Long nails in an instant sounds great, but maintaining them can take a little working. Here’s help in that regard... Maintaining them is a task, though. Here are a few things you must keep in mind ...

In New York City, there’s a cultish aura around Canal Plastics Center. Although it is essentially a mundane materials shop, the old-school store is a beloved and highly Instagrammed stop for design ...

As someone who has been wearing fake nails for a few years, it can be pretty frustrating to constantly explain to folks who don't wear them why wearing acrylic nails (even long ones!) isn't, like, a ...

Acrylic, with its bulky fibers and wool-like texture, is considered a wool substitute and perfect for cooler temperatures. Made from a common chemical called acrylonitrile, acrylics are often blended ...

Ever since France’s Arkema spun out of oil company Total in 2006, it has sought to enlarge its acrylics franchise. One of its earliest acquisitions was that of specialty acrylic polymer maker Coatex ...

Some of the largest chemical companies in the world—Arkema, BASF, Cargill, Dow, and LG Chemical among them—have attempted to make acrylic acid via a biobased route. It stands to reason that they would ...