By Tariq Aziz, founder of Bling Art — designed in Yorkshire since 2014 Teachers ask me about press-ons more than almost any other group outside healthcare. Most UK schools don't have hard rules against them, but there's an unwritten code: nothing distracting, nothing that scratches a child, nothing that comes flying off mid-lesson. Add in marking with biros, whiteboard pens, sticky tape and the general chaos of a Year 3 art lesson, and you need nails that genuinely work. Here's the breakdown. What most school dress codes actually say Check your staff handbook, but the typical wording is "professional appearance"...

By Tariq Aziz, founder of Bling Art — designed in Yorkshire since 2014 Hairdressers have it worse than almost anyone when it comes to nails. Constant water, harsh shampoos, bleach, colour developer, scissors, brushes — your hands take more chemical punishment in a week than most people manage in a year. I've fitted nails on a lot of stylists in my time, and the same patterns come up. This is what actually works on the salon floor, and what to avoid. Why salon work eats nails alive Shampoo surfactants soften the nail plate. Bleach lifts the cuticle. Developer dries everything...