9 nail products to help you get a salon-quality manicure at home

With Singapore's circuit breaker measures in place and non-essential businesses closed for the moment, most of us are probably stuck at home. With nail salons being shuttered, we've no choice but to do our own manicures and pedicures at home.

Doing your nails can be a form of self-care to help you get over this anxious, uncertain period or help you look good and feel confident for an important meeting over Zoom or Google Hangouts.

Regardless of your nail art skill level, we've rounded up nine products that can help you achieve salon-quality nails in the comfort (and safety) of your own home.

Dashing Diva Magic Press, $16.90, Watsons

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If you don't have a steady hand or the patience to paint your own nails, try press-on nails like Dashing Diva, which has a huge variety of designs for both hands and feet. These sets include the adhesive.

Nodspark Local Kebaya, $15

If you're looking to #supportlocal, head to Nodspark. They retail press-on nails ranging from classic solid colours to batik print-inspired designs. Nodspark also sells the usual nail art accessories such as UV lamps and nail polishes.

Sally Hansen Cuticle Rehab, $19.90, Watsons

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After dolling up your nails, don't forget to keep them nice and moisturised. After applying hand cream, swipe on some cuticle oil to ensure that the nails and surrounding skin remain soft and supple.

Sally Hansen Kwik Off Moisturising Nail Polish Remover, $8.50, Watsons

Messed up a nail? Forget those cotton pads that will stick to your wet polish. Just stick your finger into this tub and you won’t have to battle with a bottle and a cap.

Sephora Collection Express Drying Oil, $16 Sephora

If you have no patience to wait for your polish to dry, try this quick fix that not only speeds up the drying time, but also conditions your nails.

Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover, $14.50, Watsons

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Just use a drop or two of this left on for 15 seconds, will soften cuticles so you can then use a stick to gently push them back.

NCLA Clean Up Your Act Precision Lacquer Remover Pen, $23

Don’t you just hate it when you thought you applied your nail colour perfectly only to mess up a teeny weeny bit? Just use this pen to erase that small mistake so you don’t have to redo the whole thing.

Sally Hansen Treatment Miracle Nail Thickener, $23.50, Watsons

Say goodbye to ridged, brittle nails with this polish that strengthens your nails. The calcium and ceramic gel formula strengthens nails so they look smooth, healthy and shiny.

NCLA Take It Off (10 Sheets), $33, Zalora

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These handy sheets are great for travel and to put on your desk because if your nail polish is chipped, you might as well remove it. And no one really carries around a bottle of nail polish remover, right?

This article was first published in CLEO Singapore.