real beauty how to get the best at-home manicure by naja rickette do not apply polish to oily nail beds it is imperative that your nail bed be completely believe all been home for some time now alone with our nails and missing our manicure appointments learned over the years to help am going to jump right in with the most common mistakes i hear from diy manis try believe beauty angled eyeliner brush - it's perfect for cleanup do not polish without a base and topcoat extreme shine swiping the tip of the brush along the length starting at the top free edge of the nail and whatever is not attached to the nail plate or is "in the air" is considered dead and can be trimmed dollar general @dollargeneralbeauty