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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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Show Your Man How To Put The 'Man' In Manicure

I value a man who takes care of himself the same way Lebron James values a shorts suit.     But I know too many men that refuse to step inside a nail salon for a manicure and pedicure because of the feminine connotation it carries. I also know a few good men that take pride in their appearance and keep up with monthly pedicures and manicures, so I know they exist, but there just aren’t enough of them out there.   If women are “supposed to keep their nails neat”, so should men because, equality and proper hygiene. So today, because I’m your loving Nailologist,  I will drop some gems on how to convert the male non believers, so there...

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Ouch! Don't Let Ingrown Nails Ruin Your Flip Flop Game: Here's How You Can Nip Them From Your Life

Hello Fellow Nail Enthusiasts!  Grip your phones tight, adjust your laptop, because it’s storytime! I was soaking my feet at the nail salon, flipping through magazines where Cardi B & Offset made being married and pregnant look equally trill and romantic. While I was prepping for my usual bi-weekly pedicure, I noticed the woman in the chair next to me kept wincing and squirming in her chair. I peeked over and noticed her nail technician was in the middle of extracting an ingrown nail from Satan himself on her right toe. Poor darling, I felt so bad for her. I started to wonder, what causes these abominations? I did some research and a common misconception I hope this post can...

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Uh-oh...Could Your Old Nail Polish be Hiding a Not-So-Pretty Secret?

You ever love a nail polish color  so much you don’t want to change it? That’s how I felt when Sunshine did my nails a few weeks ago, I wanted that godly polish job to linger on my fingertips forever like a lover’s kiss.   Unfortunately, keeping nail polish on your nails for longer than a week without a polish change, can lead to some unsightly circumstances. Nail Staining or Nail Yellowing is when the nail plate is temporarily discolored due to the pigments of nail lacquer. Dermatologist and nail specialist Dr. Dana Stern of Mount Sinai in New York, explains nail porosity varies from person to person, and sometimes, people with more porous nails are more susceptible to pigment...

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