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Use a Set Price Per Nail

Plain, short, long — whatever your nail choice, do your best to stick to a set price per nail. Some people hate what they call the manicure set look and will pay less than the the average person’s paint budget — which is more money than most people could afford — but you’re probably paying more money than you need to if you pay the set price per nail instead of a percentage of your acrylics and pedicures. You have that ability to set a price per nail, and if your price point is clearly different than the average manicure shopper, then he will pay the price to own your nail polish. Remember, paying more to own a nicer set nail is likely just more fun and help justify your higher price, so set the price at a reasonable amount and know that your set nail may get filled every two or three months.

Consider Purple Nails

Purple nails are like a whole other nail. The vivid pastel colors of purple and black nails will make your manicure look like a winter wonderland, not a kids’ candy store. Regular old hues of blue, pink, and orange are workaday, but purple and black will take your manicure beyond playful. For example, the green and gray hues of pink and white are quite easy to achieve, but the super-bright purple and green paired with black are great, though they won’t necessarily be flattering. But they’re different and definitely fun. Be a bold nail color person, not a boring one, and make sure to wear the darkest nail colors possible when you go this way.

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Study the Créme de la Créme of Nail Polish

You’ve worked hard for a professional manicure at a salon (aka DIY). Understand that what you have now is not the crème de la crème of nail polish, so stick to the classics — the ones you know and love and have used without a problem before. If you can’t find a bottle of the crème de la crème at your local drugstore, try any professional at-home manicure kit, which come highly recommended by folks who know how to help customers master them. Buy a set, start looking for the colors, and start saving. For starters, the marbled coral colors of Pastel Reef from French Nail Bar will hold their own (though you can’t always count on those “colorfast” chips that come from a lot of polish). Create Nail Art with Dazzle Nail Art ($30 from Sally Hansen) for high-impact color to jazz up those gems and other existing color of the month.

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