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There are so many options for perfect nails these days. There’s, acrylics with a tip, gels (with and without a tip), UV colour systems, normal polish and lacquers – you name it! Gels and acrylics look ...

New research shows that UV-nail polish dryers, typically used to cure gel manicures, can cause DNA damage in your hands. UV rays are known to cause skin cancer at high exposures, but very little ...

Repeated exposure to chemicals, rough filing, constant coverage, or UV light can upset this delicate balance, causing brittle ...

The possibilities are endless when it comes to acrylic nail art, and with the right primer on hand, it’s simple to apply acrylics yourself from the comfort of home. The best primers for acrylic nails ...

In case you missed it: A study published on the 17th of January found that radiation from UV nail lamps can damage DNA and cause irreversible mutations (a precursor to skin cancer) in human cells. “As ...

You might think tanning with UV gel nails would, if anything, make them stronger, considering a tanning bed seems like it's one big, whole-body-sized UV gel lamp (It's probably not). You would be ...

With over four years of experience in fashion and lifestyle journalism, Tanya is a Political Science graduate from Lady Shri Ram College. She also studied journalism at Xavier Institute of ...

Celebrities have popularised long, embellished acrylic nails, making nail fashion a booming industry. However, the chemicals in nail adhesives and prolonged use of gels and acrylics can cause skin ...

Gel polish is generally considered harmless, but parts of the manicure, including removal, can be rough on nails. Switch out your gel manicure every three weeks, and if there's damage, keep the polish ...