Nail designs, nail art, reviews and how-tos
Negative space nail art have become a classic look. There was a time when they were exclusively worn by nail art enthusiasts but now this look can be seen everywhere. I estimate about 80% of the nail designs at this year's New York Fashion Week were negative space. It's not surprising that negative Read more
Just in time for the weekend, here's an evening manicure idea for short nails. This elegant dark red and gold design is based on a Gothic Moons manicure I did a while ago. I wasn’t too optimistic it would work, but I gave it a go and it’s actually perfect. The light gold edgy half moon details break Read more
More nail art for short nails! This time I went for a linear minimalist nail art. It is very easy, if you have a great striping nail art brush and it suits nails perfectly as vertical stripes visually elongate your nails. The trick is to keep the lines as thin as possible to accentuate the elongated Read more
For Day 2 of our Nail Designs For Short Nails series, I've decided to attempt paisley. I've always wanted to try this print and after seeing these fabulous Paisley Nails, I thought it shouldn't be a problem with my new short nails. Truth to be told, it was a bit harder than I expected. So here are Read more
I'm a firm believer that regardless of how short your nails are there is always room for nail art. Some nail art even looks better on short nails than on long. So when, on a recent rainy day, I had to file my nails much shorter than planned* I decided to turn it into a fun mini-project. Every day Read more
