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11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

With the right tools, and proper prep work, giving yourself a salon-style manicure (on the comfort of your own sofa) is as simple as ready, set, file!

By Kate Gertner

August 19, 2014

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11 best manicure tools

Best brush

Urban Spa Nail Brush, $4, Well.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Quick prep

One Minute Hand Scrub, $25, L'Occitane.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Trim-tastic

Power Grip Fingernail Clipper, $11, Tweezerman.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

File and buff in one

Emery Buffer Tool, $4, Quo.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Clean up crew

Angled Cuticle Nipper, $23, Sephora.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Treat your cuticles

Butter London Cuticle Oil, $18, The Bay.

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11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Ace of base

Natural Nail Base Coat, $11, OPI.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

At-home gel finish

Guerlain Gel Top Coat, $27, Murale.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Reduce dry time

Quick-E Drying Drops, $10, Essie.

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

Remove on the fly

Sephora Collection Instant Nail Polish Remover Wipes, $10, Sephora.

Sephora Collection Instant Nail Polish Remover Wipes, $10, Sephora

Take it all off

Dior Dissolvant Abricot, $21, The Bay.

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