Mariannicures - xoJane

Get The Look Without Spending Bank: Water Spotted Manicure

Marianne — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Because I'll be damned if the French are going to have a nail polish look that I can't dupe at home.

The Chalkboard Mani Is The Easiest Thing Ever

Marianne — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400

I love kits and complicated stuff. But chalkboard nails do not even need any of that.

Sparkle Fingers: Can't Stop This Glitter Nail Polish Lifestyle

Marianne — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Lately, all I want is glitter. Everywhere, really, but especially on my fingernails.

The Easiest Glitter Nail Polish Removal Trick Ever

Marianne — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:00 -0500

My glitter nail polish life has been changed.

HOW TO: Take This F#*%!$@ing Glitter Nail Polish Off

Marianne — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:30:14 -0400

I tried to get Ed to demo this in a sort of Edward Tinfoilhands moment, but he declined. Alas.

Coloring Outside the Lines; This Crayola Nail Polish Is Not The Ish

Marianne — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:00:33 -0400

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.

Press On Nails: A Thing I Unexpectedly Love

Marianne — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:00:27 -0400

While I've spent years processing my Lee Press-On Nails trauma and disappointment, a whole customized press-on nail industry has grown up.

Summer Always Means Neon; Bright Nails For Relaxing In The Water

Marianne — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:00:34 -0400

I don’t always wear sandals during the summer, but when I do, I wear neon polish on my toenails.

Where Did All This Blue Nail Polish Come From?

Marianne — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:00:20 -0400

I own four and a half linear feet of blue nail polish. That’s taller than my friend’s seven-year-old daughter.

Paint Your Nails the Bipolar Way: Obsessively

Marianne — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:00:27 -0400

I did my nails three times yesterday. And I still don't really like what I wound up with

Do These Stripes Make My Nails Look Fat?

Marianne — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:00:21 -0400

Striper (as opposed to stripper –- and I don’t even know what that would look like as a nail polish but I bet I’d love it) polishes are the same basic formula as your regular nail polish. The only difference is the brush.

Do You Think Feet Are Weird?

Marianne — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:45:06 -0400

Y’all, I think feet are way cute and even so I’m sitting here making this "ew" face that is usually reserved for when Ed makes me smell things that have gone off in the fridge.

This Manicure Has Layers, Just Like A Parfait

Marianne — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:00:24 -0400

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.

What's Your Desert Island Manicure?

Marianne — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:30:35 -0400

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.

Grading on a Curve: Gradient Nails and Wedding Nails

Marianne — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:23 -0400

Believe me, it's just as weird for me to be advocating for neutral polishes and restrained glamor as it is for you to be reading these words from me. But I have layers! Like a parfait.

Fanicures: When Geeks Paint Their Nails

Marianne — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:45:17 -0400

One manicure to bring them all, one manicure to bind them. And other mashups of fandom and nail polish.

The Ruffian Manicure: Trends Of Future Past

Marianne — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:40 -0400

This one's for Lesley. With a special guest appearance by my husband's thumb.

Galaxy Nails Throwdown; Two Manicures Enter, One Manicure Leaves

Marianne — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:00:24 -0400

This story begins with a nail polish challenge. Also, I am sure Avril Lavigne is a lovely person.