It’s an old standard carpentry measuring trick, but the difference is that his block is laminated for easy sliding. More important, it’s exactly one inch thick. He clamps the block on the fence and ...

Everything from pastel shades (makes sense) to basically naked nails to soft shimmery textures to short nail lengths—we’re in our fresh nail era. Sorta! I’m breaking down all of our favorite looks to ...

Ameya Okamoto, Santana Walker, and Celeste Hampton—part of the Smithsonian's Nail Art Project. Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution When Indigenous entrepreneur and aesthetic innovator ...