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For The Future of Plant Based Skin Care and Sustainable Farming: Meet Sequoia Carr

80% of whatever we put on our hair and skin winds up in our bloodstream. That's why at D.I.D. Nail Paint we're passionate about using toxin-free ingredients in our nail products. We also love to celebrate other amazing beauty brands that care about your health, and the earth, just like us. Sequoia Carr is the owner and founder of Leafed Beauty, she whips up all her products by hand in her Brooklyn home and is incredibly passionate about sustainable farming. Read more about Sequoia, her journey as a businesses woman, and how she manages how to stay fly all while saving the earth with Permaculture.  D.I.D. Nail Paint: What inspired you to launch Leafed Beauty? Sequoia Carr: Leafed Beauty was...

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Meet Our New Nailologist: Sakile B.

As many of you know, in June we launched our own nail spot, The D.I.D. Nail Paint Studio inside Marche Rue Dix. After months of searching for the perfect nail artist that is dedicated to providing our loyal, beautiful clients with an eco-friendly, yet super stylish mani, we now have a new nailologist on staff to help elevate your style game. Meet Sakile, she hails from The Bronx and her interest in nail art began as a healthy self-care regimen during the end of her undergraduate education at Trinity College where she majored in Environmental Science - with a minor in women, gender, sexuality studies. She loves to transform her favorite music artists album covers into uber poppin' nail designs which you...

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The D.I.D. Nail Studio Makes Its Debut!

Finally! It's what you've all be waiting for. We've been in construction for months, primping, painting, and organizing our new home, The D.I.D. Nail Studio, in the chic Brooklyn boutique, Marche Rue Dix. What's Marche? The flyest place in Brooklyn to swipe your VISA, DEBIT, or American Express. Pretty soon you'll be able to shop and Get Your Nails Did all in this one amazing place.  Take a sneak peak at what we'll be offering at the D.I.D. Nail Studio:   You ready to Get Your Nails Did now huh? Yup. Starting June 29th we will be opening for a soft launch, and for the entire month of July, we will be accepting appointments on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays ONLY.  FYI...

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Let's Talk About It: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Are You Meditating Enough?

Inhale. Hold your breath for 5 seconds. Exhale. Breathe in deeply. Engage your diaphragm. Release all of the air from your lungs. Meditation doesn’t always involve an hour dedicated to a yoga mat, burning sage and a soundtrack of chanting Tibetan Monks. Meditation can take place at your desk in between sending emails, or while you’re stuck on the train That little 2-5 minutes to yourself can not only benefit your body physically (It sends more oxygen to your brain and can increase productivity) but those moments taken to relax are beneficial to your mental health as well . May is mental health awareness month and we want to help incorporate self-love, self-care and reflection into your regimen with a...

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