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Comparing Ripples of Time with Chop-chopping the WayEmily de Molly Ripples of Time and OPI Chop-chopping the Way are both deep blue-green nail colours, yet they pull in noticeably different directions. Ripples…
Dried flowers beneath a crystal-clear manicureDried petals can turn a manicure into a tiny landscape, especially when their colours appear suspended beneath a glossy surface. Embedding dried flowers under…
Best Cuticle Oils For Healthy Nails And Gorgeous ManicuresHealthy-looking nails begin with the skin around them. When cuticles become dry, ragged or split, even a carefully applied manicure can look untidy. A…
Review: China Glaze Concrete Jungle and Its Grey Matte CremeChina Glaze Concrete Jungle has the sort of shade I keep reaching for when a manicure needs to look polished without announcing every detail. The polish is a…
Stamping over glitter for a sparkly background effectStamping over glitter creates a dimensional manicure: a metallic stamped motif appears to float over a textured, light-catching background. The method depends…
Rehydrate thickened nail polish with thinner dropsA bottle of nail polish can look perfectly usable until the brush lifts a thick, gummy layer that leaves streaks rather than a smooth coat. Heat, age and…
OPI Gelato on My Mind and its pastel mint cremeSome colours announce themselves the moment the bottle catches the light. OPI Gelato on My Mind takes the quieter route: a soft pastel mint that looks fresh…
Using A Fan Brush for Soft, Airbrushed Nail Colour TransitionsA fan brush is one of those nail-art tools that can look oddly specialised in the packet, then become indispensable once you discover what its thin, spread-out…
Emily de Molly Stellar: a review of holographic silver flakesEmily de Molly Stellar is a silver flake polish that brings a shifting holographic edge to an otherwise understated colour. Rather than copying the smooth…
Tortoiseshell Marbling with Amber and Black JelliesTortoiseshell marbling turns a manicure into a shifting landscape of amber, chestnut and black. Instead of copying neat cat-shaped spots, the effect pools…