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Raise your hand if you’ve ever popped into an nail salon in hopes of getting a quick, top-quality manicure at a ridiculously cheap price, only to be left disappointed with badresults… Yeah, it’s happened to all of us.

I was watching E! last night and Nicole Dinh, a manicurist to the stars (Christina Aguilera and Dayna Devon, host of Extra TV show); shared signs of a bad manicure. I wrote down as much as I could. Sometimes you may not notice manicure mishaps, closely check your nails next time to see, it may be time to change nail salons.

1. Poor shape of nails.
Solution: Your hand size and nail should be assessed first, then shaped according to their size and proportion.

2. Ragged cuticles

Solution: Hang nails should be gently trimmed. The cuticle base should never be cut, only trimmed where there is excess skin.

3. Unfinished nail edge.
Solution: When filing natural nails, always use a fine emery board(not sure what this was, picture below). Emery boards should be appropriate to the specific nail type, either fine quality for natural nails or coarse texture for artificial nails.

4. Poor polish color quality and application.
Solution: make sure your manicurist uses the proper technique to paint your nails, so that your nail is completely covered and only quality nail polish should be used in order to prevent streaking and/or uneven color texture.

5. Chipped polish the day after.
Solution: Nails should always be cleaned before polish is applied and a professional quality base coat should always be used. Manicures last at least one week if your manicurists used the right proper tools

For more information about Nicole Dinh (350 N. Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills), or visit the website at http://www.nelsonjbeauty.com