Perfectly painted nails can express your mood, match your outfit, and reflect your personality, especially now that there are so many amazing colors to choose from.

1. Three strokes are all you need.

2. Always use base coat. 

3. Repurpose your old lip brush to help tidy up the edges of your nail.

4. Find the right white. 

5. Stay away from quick-dry nail polish.

6. Swipe on cuticle oil religiously.

7. Hold your hands under cold water post-paint job.

8. Make your neon polish pop. 

9. Apply thin — not thick — coats of polish. 

10. Keep your paint in a cool, dry, dark place aka your fridge.

11. Thin out too-thick nail polish with thinner.

12. Never shake your nail polish.

13. Never cut your cuticles.

14. Only bust out the nippers when you have a hangnail.

15. Never saw your nails back and forth when you file them. 

16. Stay away from hot water.

17. Use non-acetone nail polish remover whenever possible.

18. Go for glitter.

19. Use a cotton ball to help remove your glitter polish.

20. Always use three-free polish.

21. Always use a top coat.