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 ...

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Khloé Kardashian's extra-long nails don't interfere with her parenting skills Kaitlyn is a former Assistant Style & Beauty Editor at PEOPLE. Khloé Kardashian doesn’t care if mom-shamers have a problem ...

Long nails are a divisive beauty topic, but lately, you can’t deny the allure of the sleek, coffin-shaped tips on your Instagram feed (and worn by celebrities such as Kylie Jenner and Cardi B). But if ...

Kylie Jenner, 19, is the biggest trendsetter of our generation and when she started to get extra long acrylic nails, it instantly became a thing. My Instagram feed became flooded with artsy photos of ...

Long nails, while fashionable, can harbor harmful bacteria like E. coli and fungi, increasing the risk of infections and food poisoning. These microbes thrive in the crevices beneath nails, ...