An old mansion near Seguin has witnessed decades of Texas history | Crushed Shell Nail Art

And just months later, the hopeful athlete was told she had the disorder dystonia when she became unable to control her foot and it contracted into a claw.

Our captain, Bud, lets me try my hand at steering. Holding the tiller shakily with one hand, I swerve us back and forth for less than 10 seconds before he reclaims control. “Don’t quit your day job,” he quips.

The state is asserting that Richard Sackler, a son of a company founder and at the time a senior vice president for Purdue, as well as other family members pushed selling OxyContin even when they knew it could cause problems. When the drug was first sold in 1996, the filing said, Sackler told the sales force “the launch of OxyContin Tablets will be followed by a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury the competition.”

But for those with a less steady hand, the latest beauty tech means that nail art can be digitally printed straight from your smartphone onto your nail via a swanky machine.

Curiously enough, it all began in a dentist’s chair. Back in 1979, a manicurist noticed the palomar her dentist used in crowns smelled similar to the compound in her salon. That led the patient to bemoan the manicure process, products, and time, and it sparked a lightbulb in the dentist, convinced he could do better. 

Holographic nail polish is a bit of a divergence from the other color changing nail polishes but with how much these sparkle like diamonds and create tiny rainbow bursts on from what’s otherwise silver nail polish earns the Mega line a spot on my list.

While the lightweight drill has been used by many nail techs for nearly 30 years, it is also ideal for keeping your natural and artificial nails perfectly manicured from home. It is easy to use and comes with instructions, so you can master it in no time. This has been a top-selling drill among beauty stores since 1985 and is backed by a 12-month warranty and outstanding online reviews. The company also prides itself on customer service and has a nail technician available to answer any of your questions via email.

I love my duo-chrome polishes because of how fast the colors can change and change back. It’s an instantaneous transition, unlike with temperature changing polish. If you’re not seeing a change, you probably just need to get better lighting.

“For truly invisible, long-lasting setting and shine prevention, it doesn’t get better than this silky loose powder which comes in two shades: a light cream color that disappears on pale to medium skintones and a cinnamon color that blends perfectly on medium to deep complexions.”—Lauren Hubbard

Something else to keep in mind is this type of manicure can end up being very thick and bulky on the nail, so make sure to see a nail professional capable of shaping the nail into a more natural arched shape, suggested Kandalec. Even still, you may not be happy with the results: “It can be filed to shape, but then lines of demarcation can be seen,” Kandalec said.

Affordable cruelty-free beauty brand Wet n Wild offers a multitude of vegan gel nail polishes that won’t break the bank. The polishes don’t even require a top coat to dry and they cure without a lamp! Wet n Wild says, “It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Wonder Gel!…this nail color breakthrough is about to become your nail MVP. Provides up to 2 weeks of color and shine in 1 easy step.”

For some reason–perhaps the cold, gloomy weather–we tend to associate dark, moody colors with the winter season. Instead of bright, coral lipstick, we go for bordeauxs and blacks. Instead of glossy lids, we make multiple attempts at finally mastering our smoky eye. And instead of neon nail shades, we’d rather match our digits to the weather–think slate grays and jewel tones. However, if our trend forecast is any indication, the most popular nail polish colors for 2019 will be quite the opposite.