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Brand and color are your preference. I have found that if you use a quality base coat and a quality top coat, then you can use whatever brand of colored polish that you choose. My preference is Jessica or OPI, but truly, just about any of them will do. Make sure that the polish doesn’t need any more than two thin coats to look its
best. I have used the cheapest drugstore nail polishes on clients in the past with great results, but sometimes polish intended for little girls is watered down so much that to get good color coverage you need three or four coats. You want to avoid this polish completely.
The Nail Tech Secrets that you see today was my first foray into writing about beauty online. The site originated in January 2005 as a good old handwritten html site, taken from the manuscripts of a book I was writing while staying at home taking care of my seriously ill husband. A few months later I put it on blog software, then in December 2005, my romance with WordPress began, and the result is the site you see now. I ebb and flow in my tending of NTS, but if you want to learn to do manicures and pedicures yourself, explore the categories and you will find lots of in depth information. And I hope you will subscribe to my email updates and get the latest and greatest nail news, tips and how to's from Nail Tech Secrets!
Nail Tech Secrets » Supplies for the Basic Spa Manicure:
December 5th, 2005 at 5:43 am
[...] o Pure acetone, or nail polish remover (non oily or moisturizing WITH acetone) o 2×2 gauze squares or paper towels (for polish removal-no cotton balls!) o Fine grit nail file (200 or higher grit) o 4 way buffer o Liquid soap of your choice, non moisturizing o Blue Cross Cuticle Remover o Lotion of your choice o Nail Polish (base coat, color, top coat) o Salt (may use sea salt, but regular salt does just fine) o Oil-Almond, Olive, Jojoba, Vitamin E or your choice o Several hand towels [...]
Nail Tech Secrets » OPI’s Mexico Spring/Summer Collection
April 11th, 2006 at 8:15 am
[...] OPI has been my favorite nail polish since Jessica sold out - but really, as I have said before, you can use just about any nail polish color as long as you use an exceptional base and top coat. This is their Mexico Collection, for Spring and Summer 2006: [...]