A gift card for a manicure or pedicure looks perfectly polished when presented on a bed of cotton balls with an accompanying bottle of nail polish. Related story This Mascara Gift Set Is a 'Must ...

But this year, when the impulse to buy a $25 gift card to the nail salon strikes (and it will, because it's easy), consider the more thoughtful present for a mani lover: a DIY nail kit.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - She couldn’t put a finger on it, but nail technician Melissa Greenwell says she had concerns about a man purchasing gift cards. ‘It seemed odd to us at the beginning ...