Lil' Kim's 'Money' Manicure Is in The Museum of Modern Art
Over at the Washington Post, Robin Givhan gives us the backstory of how nail artist Bernadette Thompson’s iconic money…
New York Nail Salons Ordered to Pay $2 Million in Back Pay and Damages to Employees
The Great Nail Reckoning continues: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is reportedly set to announce Monday that nail…
New York Nail Salons Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million in Back Wages to Underpaid Employees
Last year’s bombshell New York Times investigation on labor conditions in nail salons won both praise and criticism,…
Nail Techs Say NYT's Nail Salon Exposé Made Working Conditions 'Incrementally' Better
In May of this year, New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir published a deep-dive investigation into exploitation,…
Inventor Of New Manicure Tool Wants to Introduce Girls to Technology
Those of us with the dexterity of an inebriated giraffe are prone to rejoice at innovations that make at-home manicures…
How Wrecked Are Your Nails?
Last night the acrylic nails came off in a fit of rage over how expensive they are to maintain. This morning there are…
'Could Not Walk or Wear Underwear': Grim Yelp Reviews of Beauty Salons
Welcome to Grim Yelp Reviews, a regular feature where we share people’s worst experiences at the worst places. This…
New York Times Rebuts Nail Salon Owner: Our Series Was 'Damning'
The New York Times has issued a rebuttal to former Times journalist and current spa owner Richard Bernstein, who wrote…
Man Who Co-Owns Nails Salons Thinks They're Just Great, So
The New York Review of Books ran a rebuttal this weekend to the much-talked about New York Times series “Unvarnished,”…
NY Nail Salons Will Now Be Required to Display Workers' Bill of Rights
The New York Times exposé series about labor conditions in New York nail salons continues to produce swift state…
Here’s How to Give Yourself an At-Home, Guilt-Free Manicure & Pedicure
Ever since Sarah Maslin Nir’s investigative pieces on the poor working conditions and human rights violations at nail…
Governor Cuomo Orders New Series of Protections for Nail Salon Workers
After the New York Times “Unvarnished” series made an entire city of women rightfully ashamed about all the times…
How Tippi Hedren Jump-Started the Vietnamese Nail Salon Monopoly
On Thursday, the first installment of “Unvarnished,” the nail salon labor exposé series from the New York Times, laid…
Here's the Shocking Human Rights Cost of a Manicure in New York City
The New York Times has spent the better part of a year conducting a fairly groundbreaking investigation of labor…
How Much Do I Tip for That?: A Beauty Investigation
During a recent trip to Houston, I got a manicure and pedicure because it was spring in the south but the dead of…
Deep Cuts: An Open Apology to Eileen Fisher
Shu Uemura Duocolor Blush in Fresh Apricot, $18.90 (was $35) Orange blush! Have you tried orange blush? You should.…
This Is the Most Beautiful And Impractical Nail Art You've Ever Seen
The last time I went to get my nails done, I paid $45 dollars for some kind of green tea infused wash that included…
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…
Textured Nails Are a Horrible Trend That Needs to Die ASAP
There's always something happening in nail world, and right now it's texture. The "hot" look for summer is "beachy"…