Hand creams are a staple in my life; I always need to have one within reach. In a day, I probably slather hand cream on my hands a dozen times on average–after every hand washing, while I am working, when I am bored and before I sleep. So I can tell what’s a good hand cream in a fingersnap. Besides

Not all at-home gel manicure kits are created equal. I know, I’ve tested them. But the Couture Gel Nail Polish Kit is one of the best I’ve tried! Why? Let me tell you. For starters, I love that their website shows you how the shades will look on different skin complexions. When you’re shopping

My 3-year-old niece is the cutest little nugget to ever walk the earth and on the rare occasions we get to spend one-on-one time together, it always involves me breaking out my nail polish collection. She’s actually pretty good at sitting still while I paint her teeny tiny toenails. Her fingernails

You will need: stripe brush black no-light gel polish gold no-light gel polish clear no-light gel polish top coat gold triangle decals. I didn’t do a base coat, I just very very very lightly buffed the surface of my nail. Use a stripe brush and dip it into the black gel polish. Create a “v shape”

I’ve said often that nail polish isn’t a forte nor interest of mine. It seems somewhat sacrilegious to admit this especially when it seems like every one who owns a beauty blog or who are in the beauty industry sports perfectly polished and buffed tips in person and in photos, and I discreetly hide