
Make Nail Maintenance Easier at Home
Two products to ease nail maintenance in between salon appointments.

Two products to ease nail maintenance in between salon appointments.

Kinetics’ Matte One Night was designed to mattify any nail polish for unique finish effects.

Looking for a way to add a new twist on bling? Try Real Gold Top Coats on clients and give them an old-fashioned gold rush the likes of which have not been seen since 1849.

InStyle’s Best Beauty Buys highlights nine great nail products, all handpicked by beauty pros as their tried-and-true favorites. Here are some of the winners:

It’s OK if your client can’t pick just one color. It may even be preferable. Use these products to give her a nail look that changes with her surroundings.

Duri’s Miracote is designed to dry through nail polish to the base coat so nails are ready to go quickly.

Jim Nordstrom, cofounder of CND, is back in the business along with his wife Linda Nordstrom, another CND veteran. They’ve named their new company Famous Names LLC and have introduced a new top coat and base coat called Lumos to the market.

Once relegated to men, a matte finish is now being touted by women everywhere as a fresh, edgy, and confident style. The lack of glossiness increases the impact of the polish color itself, letting it “wow” without any distractions.

Allure tested red, nude, pale pink, bright, dark, and trendy polishes for Best of Beauty, as well as base coats, topcoats, cuticle oil, and remover.

Qtica offers two new products to help keep those polished manicures exquisite as clients walk out the door.

In this month’s August issue, Cosmopolitan recommends hot red-orange shades for a sexy, updated manicure.

Wet Paint’s Three-Pack includes the base primer Natural, the new red base polish Fetish, and the Glaze TopCoat Mirror.

Princess Nails’ Hologram Top Coats not only look great on nails, but on manicure tables too.

Np² Nail Perfection is an innovative duo of durable, chip-resistant, express top coat conveniently situated atop a nail lacquer.

InStyle recommends a base coat, top coat, nail strengthener, and many polishes in its May issue.

Barielle’s Matte-inée Matte Finish top coat is for both men and women, and leaves a nice matte finish, dulling the luster of high-shine polishes.

Prolana’s Quick and Slick top coat is a fast-drying, high-shine, and durable top coat.