How To Do A Professional Manicure At Home With The Latest Nail Polish Trends
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There are nail trends you wish you could forget, like those viral videos of painting on 100 coats of nail polish from a couple of years back, and ones that hang on like a hangnail, including the once-ubiquitous French manicure that made a comeback late last year.
Polish has come a long way since the first nail salon opened in 1848. There are tons of options out there, from the popular Essie polishes you can find easily in a drugstore’s beauty aisle to the cult-favorite hushed hues of J.Hannah, which The Cut dubbed “a nail polish brand for people who hate color.” And brands like ORLY and OPI don’t just call their colors blue, bluer and bluest — oh no, their polishes have much cheekier names like “Country Club Khaki” and “Crawfishin’ For A Compliment.”
Getting your nails done has become self-care ritual for some — especially since you really can’t multitask when the polish on your nails isn’t dry yet.
But with most nail and hair salons currently closed, your tradition of a monthly manicure might be looking different these days. (Of course, you could support your local salon now by still paying for the service you were going to get.) Painting your nails has become another way to pass the time ― #quarantinenails, or showing off your painted fingers from your couch, has become an actual thing.
Since the editors at HuffPost Finds have been painting our own nails a lot more now, we reached out the experts at Essie, ORLY and Sally Hansen to find out how to really nail an at-home manicure and to learn about some of the spring nail trends you can try out once you’ve perfected your paint job.
What should I do before actually painting my nails?
Don’t reach for your nail polish just yet — there’s prep work you can do that could help you pull off that glossy finish you get at the salon.
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