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" After doling out gobs of money on back-to-back gel manicures at salons, I was one desperate girl. My lifestyle includes a lot of typing and plenty of other daily routines that are tough on my nails. I needed to find a long-lasting solution without the salon gel-mani price tag. I was a little skeptical after my last at-home nail experience, when I tried to let gel polish dry on its own and ended up leaving glittery streaks of it throughout my apartment. (Turns out you do need to use that UV drying light after all!) But Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro, a $3 no-brainier in lieu of a $40 gel manicure at a salon, promises 11 days of wear and no royal treatment, so I figured it couldn&amp;#039;t hurt to give it a try. I immediately discovered the applicator brush was flat and wide to aid in even coverage without getting paint on your cuticles. This particular brand promises a &amp;quot;Shine Release Complex.&amp;quot; And I can attest that my nails did look gel-manicure shiny after two coats. It really looks like glass, as soon as you put it on. Usually when I do my nails with a typical polish, it looks pretty and creamy\u2014but not glassy like this. I used my regular top coat and went off to work. Usually, standard manicures or at-home nails chip on me within a matter of days, but this polish lasted seven days! And it maintained that pretty shine the whole time.  What salon-inspired nail trends have you tried recently? Read more I Tried it Tuesday blog posts here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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