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Cute Nails, Without the Salon Appointment
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items For the girls who want cute nails but would rather keep the appointment money. Pretty polish, easy press-ons, tiny nail-art details, and practical prep tools for an at-home manicure with personality. Every pick under $25.
Sections
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Prep & Upkeep
Polish & Finish
Press-Ons & Little Details
Prep & Upkeep
The little tools and finishing touches that make your DIY manicure easier to prep, tidy, and refresh.
A little helper for the hand that apparently forgets how to paint nails. The Poppy fits over a polish-bottle handle to give you a larger grip while applying color. Price checked: $15.99.
Poppy Universal Nail Polish Bottle Handle - Olive & June | Ulta Beauty
The cleanup step for when your polish gets a little ambitious around the edges. Dip this small brush into remover to tidy stray color instead of starting the entire nail again. Price checked: $8.
Clean Up Brush
The practical little prep step that earns its spot next to all the pretty colors. Use these files to shape your nails before polish or press-ons, and keep a spare with your manicure supplies. Price checked: $3.99.
Nail File Pack - Olive & June | Ulta Beauty
A small prep pack for your at-home manicure drawer. It includes one full-size buffer and two minis, so you have different sizes for smoothing and tidying before color. Price checked: $3.99.
Nail Buffer Pack - Olive & June | Ulta Beauty
For keeping the skin around your manicure from looking forgotten. The roll-on applicator makes this an easy cuticle-care pick to keep with your nail supplies or in your work bag. Regular price checked: $15.
On A Roll Apricot Cuticle Oil - Essie | Ulta Beauty
For changing your polish without hunting down cotton pads first. The sponge pot removes regular air-dry polish, and the sponge in the lid helps with toes; it is not a remover for lamp-cured gel. Price checked: $9.99 for 2.4 oz.
Acetone Free Nail Polish Remover Pot - Olive & June | Ulta Beauty
Polish & Finish
Soft pink, fresh mint, moody burgundy, and a glossy finishing step for nails with personality.
The pale-pink pick for days when you want your nails quietly put together. Ballet Slippers has a sheer finish, so expect a softer look rather than an opaque pink. Regular price checked: $10 for 0.46 oz.
Ballet Slippers Moonlight Ballet Nail Polish Collection - Essie | Ulta Beauty
A little mint green for when neutral nails feel too predictable. Express To Impress is the quick-dry pick for a colorful DIY mani without a separate base or top coat. Regular price checked: $10 for 0.33 oz.
Express To Impress Expressie Quick-Dry Nail Polish - Essie | Ulta Beauty
Sheer nude pink for the manicure that goes with practically everything in your work wardrobe. Pair Fairy Tailor 40 with the Gel Couture top coat for an air-dry finish, no lamp needed. Regular price checked: $13 for 0.46 oz.
Fairy Tailor 40 Gel Couture Longwear Nail Polish - Essie | Ulta Beauty
The finishing step for your Gel Couture color when you want that glossy, put-together look. This is the air-dry top coat, so it fits a manicure routine without buying a curing lamp. Regular price checked: $13.
Gel Couture Top Coat - Essie | Ulta Beauty
For the girl whose idea of a neutral is a very dark red. Wicked brings that moody burgundy look to short or long nails without needing elaborate nail art.
Wicked Reds + Oranges Nail Polish - Essie | Ulta Beauty
Press-Ons & Little Details
Easy French tips, glossy red nails, playful patterns, and tiny cottagecore details.
Glossy red nails for when you want a little main-character energy with minimal manicure effort. Hidden Gem comes in a short oval shape with pre-attached adhesive, so there is no separate glue step. Regular price checked: $12.49.
Hidden Gem ColorFX by Impress Press On Nails - Kiss | Ulta Beauty
For a patterned manicure without attempting tiny designs with your non-dominant hand. Check, Please comes with base and accent strips, a prep pad, and a file, so you can mix the look your way. Regular price checked: $8.99.
GLOSS, Gel Nail Polish Strips, Check, Please - Dashing Diva | Ulta Beauty
Tiny holographic blooms and birds for a cottagecore manicure without painting every petal yourself. Bluebell is a sweet little detail over your favorite polish; seal the stickers with a compatible top coat. Price checked: $12.
BLUEBELL
Classic French tips for when you want the manicure to go with every outfit. Snapshot has a short squoval shape and includes glue, with 32 nails to find your fit. Price checked: $10.99.
Kiss Core French Press On Fake Glue Nails - Snapshot | French Tips, Wh