A spray on-nail polish? Nails Inc Paint Can is here!

There was frenzy. Media outlets around the world covered the spray nail polish Nails Inc. announced, only a few days before the big launch. You could even pre-order! Is it the end of manicures as we know it? I even asked myself. Well, now I can report that Paint Can is not really going to […]

Victoria Beckham x Nails Inc

Everything Posh touches turns into gold, and after making herself a very reputable career in fashion, VB collaborates with Nails Inc to launch two exclusive nail shades. Judo Red (tomato) and Bamboo White (off white), inspired by her SS15 Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection, can be snapped up from the shelves this Monday 08 December (yeah, […]

Six weeks of festive nails

With everything so festive around us, nails have to follow suit. And of course, essie has the perfect collection to make sure your talons are ready to join the party. For the first week of December, start light: suit & tied is a warm sand beige, almost toasted, that is neutral but at the same […]

Nails dipped in gold

Golden nails. I’ve always had a penchant for them. Finding the right shade is a bit tricky, as I don’t like it glittery, but the new Nails Inc Paint Can in Good as Gold comes as close to golden perfection as possible. Perfect for a quick fix, the spray on nail polish from Nails Inc […]

Nails: nude and rose gold

How long has it been since I posted nails on the blog, you ask? Let’s not talk about that. Let’s just say it is so long I am no longer entitled to call these type of posts nails of the week. In fact, I’ll touch on it. Known for my ever colourful nails, I took […]

The perfect manicure: how I care for my nails

I love my nails, but they go through phases. Sometimes they are very strong, long and indestructible. Sometimes they are quite brittle and struggling to get length.

Nails of the week: a whole lot of blue

I know the “nails of the week” title is currently a bit of a lie. They haven’t been coming weekly, but they are still coming. Do not despair, I haven’t been walking around with appaling talons, I promise, but lately I have been going back to basics more often than not. Not sure why, but […]

Nails of the week: lemon and gold

Never thought I’d use lemons and gold in the same sentence, but there you have. This is the best way to describe this manicure.

Nails of the week: lots of lilac

A very simple but super cute and fit-for-spring manicure this week: shades of lilac, one of each finger.

Nails of week: pink leopard

When I go to Brasil, I hang up my nail-doing shoes and leave my talons on the expert hands of Rosângela, a lovely lady who goes to my family home to sort out mum’s nails – she also does gran’s, two aunties’ and a cousins’ nails every week.