How do you personally keep your nails? What nails — if any!? — would make you raise an eyebrow at the office, over Zoom, or at an interview?
Nails for the Office — What’s Appropriate in 2023?
Coffee Break: Color Street Nails
If you’re a fan of the occasional at-home manicure, do you have a preferred product or method? I recently tried these nail stickers…
Work-Appropriate Nails: Length, Shape, Color, and More!
Here’s a topic we haven’t discussed in FOREVER: nails and the office. What’s your definition of work-appropriate nails? Do you think there are any definite nail DON’TS for the office? What is your favorite nail polish color and nail shape to wear to work? And, readers — as busy women, do you prefer gel or … Read More about Work-Appropriate Nails: Length, Shape, Color, and More!
Naked Nails, Nail Care… and Polish
Can naked nails be a polished look? Are unpolished, unmanicured nails unprofessional? Reader A has an important question: I have a reader question that I’d like advice on. I’m about to start my first job out of law school and would love to have a very low-maintenance nail routine (no color polish) that I can … Read More about Naked Nails, Nail Care… and Polish
Tips for Whitening Teeth and Nails
What are the best products and practices for whitening nails and teeth? Reader L wonders…
Nail Colors For Work: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
We haven’t had a poll on what nail colors are acceptable in a conservative office for too long, so here’s a fun question for today: what nail colors do you consider appropriate (and inappropriate) for your conservative office? For my $.02, flipping through Elle‘s recent slideshow on the top nail colors for Fall 2013, I see … Read More about Nail Colors For Work: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Coffee Break – The Tops and Tails Set
I briefly mentioned that I was looking at this base coat and quickdry topcoat duo from Butter London back when Beauty.com had their big sale a few weeks ago — I got it, and I highly recommend. Not only does the basecoat go on nice and smooth, and the top coat dry super quickly, but … Read More about Coffee Break – The Tops and Tails Set
Coffee Break – Mademoiselle
I’ve always heard amazing things about Essie Mademoiselle, the color featured here. Best-seller! “A grown-up pink!” “The perfect nude!” But on me, it tends to be a bit too pinky. So a friend taught me this trick a while ago: you layer different pinks to get a nude-for-you look. I think a lot of New … Read More about Coffee Break – Mademoiselle
What Nail Colors Are Acceptable in a Conservative Office?
What nail colors are acceptable in a conservative office?
Beauty Wednesday: Nail Envy
What is the perfect clear nail polish for professional women? What takes the least amount of time to apply, yet yields great results (and is good for your nails)? I sometimes wish I could be one of those girls who had a perfect manicure all the time. For a very brief while I tried to … Read More about Beauty Wednesday: Nail Envy
5 Things to Look for in a Nail Salon… Near Your Office
Your primary salon should not be one near your office. But sometimes, you just have to grab a manicure during the working day.
Poll: Are dark nails inappropriate for the office?
2017 Update: you may also want to check out our latest discussion about work-appropriate nails. As we roll into August, the shimmery pinks and muted nudes of early spring and summer tend to move their way to darker hues, like the NARS polish at left. So today’s poll is about nails — particularly, darkly colored … Read More about Poll: Are dark nails inappropriate for the office?
