Can we talk about nail polish for a moment? I used to buy one every, single week. It was pathetic. When I first moved to NYC, my internship only gave us $10 a day for lunch. Which meant my mom and dad were paying my rent. Which meant that any money I made from working…
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By no means am I obsessed with any particular type of beauty product. However, I will admit to my former odd habit I developed in my late teens for buying the latest nail polish on the shelves in CVS or Rite Aid. Becoming a beauty editor at EBONY.com years later didn’t change this beauty ritual…
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In 2011, while pregnant with her son, Kitiya Mischo King was determined to find a nail formula that was as chic as it was healthy. But six long months later, her search had left her less than impressed: bland colors that chipped and cracked, chunky lacquers that didn’t go on smoothly. So, she created Mischo Beauty. One of the…
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For months, I typed in the Google search engine “safe fake nails” and for months, I found nothing. Maybe I wasn’t looking hard enough, because one day, on the random, I decided that there had to be a nail salon in New York City that had concocted some safe, less harmful version of the acrylic…
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We love to show support to Brown owned businesses! We just wanted to share a few of our trusted nail salons here in the Big Apple, owned by Black women. Polish Bar of Brooklyn Leader, trendsetter and Godmother of fabulous Brooklyn nail salons, Tricia Lee Riley is the beauty and brains behind Polish Bar Brooklyn.…
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Ughhhhhhh…why do they have to be so cute? Utterly obsessed with this line of regal inspired nail jewelry that actually protects your nails from breaking. Like, how much better can this get? The owner of the nail charms, Carley Stadelmann, wanted to come up with a way to prevent your nails from breaking, and make…
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One day, my friends Ericka, Jackie and Genese were at Pazza Note racking up on their 2-for-1 martinis special. We happened to hop on the topic of Ericka’s “homegirl” (I use that term loosely, that’s not her real ride-or-die) rocking the most ridiculous, outdated French tips she had ever seen in her life. Mind you,…
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