nails

• 21 Nails, hands and feet tip: Protect nails from staining
  Here at hellomagazine.com's Beauty channel, we love dramatic nail colours and wear dark or bright polish all the time. Yet we never have yellowing nails – usually caused by pigments in the polishes...

• 22 Nails, hands and feet: Cheat your way to slimmer fingers
  Polish isn't just there to decorate your fingertips – you can use it to flatter the shape of your hands, too. If your fingers look a little squidgy or stout, or your nails are short, concentrate...

• 23 Nails, hands and feet tip: Double up to make varnish last
  Don't skimp on polish if you want your manicure to last – you need two layers to prevent wear around the edges. Though make sure you stop there – three is too many and leads to peeling.

• 24 Nails, hands and feet: Stop nail polish from bubbling
  If you can see tiny bubbles in your nail varnish once it's dried, it means your nails weren't thoroughly clean before you applied it. The two most common causes are oils from moisturiser and residue from...

• 25 Nails, hands and feet: Quick tip for smoothing flaky nails
  Nails flake for all kinds of reasons – a low water intake could be one, as water is needed to bind the fats that stick the layers of the nail together. Old emery boards can also fray the edges of...

• 26 Eva Longoria paints it black
  Her public and professional image has always been a glamourpuss rather than a trendsetter, but Eva Longoria's nailed the gothic trend for autumn/winter with a beautiful dark shade of varnish on her fingertips...

• 27 'Karl Lagerfeld of nails' launches high-street collection
  She's worked for Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood, Valentino, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. Her creations have appeared on fashion pages shot by Nick Knight, Mario Testino, David Bailey and Patrick Demarchelier....

• 28 Get your nails done for breast cancer awareness
  It's the start of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when fashion and beauty brands across the globe come together to raise funds for this increasingly common illness. Journalist and breast cancer...

• 29 Is Jodie nailing a new trend?
  We're not sure if this is going to catch on, but Jodie Kidd and Christina Milian have both been spotted wearing alternate shades of nail polish on their fingertips of late. Christina has been mixing very...

• 30 Leona's in the pink with Olympics role
  As she rose from out of the number 2012 London Olympics bus to perform Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love with legendary guitarist Jimmy Page at the closing of the Beijing Olympics, Leona Lewis looked cool...

• 31 Leona's in the pink with Olympics role
  Whole Lotta Love goes to her glitzy look As she rose from out of the number 2012 London Olympics bus to perform Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love with legendary guitarist Jimmy Page at the closing of the...

• 32 Enjoy a bubbly beauty treat
  We know Victoria Beckham loves trailblazing new trends, even on her nails, and she's never seen looking less-than perfectly groomed right to the end of her fingertips. We also know she likes a glass of...

• 33 Nails, hands and feet: Keeping tootsies clean
  Grubby feet don't exactly add to the Jimmy Choo experience, but they can't help picking up dirt when you've wrapped them in strappy sandals to pound the streets in summer. So carry a packet of face wipes...

• 34 Nails hands and feet: Keep nails stain-free
  The dark shades of nail polish that are so popular this autumn look spectacular, but are practically guaranteed to stain the natural nail beneath. Help prevent discolouration by coating nails with clear...