Nail Art Goes High Art
Is it just us, or is nail art — from geeky to stylish to just plain weird — everywhere these days? While we’re not usually motivated to go above and beyond our customary, single-color home manicures,...
View ArticlePic of the Day: Awesome ‘Twin Peaks’ Nail Art
Flavorwire’s books editor, Kathleen Massara, has pointed us to some fantastic Twin Peaks nail art by her pal in Portland, OR. We love the character portraits and “damn fine” coffee and pie, but our...
View ArticleIs This the World’s First Nail Art Animation?
We wouldn’t normally repost a car commercial on the site, but this stop-motion clip for Kia’s 2012 Picanto is one of the coolest ads that we’ve seen in very a long time. And it should be. The 73 second...
View Article15 Great Works of Literature-Inspired Nail Art
Earlier this week, we discovered a set of lovely golden Lord of the Rings-inspired nails over at io9, and we have to admit that we’ve been daydreaming about our perfect literary dream manicures ever...
View ArticleAlice Bartlett’s Whimsical Fingernail Landscapes
We’ve seen a lot of pretty awesome nail art in our day — from literary nails to musical manicures to Twin Peaks on your fingers — but Alice Bartlett’s adorable 3-D nail pastorals might just take the...
View ArticleThe 25 Craziest Works of Halloween Nail Art We’ve Ever Seen
Now that nail art has taken over the world — and, most importantly, the Internet — there are nails for every occasion: Christmas, Thanksgiving, your third cousin’s Bar Mitzvah, your former co-worker’s...
View ArticleStylish Nail Art Inspired by Book Covers
One of the greatest pleasures of Tumblr — now officially one of America’s top ten most-trafficked websites — is the surprisingly frequent opportunity it offers to stumble upon a blog that seems to have...
View ArticleBrilliant and Bizarre Nail Art Inspired by Internet Memes
Running out of nail art ideas? If so, don’t be a Grumpy Cat — why not Zoidberg? Over the past year, we’ve brought you everything from literature-inspired nail art to artist-inspired nail art to...
View ArticleIncredible Nail Art Photos From ‘Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure’
In Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure, writer Suzanne E. Shapiro explores why we paint our nails, exploring the trends, art, and traditions that have gone into the long history of women adorning...
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