How To File Your Nails | Almond, Oval & Squoval

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- Grit: The lower the grit, the rougher the file. 100 grit is good for shaping acrylics, but 240 grit is good for shaping the natural nail. 180 is the lowest you'd want to go for the natural nail. The 180 grit file from EzFlow is called Grey Fox.
- The Rough Remover by Mambo is usually used to buff the nail before gel polish, or to smooth off acrylic. However I've found it really useful to smooth off my nails and push together the layers of keratin to prevent delamination. Natural nail buffers (with the four sides) don't handle the edges of nails very well, so I find these other buffers a happy medium.
- Sorry about the crappy video quality. I'm hoping that in two-three months there will be a dramatic improvement!
- My almond here isn't that pointy, but it would have messed up my oval nails if I had made them more so.
- Sawing/going both ways. I'm kind of anticipating a bit of backlash about me showing this as an option... hopefully I'm wrong! Since this is my own video I'm quite happy to say/show that I DO "saw" my nails and my nails are REALLY healthy. And long. And strong. I've done 20 hours of gardening and wood-moving this week and they're still perfecto.
- Yes, I'm qualified, and was told in my training that going back and forth is okay - if the file is the right grit! I know that training does vary and that there are different rules for different countries, but this works for me.
- Remember to take a step back when you're shaping your nails and check they're looking even.

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[ariannemilosavljevic]

There's different kinds of NAIL I am so bad at this

[scolby]

I've just started growing my nails after a lifetime of biting them thus was really useful as I never knew how to file them properly and I realised I have purchased the wrong nail file Just subscribed

[MojoPyxyiKiza]

I've been trying to file my nails round for years! This is the first video that has helped! I did it perfectly this time!

[Todomo]

i have been doing this so wrong. I wanted almond so I just kept filing the sides of the nail trying to round it off, but it wasn’t doing anything. It makes so much sense to do it from underneath because of the arch. thank you for teaching that.

[sarakelly]

You are the I have been trying to do this right for so long and because of you, my nails do not bother me anymore. I have recently stopped biting them and I think the reason why I bit them was because I had no idea how to maintain them where they would not bother me in my day to day tasks. Thank you!!

[skyxqueen-gaming]

I saw simplynailogical's video about filing (holo fam), and she totally said that going back and forth while filing can lead your nails to breaking much easier, and make your nail look rigged :)

[onionfetus]

where's my crooked finger gang at?



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*Ok I am alone.*

[sivanirumskn]

I hav square in 3 nails n oval in 2nails😭😬😂

[gellgell]

The hardest thing to do with nails is...




GROWING THEM 😂

[Jen]

Thanks so much for this video. For anyone who has very strong nails, or is already in the habit of taking good care of their nails, this video probably seems pretty obvious to them, haha.
But, I am honestly not very good at filing my nails, and they tend to be thin, weak, and flimsy. So for me personally, this video has been a total godsend!!! You went over all of the the fundamentals step by step, and I just really appreciate it. 🤗❤🤗 Thank you!!

[em-ily]

Thank you, this was very helpful! Too bad I messed up one of my nails before coming across your video, but the rest of them look great (and luckily, they grow pretty fast!).

[asilia]

I tried this and I literally nailed it! I love my new almond nails!

[aivytm]

My shape of nails before I filed it:





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[barbarabarth]

Excited to try her technique. I have never done squoval, but I think they look great... so I'm giving it a go!!!

[clcovill]

Oh god, I always just filed one side then the other until my nails got pointy--I didn't know that just filing underneath worked, but I guess that makes sense!  Thank you!

[JaniBoum]

This video is also very helpful! I've been doing my nails for twenty years now (OMG!!! Am I really that old?!) but I always struggled with filing. I am glad I found your channel! 😍

[ashilicious]

2:28 Almond
3:24 Oval
5:00 Squoval

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[rhiannonbassett]

Turns out I've been shaping my nails wrong for years. Thank you!!

[mahyarahimi]

My nails are as hard as yours and it was a perfect method for almond shaping. Thank you my wish came true ;)

[FeenstaubCupcake]

Ok but why are your hands and nails so beautiful. Even if i'd do everything right and would file my nails perfectly, it wouldn't look ass beautifully as your hands/nails