Young Nails president Greg Salo explains the basics of using a nail file, including how to properly hold the file for leverage and how to use the entire surface of the file for efficient finishing.
Ann Chang shows how to file and shape nails using an e-file to speed up your services. She uses the same sanding band that she used to prep the nail and a low e-file speed to buff the acrylic nail.
Whether you use a hand file or an e-file, it’s important to have a process and follow the same steps from nail to nail. These tips will help you learn to file quickly and consistently, finishing fast with nails that look the same from one to the next.
Many salon guests and even some nail professionals are blissfully unaware that nail damage is not incurred by products.
Nail Career Education's Suzie Moskal shows how to hand file an acrylic nail.
Suzie Moskal designs acrylic nails using the traditional french technique with a beautiful twist — almond-shaped acrylic nails with a glitter French. This in-depth step by step tutorial has many great tips.
Suzie Moskal shows how to create oval-shaped nails using a hand file. She also shows how to extend a short nail with acrylic into an oval shape.
Designed to help prevent hand or finger abrasions from the repetitive use of a nail file, the Cosmo Finger Guard for Nail Techs is a lightweight, cut-resistant glove designed by a cosmetologist with comfort and safety in mind.
INM's Rachel uses a variety of INM's files, buffers, finishers, and shiners made from high-quality abrasive materials to show how to properly file an acrylic extension.
Suzie Moskal demonstrates how to create coffin or ballerina-shaped nails. "There are some great tips in this video, including the best way to hold the client's hand when working on their nails," says Moskal.
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