- Wash hands and prep nails to be filed.
- Use medium grit to remove the length of your nail. If your nails are long and you want to shorten them considerably, use a nail clipper first, working outside-in. File any remaining length.
- Use fine grit to smooth and shape the nail edge into your desired nail shape.
- Always file from the edge to the centre of the nail, using long smooth strokes in one direction only.