Nail art canes are a force to be reckoned with in the nail care industry. They provide access to professional looking designs in less time and with more precision than other methods. But how do you slice them into pieces that will work on your client's nails?



In order to use these canes in your nail art you need to have a special knife on hand that is designed to cut through their ceramic surface. But be careful! These knives are sharp and are no fun to be cut by. Nail art canes are typically five to six centimetres long and five millimetres in diameter, meaning that you can cut anywhere between fifty and one hundred slices from a single cane.

Needless to say, a single cane could last some time if cut and stored properly.

We also offer the option of purchasing precut nail art cane pieces, but we always recommend that you cut your own pieces for a few reasons:

• Using uncut canes allows you to choose the thickness of each piece, which is quite an advantage if you work with several different types of nail surfaces. You can cut thicker slices for artificial nails and thinner ones for natural nails.

• Buying whole canes will save you money since you can get up to one hundred slices from a single cane.

• When you control the thickness of your slices this makes filing easier and reduces the danger of over-filing.

• Slices cut manually can be made thin enough to work even with abnormally curvy nails.

Be warned, the method that I am about to show you for slicing nail art canes is NOT the only method. Everyone these days seems to have their own. However, I've been in this business for a fairly long time, and this method honestly works the best. It may take a little practice, but you should be cutting like a pro in no time.

Alright, now let's get down to business. Here's how the process works:


Step 1 – First, hold the cane tightly in your palm making sure that its end faces directly upwards.


Step 2 – Cause your hands to look roughly like the positioning in the photograph. As you do this, make sure that your hands are resting on some stable surface like a table or counter.


Step 3 – Slowly start to make a small incision in the cane according to the appropriate thickness. Now, hold the blade perfectly still. You aren't going to move the blade at all during the cutting process, it should remain completely stationary. Instead, begin moving the cane itself into the blade as your rotate it slowly. Ever so gently cut through the width of the cane.


LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE! – As you can see, the manually sliced piece pictured above is much thinner than the precut piece pictured below, making it perfect for use even with natural nails.


NOTE! You need to use plaster tape on your fingers throughout this entire process. For safety's sake, there is really no exception to this rule. With such a sharp blade, you need some protection for your fingers.