Styvea is a nail design site for readers who want clear, useful ideas they can actually wear — not just salon art to admire. We cover nail shapes, colors, designs, seasonal looks, and at-home manicure how-tos, with real-hand photos and a focus on what flatters real nails.
Hi, I’m Sloane
I’m Sloane Avery, the editor behind Styvea. My background is in editorial work — years spent on nails and beauty content, and years of testing shapes, colors, and finishes to figure out what actually looks good off the runway.
Styvea started from a simple frustration: most nail content online is either salon art that’s hard to recreate, or generic lists that never tell you what flatters your hands, your length, or the occasion. I wanted the version I kept wishing existed — clear enough to scan in a hurry, specific enough to act on this weekend, and pretty enough to save.
I’m US-based and review every guide on this site myself before it goes live.
What we publish
We write for readers who use Pinterest the way it was meant to be used — to find a real look they can actually try, not just admire. Most of our guides are visual, image-led round-ups organized around a specific question:
- Nail Shapes — almond, short, squoval, round, and what flatters real hands
- Nail Colors — soft, wearable shades, season by season
- Nail Art & Designs — French, chrome, marble, minimalist, and more
- Seasonal Nails — spring, summer, fall, and holiday looks
- Nail Care & At-Home Manicures — prep, shaping, and making a look last
We don’t pad guides with filler to hit a word count, and we don’t write product round-ups for products we haven’t actually looked at. Every idea on this site is here because it could plausibly help someone pick a look faster.
How we work
Every guide starts as a brief — a specific reader question, a clear visual angle, and a check against existing guides so we’re not covering the same ground twice. Because our guides are image-led, the photos come first and the writing follows the visuals.
We use AI tools as part of the workflow — for research organization, draft scaffolding, and image generation. We’re transparent about this on our AI Content Policy page. No guide on Styvea is published as raw AI output. Everything is reviewed, edited, and approved by a human (usually me) before it goes live.
Our full process is documented in our Editorial Guidelines.
Get in touch
For questions, corrections, image rights, partnership inquiries, or anything else, email [email protected]. We try to reply within 2–3 business days.
You can also follow us on Pinterest at @Styveacom — that’s where most of our readers find us.