I asked the xoJane editors to tell me how they choose their nail polish. Plus, one lucky reader will win the whole lot!
color
gel manicures
Why is everything I love bad for me?
nails
I like my nails long and hard, like my men.
cute nails
I will be blunt: I wouldn't recommend fingering your girlfriend or yourself with this manicure. External body play only.
Marianne in
DIY,
cute nails,
I do what twitter tells me to do,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
manicures,
nail polish
Mar 27, 2012 at 5:00pm | 98 comments
i spend way too much time looking at my nails
The first time I polished my nails, I just kind of flailed away at it, like an octopus playing the drums. Except with nail polish. It was a mess.
Marianne in
DIY,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
manicures,
nail polish,
the importance of base coat
May 11, 2012 at 12:30pm | 95 comments
acrylic nails
For those of you already running to the comments to be like "Get a gel manicure silly!" I say, "BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND THERE IS NO AGONY SO EXQUISITE AS WHEN THAT MANICURE GROWS OUT AND YOU START CATCHING YOUR PUBES IN IT!"
mariannicures
I love kits and complicated stuff. But chalkboard nails do not even need any of that.
professionalism
Is asking for a manicure the lady-boss equivalent of sending a young female employee to fetch coffee?
i spend way too much time looking at my nails
My first try looked like "Star Trek: The Next Generation," in a bad way.
shoppables
Who says you have to have horrible, pointy, dragon-lady nails to get the benefits of an acrylic manicure?
desert island lists
If you were stuck on a desert island, what's the only bottle of nail polish you'd want to have with you? I know what mine would be.
Marianne in
DIY,
desert island lists,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
i'm really literal,
manicures,
mariannicures,
nail polish
May 21, 2012 at 1:30pm | 71 comments
i do what twitter tells me to do
This story begins with a nail polish challenge. Also, I am sure Avril Lavigne is a lovely person.
Marianne in
DIY,
I do what twitter tells me to do,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
manicures,
mariannicures,
my tagging is getting minimal
Apr 18, 2012 at 10:00am | 65 comments
bad reviews
Complaining is the natural landscape of wild hyperbole: in which I complain about one product and praise another.
Marianne in
DIY,
bad reviews,
cute nails,
good reviews,
I can't believe I didn't polish my nails for two weeks,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
manicures,
nail art
Mar 23, 2012 at 10:00am | 64 comments
acrylics
After almost a decade, what my nails look like after Acrylic manicures—it ain't pretty.
diy ethos
Googly eyes make everything better.
i spend way too much time looking at my nails
While I've spent years processing my Lee Press-On Nails trauma and disappointment, a whole customized press-on nail industry has grown up.
Marianne in
DIY,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
manicures,
mariannicures,
nail art,
nail polish,
press on nails
Jul 10, 2012 at 4:00pm | 44 comments
i spend way too much time looking at my nails
I love changing my nails every day or so –- layering polish is the perfect way to accomplish this without using up all of my free time on any given evening. Imagine me laughing when I say free time.
m.a.c
Stick these bad boys on and skip life-wasting dry time -- FOREVER!
geekery
One manicure to bring them all, one manicure to bind them. And other mashups of fandom and nail polish.
i do what lesley tells me to do
This one's for Lesley. With a special guest appearance by my husband's thumb.
Marianne in
DIY,
i do what lesley tells me to do,
I do what twitter tells me to do,
i spend way too much time looking at my nails,
manicures,
mariannicures,
shoppables
Apr 24, 2012 at 12:00pm | 32 comments
cat lady pride
From bold graphic cats to famous Internet kitties, this nail art's got you covered.
manicures
Children have child-sized nails, and require even less nail polish to cover the surface area of those nails. If you want to get technical about it.
