6 Essential Nail Tools You Should Know About

Many people often use a nice pair of hands and clean nails as a basis for judging the first impression of others. Before applying nail polish is vital to have clean and neatly trimmed nails. Therefore, we will present this article on 6 essential nail tools to complete your manicure routine.

1. Nail Clippers

Nail clippers are one of the most basic nail care tools that everyone should have. Despite the familiarity of this tool, there are a few things that require attention. Before trimming nails, we should wash our hands and use nail clippers to trim them to the length we need. Remember that you should not cut too deep when cutting nails, whether you use straight nail cutters or beveled nail clippers. If you cut your nails deeper for a long time, the nail bed will become shorter and shorter, affecting your nails' appearance.

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2. Nail Files

After trimming your nails, you may find that the edges of your nails are not smooth enough, which is when you need to use a nail file. Use emery files to polish your nails until you achieve the desired shape. With the file at a 45°or 60°angle to the nail edge, sand from the bottom up, following a certain arc until the nail is smooth and round.

3. Nail Buffer

A soft nail buffer can polish the uneven surface of the nail. Usually, 220-280G of fine particles can eliminate the visible bump and make the nail look shinier. However, if you want to make the nail surface look brighter, use the buffer sponge appropriately. Be careful when performing this process, as over-polishing may cause the nail to become too thin, which may damage the fingertips or even the skin underneath.

4. Cuticle Nippers

In addition to trimming your nails, you also need to remove the dead skin around your nails. Use a cuticle trimmer to cut away the cuticles to make your fingers look nice and neat. Be careful not to pull when using the nail nippers. They should be cut directly to avoid damaging the skin of your fingers.

5. Dead Skin Fork

Another ideal tool for dead skin on both sides of the nail is the fork, which is used to trim in the direction of the fingertips. It is important not to trim back and forth with force to avoid hurting the healthy skin of the fingertips.

6. Cuticle Pusher

Nail salons commonly use mostly steel push sticks. The flat oval side of the finger will be aging finger skin to the palm direction to push, to make the nail cover look slender. Then use the scraper on the other end to scrape the cuticles left on the nail.

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