Category: Nail Care
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What Is a Manicure Set?
A manicure set is a collection of tools used to trim, shape and tidy your nails and the skin that surrounds them. The exact contents vary from set to set, but a basic manicure kit may include things like nail clippers, nail scissors, a nail file, a cuticle pusher and other small grooming tools. Some…
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What Is a Cuticle Oil Pen?
A cuticle oil pen is a portable applicator you can use to apply oil to the cuticles and the skin around your nails. It usually contains a blend of oils inside a pen-shaped container with a brush or soft tip at one end. Cuticle oil helps to moisturise dry skin around the nails and can…
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What is Nail File Grit?
Nail file grit describes how coarse or fine the surface of a nail file is. The grit number tells you how many abrasive particles are in a small area of the file. A lower grit number means the file is coarser and removes material more quickly. A higher number means the file is finer and…
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Can I Use Sandpaper Instead of an Emery Board?
Whilst you technically could try using very fine sandpaper to smooth the edge of a rough nail, hardware sandpaper really isn’t the best option. Sandpaper is sold in a number of different grits and very coarse paper may be hard to use and even damage your nails. A proper emery board or nail file is…
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Should You File Nails Wet or Dry?
Filing your nails seems like a no brainer, but it can make a difference whether your nails are wet or dry. It’s usually better to file nails when they are dry, as they are more firm and therefore easier to shape as you wish. Why Are Dry Nails Easier to File? Dry nails hold their…
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What is the Free Edge of the Nail?
The free edge of the nail is the part that grows past the fingertip, in other words, the part that you can actually cut and access to clean under. It’s the part that people trim, file, or shape. It is called the free edge because it is not attached to the nail bed, as the…
