Skip the Russian Manicure Trend

💄HG Reality Check: Russian Manicures are bad for your cuticles and possibly your overall health

Hello, Gorgeous!

By now you’ll have noticed that the weekend roundups have moved to Thursdays AKA Friday Jr., so you can start your weekending on your own schedule and plan (or shop!) accordingly.

Moving forward, Fridays will be the Hello Gorgeous! Reality Check (HG Reality Check) where I break down sometimes dubious sometimes magnificent trendy topics. I’ll also sift through ye olde mailbag and tackle your questions or suggestions, or revisit past favorites to see if they’re still fabulous.

First up: Russian Manicures, yea or nay?

Spoiler alert: It’s nay all the way.

Russian Manicures 101

Russian manicures have been trending for a while and a few of you asked about them.

First off, Russian manicures aren’t performed solely by Russian manicurists, though the trend originated with them. And they aren’t a design element like French manicures/French tips, but rather more of a technique.

In a nutshell, instead of a gentle file, trim, or clipping of hangnails, a Russian Manicure seeks to oblit…