Advertisement

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

a woman putting cream on her hands

Photo, Istockphoto

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.

Advertisement

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.

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.

Advertisement

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.

Read more: Five best products for the perfect manicure

Advertisement

11 tools for the perfect at-home manicure

GET CHATELAINE IN YOUR INBOX!

Subscribe to our newsletters for our very best stories, recipes, style and shopping tips, horoscopes and special offers.

FILED UNDER:

nail trends Nails Manicure

Advertisement

Advertisement

Copy link

The cover of Chatelaine magazine's spring 2025 issue, reading "weekend prep made easy"; "five delicious weeknight meals", "plus, why you'll never regret buying an air fryer"; "save money, stay stylish how to build a capsule wardrobe" and "home organization special" along with photos of burritos, chicken and rice and white bean soup, quick paella in a dutch oven, almost-instant Thai chicken curry and chicken broccoli casserole in an enamelled cast-iron skillet

Subscribe to Chatelaine!

Want to streamline your life? In our Spring 2025 issue, we’ll show you how—whether it’s paring down your wardrobe, decluttering your messiest spaces or spending way less time cooking thanks to an easy, mostly make-ahead meal plan for busy weeknights. Plus, our first annual Pantry Awards.