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Home • Nails

From The Pros: Polish Pointers

Give your mani the star treatment with these beauty editor-approved nail treats.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure

Go nude with Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, a single multi-tasking polish, in the shades Arm Candy and Sheer Ecstasy. It’s an all-in-one formula that combines all the seven benefits of a professional salon manicure—a base coat, a strengthener, a growth treatment, rich color, top coat, gel-like shine and chip resistance—in one bottle.

$7.99 each, available at drugstores.

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SensatioNail Color Gel Polish

These polishes glide on smoothly and dry in seconds for an out-the-door manicure in a flash that stays chip-free for up to two weeks.

$47.99 available at CVS.

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Inglot Nightlife Collection

Every girl needs a touch of sparkle from time to time. Douse your digits in bling with these glittery shades from Inglot. Each colour is long-wearing and provides perfect application with durability and shine.

$10 each, available at Inglot

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Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2013 Collection

Oscar de la Renta released these three decadent shades at his Fall 2013 Fashion Week runway show. Choose from Covet, a shiny mulberry shade; Dare, an island-inspired teal hue; or Ashphalt, an edgy yet sophiscated charcoal grey, with a hint of shimmer.

$22 each, available at Oscar de La Renta

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Caboodles Gilded Pleasure Nail Valet

This stylish case is the ultimate companion for any nail polish lover who wants to organize her ever-growing polish collection. It features a mirrored lid, five elastic top pockets in the lid, a horizontally divided, removable, 2.5″ deep tray, and a handy compartment grid divider that holds 24 bottles of polish.

$29.99, available at Caboodles

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Sally Hansen Gel Nail Kits Kit

This handy kit contains all you need for a complete gel manicure that dries in 30 seconds flat! Create an at-home mani that outlasts regular nail polish and removes easily with acetone polish remover.

$29.99, available at ULTA

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Nicole by OPI for Kellogg’s Special K

Nicole by OPI has designed these three custom nail lacquer shades for Kellogg’s Special K to pair with a campaign encouraging women to “show off your confidence with color.”  You can receive free full-size bottles of these on-trend hues by signing up for the Kellogg’s Family Rewards program and entering codes from specially marked boxes of Special K products, while supplies last.

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Julep Oscar Glam Collection

Give your mani a dose of red carpet appeal with the Julep Oscar Glam Collection.  Each shade is named after one of this year’s Academy Award nominees and adds movie star shine in ten glorious shades.

$14 each, available at Julep

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Duality Cosmetics Nail Pak

The Duality Nail Pak makes creating a fresh mani on-the-go a breeze. At the top is a full bottle of nail lacquer, while the bottom twists off to reveal a nail file and 40 pre-soaked pads with non-acetone polish remover. Genius idea, right?

$20, available at Duality Cosmetics.

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Deep Cover Nail System

Deep Cover Nail System has three easy steps for prepping and polishing your nails the healthy way.

$13.50-$15.00 each, available at Deep Cover Systems.

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