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Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman sitting and looking into the camera with a bandaged hand, text overlay reads, "A nail salon gave me an infection in my nail and it resulted in an amputation." Right: Female master in rubber gloves paints Black woman's nails with blue polish.

“My confidence instantly was shot”: Woman shares warning after nail salon infection led to amputation

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Color-changing digital press-on nails to hit shelves by the end of 2026: “The game has been changed forever”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

nail artist calls out OPI for at home gel manicure kits

“I never thought we would see the day”: Nail technician slams OPI for releasing at-home gel manicure set

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Is Gen Z’s “princess nails” trend chic or just boring?

3 panel image. Short square nails with red french tip on left. Pink zebra french tip nails with caption that reads: "She asked for 'Snookie nails' (nail emoji)" in center. Rainbow zebra print french tip with charms and caption that reads: "princess nails?" on right.

“Jersey Shore nails” are so back this summer, and they’re louder than ever

2 panel image of a jar of nail dust and a person explaining about it. Text over: Nail dust is just microplastics lol.

Sorry, but that nail dust you’re collecting is actually microplastics: “Just tiny plastic particles”

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Beautician doing pedicure(l) woman shares what happened to her during her pedicure(r)

‘I am in so much pain’: Woman gets a pedicure before attending Coachella. Then it goes terribly wrong

Sabrina McCrear was a trending intern for the Daily Dot. A senior at Howard University, she’s majoring in journalism with a minor in biology, combining her passions for storytelling and healthcare advocacy. As editor-in-chief of Howard’s 101 Magazine, McCrear leads the charge in producing dynamic, engaging content. She’s written consumer advice pieces on maternal health, fetal well-being, and preventive medicine. Dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, she’s paving the way for a future in healthcare communication and advocacy.

Sabrina McCrear

Side by side image of Tiktok user @sheisherrrrrrrrrr with the caption "I feel like pedicures ruined my feet" next to a photo of nail salon chairs.

‘They not supposed to be doing that!’: Woman says pedicures ‘ruined’ her feet. It’s because nail salons use this illegal tool

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Woman talking(l), Hands filing other hands nails(c), Woman showing off nails(r)

‘The fact that they can’t give you an itemized standard receipt is why I’ll never go back’: Women quoted $45 for Gel-X nails. Then she checks out

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

Cherry Cola red nails on hand(l), Woman showing off nails(c), Second hand showing off nails(r)

Add some vampy fizz to your look with cherry cola nails

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

3 part image of scenes from a tiktok rant about nails.

Nails