I still remember the first time I got an acrylic nail set. It was for my high school prom, and I'd decided on a short, square French tip with a pink base to accentuate my purple taffeta dress. I loved ...

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On any given day, Maria Ortiz is the show-stopping core of a glittering circle of women, each more head-turning than the next. She is their counselor, soothing her courtiers from a kaleidoscope throne ...

“One of the first things I heard when I was younger, was that in order to spot someone queer, you have to look at the length of their nails — and they have to be short,” a friend, who identifies as a ...

ESSENCE’s Beauty School column highlights the experts who are keeping the hottest beauty trends of the past and present alive. In each episode, talent will break down the stories behind our favorite ...

I have no problem with white women getting a french manicure or maybe one finger of sparkly polish on their nails, but they’ve been gentrifying nail art long enough. Their latest discovery? “Nail ...

Typing with long nails can be cumbersome and time-consuming, despite the satisfying sound of a click on the keys. It was a daily struggle faced by Sara Young Wang, whose manicure dilemma inspired her ...