Enter soft gel nail extensions. At Vanity Projects, a Lower East Side salon, these nails with this design cost $255. Soft gel involves covering nails with gel tips and gel adhesive for a new ...

Helen Zheng, a full-time student, began her small business in her dorm room last year. "Nails by Helen" offers a variety of ...

If you’re one of them, these tips from dermatologists can help you reduce the damage: Choose soak-off gel nails instead of acrylic nails. While gel nails can cause nail brittleness, peeling, and ...

From picking polish to over-buffing, give these mani mistakes the swerve to bring weak, brittle nails back from the brink ...

Although gel manicures can be beautiful and long-lasting, they can be tough on nails. Gel manicures can cause nail brittleness, peeling and cracking, and repeated use can increase the risk for skin ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Cosmopolitan Video Editor Sarah Ng uses this UV and LED lamp to do her acrylics at home. "It's ...

Traditional acrylics are one of the most popular types of nail extensions. We’ve seen them on Flo-Jo, Lil’ Kim and, at an extreme, the beauty community of Newark’s Long Nail Goddesses.

Plus, it's a design you can easily achieve at home with your favorite polishes and a nail art brush. Gray is one of our favorite fall colors, making it a perfect choice for a gel manicure this month.