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DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME GOING BACK TO THE SALON!
Okay girls! We pay so much $$$ on our manicures to only last us, what? a few weeks? & even more money on maintaining your mani by getting fills, a whole new set, etc. Well, NOT ANYMORE! keep your money & try this out!

Instead of going through the pain of taking them off, why not file the base down thin enough to blend in with your natural nail, give them a nice paint-job, & all in the comfort of your own home?!
It's worth a shot & a HUGE money saver.

Posted by CrystalR053 • Published 1st August 2011

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Step 1
Let your nails grow out; leaving the acrylics on. Give them a few weeks until you can't stand to bare with the tackiness of your nail showing.

Mine are just above my rising sun, where the shine stops.
Step 2
Take nail file & start filing down where the nail & acrylic meet. Press firmly & file away! Rub with your nail to determine how much filing it needs. Once you feel it's all even, take nail buffer & buffer where you filed.

Your nail should now feel even, look dull & no longer shiney.

*** you do not have to file entire nail, just where you're evening them out! & be sure to file the sides!
Step 3
Next, just take your choice of polish & paint them babies up! Voila, a whole new mani!

When you want to change colors, just simply remove polish with polish remover & apply your next color!

Now, take all the money you saved that you would spend on a whole new mani & go shopping to match your new nails!<3 ENJOY! :)

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Candy Orange · 2 projects 8th January 2013

Heres a tip when you are working with acrylic nails, make sure (very very importent!) you soak or wash them in aclohol just put some in a little dish and soak your nail for a couple seconds.That way there are no germs or anything on them.

have any more qestions just ask me