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Pink Nails: 40 Shades and Designs From Baby to Hot Pink
Thirty pinks and the designs that suit each one, from a sheer that reads as bare to a fuchsia that reads from across a room.
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Almond Nails: 45 Designs for This Flattering Shape
Twenty-five almond sets, what the shape does to the look of a hand, and the length it needs before it stops looking like a badly filed oval.
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Thirty-five sets that land on the soft side of pretty, from a single bow to a full milk-and-pearl finish. Small details, low contrast, nothing shouting.
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The flared shape is back after twenty years, and it turns out to be genuinely good for one thing: it gives you more surface to decorate than any other shape.
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Ombre Nails: 35 Gradient Manicures to Copy
Twenty-seven gradients, and the one rule that separates a fade from a badly painted French: the blend needs at least a third of the nail.
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The Best Nail Art Kit of 2026, Ranked
What actually belongs in a nail art kit, what the boxed sets get wrong, and the four items that do most of the work.
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The Best Nail Sets of 2026, Ranked
What a nail set means depending on who is saying it, and what to look for in each of the three things sold under the name.
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The Best Gel Nail Stickers of 2026, Ranked
What separates a gel sticker from a semi-cured strip from a plain nail wrap, and which of the three is worth buying.
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The Best Semi Cured Gel Nail Strips of 2026, Ranked
Gel strips sit between a sticker and a salon set. Here is what they actually are, how long they last, and the fourteen situations they solve.
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Summer Nail Colors: 30 Shades for Tan Hands
Sixteen shades for the warm months, with what each one does against a tan and which survive a fortnight of sun and sea without looking tired.
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Trending Nail Colors: What to Wear on Your Nails Now
Eighteen shades grouped by the family they belong to, with what each one does against different skin tones and which are worth owning permanently rather than buying for one season.
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Halloween Nails: 40 Spooky-Cute Designs
Eighteen designs that read Halloween without turning your hands into a costume, from a black tip you could wear to work to a full spiderweb set for the one night.
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