How do YOU file the natural nail?

[Coppertop]

Do you go from side to center or back and forth?

 

[Missy G]

Ouch, most definantly on the natural nail from side to centre,to n fro is ok on the end of an extensionxxx

 

[IllumeGirl]

am i right that now its acceptable to file back and forth? Kinda like potaoes used to be bad for you, but now they are great,lol.

 

[ValencianNails]

am i right that now its acceptable to file back and forth?

Free the edge man...

I then shape the free edge of the natural nail plate with a 240 grit abrasive (Kanga board).

Before you ask (and I knew you would)… no, I don’t file side to centre. The reason being is that derms are now suggesting that using gentle motions and a gentle abrasive in a back and forth direction on the natural nail free edge actually helps to prevent splitting and peeling of the natural nail plate.

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-application/3007-perfect-preparation.html

hth's

 

[dee]

i was trained years ago and still always go side to centre , lol , i know the new files are millions times better but old habits and that :lol:

 

[geeg]

There is nothing wrong with old habits (as long as they are safe habits).

It is perfectly acceptable to file gently in a back and forth motion with todays fine abrasives.

It is also perfectly acceptable to do it in the old fashioned way (and sometimes a more symetrical shape is acheived in this way too).

So take your pick.

 

[blossom]

Good to know we have a choice :green:

However since the question was "what do you do" and not "what should you do", lol, just for the record, I tend to go side to centre. :lol:

 

[Coppertop]

Well i too go from side to centre unless i am taking quite a bit of length off then i go back and forth, then side to centre to finnish as i manage to get a more uniform shape

 

[geeg]

Well i too go from side to centre unless i am taking quite a bit of length off then i go back and forth, then side to centre to finnish as i manage to get a more uniform shape

I do exactly the same.

 

[talented talons]

I do the same as Geeg too, only side to side to get off some length, then side to centre.

 

[leah82]

Well i too go from side to centre unless i am taking quite a bit of length off then i go back and forth, then side to centre to finnish as i manage to get a more uniform shape

Same here too, so a bit of both!!

 

[IllumeGirl]

hth's

thanks sandi, thought i read that on here. x