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"  Photo: Max Moreno, Getty Images Picture this: You hit your local salon, scan the shelves for that perfect shade\u2014Wicked, obviously\u2014and settle in for some R&amp;amp;amp;R. In between waterlogged pages of Life &amp;amp;amp; Style Weekly, you might take furtive glances at your manicurist&amp;#039;s handiwork. She totally missed that extra polish on the cuticle, you&amp;#039;ll worry, as she jams a cotton-tipped orange stick into a pump dispenser. Phew, she got it. Then, she gestures toward the drying machine. You know, you suggest with your eyes, if I reach for this magazine, I might smudge my pinky joint. She totally gets it, and not only keeps your page but also grabs your sneakers with the mismatched socks, too. Bless this woman&amp;#039;s heart, you think as you settle in for the drying portion of the manicure. But the pervasive thoughts continue: When is too soon to apply that pink oil? What does it do exactly? What if that&amp;#039;s the secret to a long-lasting manicure? What about the cold air outside? Does that have effective drying properties? When can I ask for the Saran wrap? NO! you command yourself. Sit here and patiently wait through two cycles of this hot, red air. Halfway through the first rotation, however, you pull an audible and bail. It won&amp;#039;t happen again, you assure yourself when you get in the shower. But as you&amp;#039;re toweling off, you notice it: You completely ruined your manicure. AGAIN.    Photo: Getty Images Related: 11 Chic Nail Polish Pairings Enter Miley Cyrus&amp;#039; go-to nail pro, Lisa Jachno, who shaped and shellacked the dark, square nails the singer sports in those David Sims-lensed Marc Jacobs ads. She was also responsible for Julia Roberts&amp;#039; classic, red tips at the Golden Globes (and will work with the Pretty Woman again at the Oscars on March 2) and Jennifer Aniston&amp;#039;s glossy digits in her Aveeno spots. &amp;quot;I love natural nails,&amp;quot; Jachno tells ELLE.com from the set of an upcoming Neutrogena ad, where she&amp;#039;s responsible for the money shot: when the nails brush seamlessly through the go-out-and-buy-this hair. To that end, Jachno&amp;#039;s not a fan of celeb-loved acrylics\u2014or gel manicures, really\u2014even though she&amp;#039;ll give Cyrus what she calls the &amp;quot;edgy&amp;quot; look. &amp;quot;Right now she&amp;#039;s wearing those long, pointed nails,&amp;quot; she says of her client. &amp;quot;I have five shapes of nail that I love and one of them, the &amp;#039;edgy look,&amp;#039; is the long tapered, pointed nail.&amp;quot;    Photo: Getty Images Related: How to Create a Half-Moon Manicure in 4 Easy Steps If you&amp;#039;re simply trying to avoid a botched manicure flame out, Jachno has five Cyrus-approved tips to keeping your polish pristine: 1. Don&amp;#039;t soak your nails at the salon. &amp;quot;The wet manicure is a myth,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Soaking your nails causes them to expand. The polish will end up chipping when your nail dehydrates itself.&amp;quot; 2. Make sure your nails are squeaky clean. &amp;quot;Sometimes when you&amp;#039;re at the nail salon, they&amp;#039;re in a hurry to do the next client. They might not make sure all of the oils are off the nail after they use lotion or cuticle remover. It&amp;#039;s really important to make sure you spray your nails with prep spray to clean off all of the leftover debris.&amp;quot; 3. Know your brands. &amp;quot;I love Essie. It&amp;#039;s a good, professional brand nail polish for a reasonable price. I also love Chanel for their color trends. And I&amp;#039;m also a fan of Tom Ford. I really love his nail lacquer.&amp;quot; 4. Buff those suckers. &amp;quot;They look like glass,&amp;quot; she has said of perfectly shined nails. But even if polish is your end game, leveling out the nail beforehand is a must: &amp;quot;It keeps your polish on longer,&amp;quot; Jachno says. &amp;quot;Buffing removes the residue that lives on the nail. The ridges cause little air pockets in the polish so it doesn&amp;#039;t get a good seal on the nail.&amp;quot; 5. Don&amp;#039;t go for the most popular color\u2014even if it&amp;#039;s Wicked. Because the bottles are constantly opened and re-opened at the salon, the polish &amp;quot;can become really thick,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;When it gets to be like \u00BC inch left, I throw it away. Adding nail polish thinner will help. But never use nail polish remover to thin your polish. That actually thickens the polish in the long run.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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