To The “Pinterest Ha...
There’s a chance you already know Sarah Haidar by looking at her hands. The content-creator manicurist (she’s technically unlicensed) posts at-
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Megan Decker
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Found: The Perfect Metallic Mani For The Holidays
At Refinery29, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of stuff. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the ed
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Karina Hoshikawa
Beauty
11 Sophisticated Christmas Nail Art Trends (& Not A Snowman In Si...
It’s official. Party season has arrived and with it comes a plethora of excuses to embrace a more maximalist approach to everything from your wardrobe to
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Mica Ricketts
Beauty
“Gel Overlays” Promise Healthier Nails & Manicurists Are Sold
In the ever-changing world of beauty trends, nothing moves faster than nails. Whether it’s a buzzy name for a cool color (think: milk bath nails), a cert
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Mica Ricketts
Beauty
Snake Print & Cherry Mocha: 9 Nail Designs Taking Off This Fall
The art of the manicure is all about experimentation. This fall maybe you got into the “natural nail” aesthetic, doing your nails at home to sa
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Megan Decker
Beauty
The “Wrong Nail Polish Theory” & 7 Top Manicure Trend...
Jess Brush was never interested in becoming a beauty influencer. She enjoyed doing her own nails instead of going to a nail salon, so following the advice
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Megan Decker
Beauty
What’s A Good Nail Polish Color For Fall? These Are The Top...
Welcome to fall, a season of new energy. We’re shopping for upcoming weddings and holidays, getting haircuts, going back to school or the office full tim
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Megan Decker
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I Tried
Hunger Games
-Themed Nail Polish — & The Odds Were ...
I was barely out of high school when the first Hunger Games movie came out, but from the first chapter of the books, I immediately was drawn to the dystopi
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Karina Hoshikawa
Beauty
Cuticle Oil Is Invaluable & 6 Other Tips I Learned From A Nail De...
I recently met with Dana Stern, MD, a dermatologist based in New York City who specializes in nails. It’s a niche field of study. While other dermato
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Megan Decker
Beauty
I Tried The ‘Bare Hands’ Manicure & My Natural Nails Are Perfect
Nail trends have become so ubiquitous nowadays that I almost have a gut reaction to ignore them at this point; naturally, when I heard about the “dry glo
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Karina Hoshikawa
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This Brilliant Nail & Sneaker Collab Has The Most Chill Kicks
When one of America’s OG sneaker brands and New York’s top new-age spa come together, magic happens. We’re talking about the new PF. Flyers X Chillho
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Victoria Montalti
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Olive & June Have Reinvented Press-On Nails…Again
Paradoxically, it seems that one of the highest compliments you can bestow on a beauty product is its ability to virtually disappear: The best foundations
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Karina Hoshikawa
Beauty
The Best Brown Manicures, According To A Nail Artist
The other day I asked a nail artist a pretty broad question: What’s the most popular nail color right now? I was expecting a sidestep, something like
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Megan Decker
Beauty
9 French Tip Nail Ideas For Fall
There’s a reason why the French manicure is one of the most enduring nail art styles around: the minimal color palette and instantly-recognizable white t
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Mica Ricketts
Beauty
TikTok Is Obsessed With A “Dry” Manicure — But Is Wat...
The Russian manicure, named after the country in which it’s said to have originated, is one of the most satisfying nail trends on TikTok — and also the
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Megan Decker
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Olive & June’s Nail Polish Advent Calendar Is Here — & Going To S...
Fall may have only just arrived, but it’s already full-on holiday season at Olive & June. The beloved beauty brand announced both of its highly-antic
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Karina Hoshikawa
Hype Machine
Amazon Is Your Go-To Source For DIY Halloween Nails
Welcome to Hype Machine, our hit-list of the top reviewed products across the web — according to a crowd of die-hard shoppers. Call this your 4-star &am
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Victoria Montalti
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All The Products R29 Editors Use For At-Home Mani-Pedis
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Karina Hoshikawa
Beauty
I Tried A “Muted French” Manicure & It Gives Effortle...
My recent nail fixation has been the “no manicure manicure.” Not bare, but natural. See, without any polish at all, my naked nails look…n
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Megan Decker
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We Have The Exclusive First Look At Olive & June’s Most Une...
Beauty collabs aren’t new, especially when it comes to nail brands. (Hello, Nails Inc x Velveeta?) However, leave it to Olive & June to take thin
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Karina Hoshikawa
Dedicated Feature
How Getting Breast Cancer In My 20s Changed My Relationship With ...
My day started out normal, a day like any other. It was the middle of summer last year, and I decided to go to the gym. After my workout, I went home and s
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Kianna Walker
Beauty
Should You Stop Getting Gel Manicures? Experts Unpack The Radiati...
In case you missed it, a study published earlier this year found that radiation from UV nail lamps can damage DNA and cause irreversible mutations (a precu
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Taylor Jean Stephan
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