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Best Nail Product Buys, According to InStyle

The best nail products for 2012 according to InStyle were listed in the magazine's May issue.

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Double Agents

LeChat’s Double Agents is a clever base coat and top coat package that will keep polish colors protected and help prevent premature chipping.

OPI Nail Envy: An Ideal Base coat

NYC-based DJ Harley Viera-Newton's nail painting ritual always starts with OPI Nail Envy because it contains protein and calcium to strengthen brittle nails.

The Basics

Allure magazine put together a list of basic nail essentials, from polishes to polish remover.

Secret Ingredient: Base & Top Coat

The proverbial bread in the polish sandwich, base and top coats help polish adhere to nails and prevents nails from chipping and breaking.

Beauty Pros Share Their Favorite Nail Products

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:

Getting the Base-ics

As part of its Healthy Beauty Awards for 2011, Self named Orly’s Primetime Chip Preventing Primer as the best base coat for nails. “My polish barely chipped all week,” said the mag’s tester.

Shellac Base and Top Coats

CND has launched larger sizes of the Shellac Base and Top Coats.

Famous Names Back in the Biz

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.

How to Fake a Pedicure

In Style magazine says the quickest way to fake a spa pedicure is to put on your peep-toes and paint only the nails that are visible.