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Nail Shapes & Basics hero, a fanned display of nail shape swatches on sticks, squoval to stiletto, arranged in an arc on white marble

Nail Shapes & Basics

Gel & Dip Nails hero, a gel manicure station with an LED curing lamp glowing softly, frosted gel bottles and a dish of clear tips on pale blush linen

Gel & Dip Nails

Acrylic & Press-On Nails hero, a press-on nail kit laid out neatly, sized tips in an arc beside a glue bottle and a wooden cuticle stick on white marble

Acrylic & Press-On Nails

Nail Polish & Colors hero, a curated row of label-free polish bottles in a raspberry-to-nude gradient on a white marble shelf, one bottle open with brush resting

Nail Polish & Colors

Nail Art & Designs hero, a nail art work station with fine brushes, a stamping plate, gold foil flakes, and tiny charms arranged on pale blush linen

Nail Art & Designs

Nail Care & Tools hero, a tidy flat lay of manicure tools, glass file, clippers, buffer block, and a small amber dropper bottle of cuticle oil on ivory towels

Nail Care & Tools

French Tips, a hand with crisp white french tip nails resting on pale blush linen beside a striping brush

Chrome Nails, a jar of silver chrome powder with an applicator wand and a mirror-finish nail swatch on white marble

Cat Eye, a magnetic cat eye polish bottle beside a bar magnet and a deep green shimmer swatch on blush linen

Gel-X, a fan of clear soft-gel extension tips beside a small LED lamp on white marble

Dip Powder, three open jars of fine dip powder in nude, pink, and berry with a dusting brush on ivory towels

Press-Ons, a press-on nail set arranged by size in an arc with a glue bottle and prep pad on blush linen

Almond Nails, a hand with soft nude almond-shaped nails beside a glass file on white marble

Cuticle Care, an amber dropper bottle of cuticle oil with a wooden stick and rolled ivory towel on marble

Fall Colors, a row of label-free polish bottles in burgundy, chocolate, and burnt orange on pale blush linen

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