Your Top Five Picks For Best Nail Polish
Nail polish, an ostensibly useless item of which I posses hundreds upon hundreds, is really difficult: It’s difficult to apply, it always chips, and that shit gets all over my cuticles. On Monday, we asked you to share your communal know-how and oh boy, did you ever. From ESSIE to Sally Hanson, we rounded up the five…
What's Your Nail Polish of Choice?
Nail polish, ostensibly a way to cover your haggard cuticle beds, is actually a highly intricate ritual involving alone time, scented candles, and silk pajamas. It’s the most unnecessary of unnecessary luxuries. And yet, we live for that shit. Now, we want to know what nail polish brand you swear by. Here are some…
Hero Man/Nail Fiend Scams $1632 Worth of Essie Nail Polish
In a bit of news Essie should probably jump on as an endorsement, an unidentified gentleman entered a Midtown Duane Reade, shoved 192 bottles of Essie nail polish into a backpack—their entire stock—and dipped.
Has Nail Polish Finally Caught Up To The Hard Abuse Of Working On A Race Car?
I love racing cars and working on them, but it sort of prevents me from enjoying certain things—like fingernail polish. I can’t get a manicure without it chipping immediately. So, I tried out a ridiculous manicure that had to be baked on like automotive paint to find out if pretty nails could finally hold up to oily…
Date Rape Drug Detecting Nail Polish Will Not Possibly Work
If you thought it smelled a bit like acetone and bullshit, you were right. That innovative nail polish that promised to detect date rape drugs has been the subject of both praise and scrutiny over the last week, but this tidbit should change the tenor of the conversation a bit: an exasperated-sounding pharmaceutical…
Christian Louboutin Branches Out With $50 Nail Polish
Christian Louboutin, the luxury shoe brand that's a favorite among reality stars living beyond their means, is entering the beauty industry with a line of exorbitantly-priced nail polish. It's actually a natural move for the company as its shoes' infamous red bottoms were initially designed using a coat of nail polish.
Collectors Are Paying Up to $150 for 'Unicorn Pee' Nail Polish
Alert! Alert! The New York Times, in its typically timely manner of trend reporting, has finally gotten hip to the intense online world of nail polish enthusiasts. Next up: An illuminating article on women who constantly ask their friends if they should cut bangs.
Nail Art Isn't Dead, You Just Own Every Shade Imaginable
The astronomical increases in nail polish consumption (no, not eating it) have been unprecedented in the last 4 years. In 2011, the industry reported a 67% growth, with a 42% increase in 2012. And though sales have grown by 19% so far in 2013, everyone is eager to put the nail in nail art's coffin. NYMag reports that…
Best App Ever Lets You Match Your Nail Polish to ANYTHING
A new app from China Glaze promises to match one of its nail polishes to anything you take a photo of with your phone and OH MAN does it deliver.
What's Up With All These Unfeminist Nail Polish Names?
Why do nail polishes have names? Not brand names — color names, like Essie's Ballet Slippers? Sure, naming polishes is a fun way to add personality to the products and make them memorable, but unless it includes a word that clearly describes the color, they're ultimately arbitrary and have absolutely no bearing on…
Cherry Blossom Nails: Because Even Your Fingers Are Craving Spring
Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation…

