YOU don’t have to pay a fortune for perfect nails.
With a few budget beauty tricks, it’s easy to get a flawless, healthy manicure at home.
Try these for salon results without the salon price.
KITCHEN FIX: Nails can often get stained by hair dye, smoking or even spices when cooking.
For clean nails, make a paste with half a teaspoon of baking soda and water and gently buff it onto your nail with a brush or towel.
Rinse and your nails should appear instantly brighter.
INSTANT SHINE: Massaging a drop of oil into your cuticles moisturises the nail bed, which promotes healthier growth and gives nails a glossy finish.
The Sally Hansen Nail Care Vitamin E Nail & Cuticle Oil Nail Treatment is £10 at Boots, but salon manicurists swear by budget nail oil pens, £6.99 for a set of six.
Just swipe onto your cuticles whenever you feel like you need a dash of moisture and watch nails grow!
PRESS-ON POWER: If you’re on a budget, skip the costly builder gel extensions at the nail salon, as it will now set you back up to £40 per appointment.
Instead, choose a durable press-on nail set.
The Finishing Touches range at Superdrug starts at £4 per set and stays on all week long.
You can currently buy one and get a second set half-price.
The best part is you can paint over the nail design with polish you have at home to match any outfit, no salon visit needed.
PERFECT POLISH: Addicted to using the UV lamp for a gel-like shine? You don’t need it!
A new range of ‘high-street’ gel nail polishes delivers the same glossy look for less than a fiver.
Try the Collection Spotlight Shine Gel Effect range, starting from £3.99 at Boots, currently on a ‘buy two, get the third bottle free’ deal.
ADD LENGTH: Trying to grow your nails after breaking them? Use a clever manicurist painting trick to make them look longer.
Apply your polish in a vertical stripe down the centre of each nail, leaving very slim gaps at the sides.
This simple move makes nails look instantly longer and more sleek.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
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