Tips to Use Polishing Strips & Nail Files and their Differences

Among the nail art tools, polishing strips and nail files are two highly used nail art tools. Whether you are doing your own nail art at home or going to a nail salon, you are inseparable from polishing strips and nail files. The joint effect of the two is to polish and polish the nails and keep the nails beautiful! However, how should polishing strips and nail files be used and which should be used first?

The difference between polishing strips and nail files

If you often go to nail salons for manicures, you must have noticed that manicurists usually take out polishing strips and nail files from the mini file set to help customers modify their nails, and then apply nail polish. They are usually relatively mini. Polishing strips and nail files sound very similar, but their appearance and usage are very different. Their specific differences are as follows:

Definition of polishing strips and nail files

A manicure tool used to polish your nails, with which you can make your nails look glossy as if they were varnished. In addition to polishing strips, there are other polishing tools on the market called polishing blocks, which serve the same purpose, except that the polishing strip has two sides, while the polishing block has four sides.

A nail file is a manicure tool used to modify the shape of the nails. If your nails are in a 90-degree shape, use a mini flat file to polish the edges of the nails to make the shape of nails rounder and smoother. The surface of the nail file has abrasive particles, which are relatively coarse, so it cannot be used on the surface of the nail, but only on the edge of the nail.

Ways of using polishing strips and nail files

Although you have gotten the difference between polishing strips and nail files, polishing strips and nail files look small, but they are very delicate to use. How are they used specifically?

The polishing strip generally has two sides, thick and thin. The rough side is used to polish the nails, while the fine side is used to polish the nails, so the order of use is to polish first and then polish. But no matter which surface is used, it must be in the same direction, that is, from the root of the nail to the extension of the nail, and grinding and polishing cannot rub back and forth.

The nail file should also be used very carefully. The user should polish the edge of the nail horizontally from both sides to the middle. At the same time, the surface of the nail file should be inclined to the side of the lower finger pulp, so that the burrs on the edge of the nail can be quickly polished.

Can polishing strips and nail files be used frequently?

Among the dazzling manicure tools, some tools need to be used frequently, but some tools need to be used as little as possible, and only when used properly will they bring benefits to the nails. So are polishing strips and nail files commonly used? If not, what should be paid attention to?

Frequency of use of polishing strips and nail files

Generally, polishing strips are not commonly used. Because the polishing strip needs to polish the surface of the nail, if it is used frequently, the thickness of the nail will become thinner and thinner! Nails that are too thin are equivalent to losing their natural barrier, and their resistance to external bacteria, fungi, and microorganisms is greatly reduced, resulting in nail inflammation. Therefore, the polishing strip can be used appropriately during a manicure, but it must not be used too frequently.

Nail files are manicure tools, but they can be commonly used. After all, there may be burrs on the edges of a girl's nails from time to time, or the shape is not beautiful enough. At this time, the nail file comes in handy. It is worth noting that the nail file must not be ground on the surface of the nail.

Which to use first, polishing strip or nail file?

According to the order of nail art, the nail file should be used first, and then the polishing strip should be used. Because nail files belong to the scope of manicure, and polishing strips belong to the scope of manicure, of course, manicure first and then a manicure. Once you've rounded the edges and corners of your nails, polish the surface of your nails and paint them.

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