How To File Down Long Acrylic Nails At Home

Long nails make my fingertips claustrophobic so I file the falsies every few days to keep them really short.

How to file down long acrylic nails at home. Your nail should now feel even look dull no longer shiney. If you are desperate to cover up an unsightly ridge then file the fake nails down. Rub with your nail to determine how much filing it needs.

Just make sure you dont over file. They are obviously quite thick and strong so would they break if i tried to file them. You can have them trimmed at your nail salon usually for a small fee or you can also cut and file your nails at home yourself.

Hold the tip down for 10 seconds to allow the glue to dry. She did file them in the shop but wondered whether they used a special file. Keep dusting the flakes away so you can clearly see when you hit your natural nail.

Thin out your nails using a nail file or motorized nail grinder. However if you opt for DIY you will need to be very careful to prevent them from cracking or damaging. First run your nail file across your nail in one direction then rotate it at a 90 angle and run the file over the same spot again.

Next file down the top of the acrylic or gel extension making it as thin as possible. Can you file acyic nails. Once you feel its all even take nail buffer buffer where you filed.

Do this to all 10 nails then cut them to your preferred length. Then move the file to a different spot on your nail and repeat the. Press firmly file away.