A birthday manicure has to do two jobs at once: it needs to look sharp in photos…
Folake Adesanya
Certified Nail Technician with over 8 years of professional experience. Specialises in nail care, nail art, gel and acrylic systems, and nail health. Founder and Lead Editor of Nailstiq.
Most red polish mistakes happen before the bottle is open. Red coffin nails can make your hands…
Black French tip coffin nails can go wrong fast. One extra millimeter of black polish, one bulky…
Most minimalist manicures miss the mark for one simple reason: they add too much. A coffin shape…
Pearl nails can go sideways fast. One coat too opaque and the finish turns chalky; one layer…
Blue can look cheap on coffin nails faster than almost any other color. If the shade is…
Glitter can make coffin nails look expensive fast—or make them look like a craft project gone wrong….
Black polish is ruthless. On a medium coffin shape, it shows every crooked sidewall, every lumpy ridge,…
A coffin nail can make a French tip look sharp or sloppy, and the gap between those…
Orange coffin nails can look polished or plastic, and the gap between those two outcomes is smaller…
White nails can go chalky fast. That’s the whole challenge with milky white coffin nails: the line…
Most pink and black nail sets miss for one simple reason: the balance is off. The pink…