Place the fingertips of one hand in the warm, soapy water. After about 30 seconds, remove your hand and dry it off well. With your file, file in one direction only for strength and to avoid peeling nails. I recommend a length no more than 1/3 of the length of your nail bed, and a shape that is relatively flat on top with slightly rounded edges. The ideal shape of your nails should approximate the shape of your cuticles. Turn your file on its side and do a quick scrape of the underside of your nail edge to remove “fuzzies,” then bevel the nail edge slightly by running the file lightly across the underside of the nail edge. Look at your nails from behind (palm facing you, fingertips up), and you can see much easier which nails might need to be shortened to match the others. Repeat with other hand.
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