Polygel nails are a cross between acrylic and gel nails. The nails are durable, long-lasting, and yet still flexible.

ESSENCE’s Beauty School column highlights the experts who are keeping the hottest beauty trends of the past and present alive. In each episode, talent will break down the stories behind our favorite ...

At one point in time, getting your nails done meant choosing between two shapes: square and round. These days however, it’s almost overwhelming how many options there are, but experimenting is the ...

Take it from a very picky beauty editor. I abandoned gel nail polish more than a year ago—I found both the application and removal processes cumbersome, but the nail in the coffin was the onset of gel ...