How To File Down Long Acrylic Nails At Home
Cut and file it down to match your other nails apply a coat of.
How to file down long acrylic nails at home. After you cut your acrylic nails they will likely be thicker than you want. However if you opt for DIY you will need to be very careful to prevent them from cracking or damaging. I had my nails done yesterdaywith fake acrylic nails and after a day have decided they are a bit too long for me.
Your nail should now feel even look dull no longer shiney. Once you feel its all even take nail buffer buffer where you filed. Yes just file them down to a more manageable length - itll be fine.
Thin out your nails using a nail file or motorized nail grinder. Rub with your nail to determine how much filing it needs. Hold the tip down for 10 seconds to allow the glue to dry.
Run the nail file over the top of the fake nails and file them until they are in line with your natural fingernails. Long nails make my fingertips claustrophobic so I file the falsies every few days to keep them really short. If you are desperate to cover up an unsightly ridge then file the fake nails down.
You do not have to file entire nail just where youre evening them out. Yes you can file them i think they look better shorter as well. Be sure to file the sides.
Make sure you dont file the natural nail because you can make a groove in the natural nail you dont want. Apply moisturizer to the nails and skin in order to rehydrate the nails which may dry out from the acetone. Push acrylic softly off the natural nail with an orange nail stick.