Going to the nail salon should, in theory, be a relaxing experience. But things can escalate quickly when you’re faced with a plethora of polishes and you’ve already reached peak decision fatigue for ...

When you're debating a long-lasting manicure at the salon, you’re usually presented with two main options: gel or shellac. But what, exactly, is shellac? The name refers to the signature shine ...

The debate here is which is better, gel nail polish or shellac nail polish. Gel manicures benefit those with weaker nails and last just that little bit longer than Shellac. However, it is a lot harder ...

A little piece of me dies inside every time I successfully paint my nails to perfection and ruin it the instant I make a bathroom run. Even worse is that walk of shame back into the nail salon when I ...

Last night's episode of Fake Britain on BBC1 exposed the dangerous practice of salons offering faux gel nails, charging premium prices for pretend Shellac. The original UV gel polish, CND Shellac, was ...

For those of you who have tried gel manicures and shellac, you know the freedom that comes with nails that don't chip. You don't have to walk around looking like a frightened kangaroo, afraid to dig ...

One thing I, a total non-nail-expert, can tell you for certain about manicures is that they are most definitely addictive. Growing up, no one in my family got salon manicures, and so I used to just ...

We love gel polish, it's so much kinder to your nails than acrylics and last for an average of three weeks sans-chips. But gel manis aren't without hassle, you either need a UV lamp at home or a salon ...