7 Best Nail Polish Gift Sets 2018 | Professional Nail Care Kit

"Instead of him taking money for the tattoos, he would donate that money for the Toys for Tots," said Cleveland Police Officer Joshua Nix.

I logged on to Amazon and proceeded to spend two hours piecing together the perfect gel kit. I didn’t want to completely overspend — after all, I’m trying to save money here — but I also wanted to buy nice materials that would give me the same quality as a salon manicure. Two hours and $94 later, I found the perfect combination. I bought a total of five products (which you can see ahead), but I also have an existing cabinet full of cotton balls and nail files. If you don’t have the basics, you may need to invest slightly more money.

For years, the Arabic Christmas Bazaar has consistently offered a unique gift selection from Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, and beyond. The event is located in its full-time retail space (which also has clothing, antiques, and furniture), where you can buy stuff during regular business hours; its holiday bazaar has the added excitement of complimentary Arabic sweets and coffee, bellydancing performances and free lessons, and a henna tattoo artist. Saturday, Dec. 1; free admission

There you have it: The next time you have a gel manicure and find yourself with a pair or clippers or nail file in hand, ask yourself if using them is really worth it.  

“When it comes to antiaging ingredients, retinol is king. Its ability to boost your skin’s natural cell turnover allows it to help smooth lines, soften dark spots, and leave firmer, more glowing skin in its wake. This popular night cream packs a serious punch of the good stuff, along with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and botanical extracts.”—Lauren Hubbard

By coincidence, the link came up again when co-author Leon went for a haircut in Cardiff and started talking about Richey.

Instead of heading to the salon, try Poole’s go-to method. First, she suggests using a coarse file on the surface of all the nails to break open the top later of gel. This helps the acetone penetrate. Then, Poole soaks a small piece of cotton and places it on the nail and holds it on with gel removal clip caps, but you can also just wrap the nail in aluminum foil. 

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Let’s go to the mall? Not today, Santa, not today! If you’re still hunting for gifts — and sweet baby Jesus be with you if you are — those presents had better be unique! One of a kind! More festive and special than a quarter chicken and fries with a tiny Toblerone dessert! That’s why we’ve made you this list, pal. Everything’s made by folks we’ve featured on CBC Arts, so let’s start stuffing that shopping cart…

Cherish … Me Iced Manicure: $51,000In luxury-loving Dubai, high-end beauty treatments are everywhere. But the Iced Manicure from now-defunct spa Cherish … Me was the gold diamond standard. The bling could "only be obtained following a consultation with the owner of the nail art bar herself and her team of diamond manicure experts." Qualifications for becoming a diamond manicure expert remain unclear.

Hawboldt said the key for her and her team is to be able to figure out what products will work for each species, each region and each processing plant.