This is my porn, i love watching and seeing finish filing lol I have watched each of your videos since you first started the series and i've never thanked you on how aware and conscious you are on how everything looks on camera. To the colour of the background against a clear nail, the angles you use, to your hand placement behind something so we can see things clearly. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It's what forms a part of why these videos are so darn good!
This is the video I've been looking for for years. In particular, the side hump at 2:15 is my NEMESIS. I have really small nail beds and wear active length, so even a small hump makes my nails look squat. I've always had trouble seeing it until my nails were finished, so I really appreciate you showing how to check for that, not just correct it.
Elizabeth, you are an amazing educator. I was recently looking up Yelp reviews of local salons and despairing at the negative reviews and mediocre looking work. I realized I can totally do my nails better, with better technique and sanitation practices. The homemade nail cleanser solved all my lifting problems, and now I'm able to do my own overlays and backfills! Thank you, thank you! I'm ready to tackle extensions.
Best filing tutorial on TH-cam!! Ty for this video. It was so hard to find an informative video that really TEACHES me how to file the correct waY. And why you do what you do.
Thanks to your videos I have managed to do my own nails without any nicks or cuts to my finger and have also managed to manually file and shape and finish my nails by hand. I have learnt so much from watching you. Many thanks 🙏🏼
I have watched so many videos on filing nails but you explain it so well, every stroke has a purpose, thank you so much for taking the time to teach us the correct way to shape a nail.
Your videos have taught me how to do my nails at home properly, and I'm SO grateful. I've been doing my nails for about a year now and just knew that if I came back and rewatched your videos, I would pick up more than I did during the first round. I love the finish-file process but my nails wouldn't look right and I couldn't figure out why. This has been ILLUMINATINGGG. Thank you for creating this content!!!
I have watched this video so many times! When I’m doing my nails, I always have my iPad in easy reach set to your channel so I can refresh! Love this channel and your website!
I love the way you explain and show us how to do this. You even slowed the filing down. Thank you! I have watched so many people Tryon to teach how to finish file but they never slow down and show the angles! Thank you!!!
These 4 educational videos were a game changer for me, thank you so much! I'm a dIYer that started doing my nails about 10 months ago ( it was when i retired from being a nurse, i realised that i can have nails now...!) and i tried different techniques but it was somehow "easier" to do full cover tips. But i never ended up improving and it was fustrating. When i saw these videos and tried to do these techniques on me, it was like a revelation! I think i did a pretty good job on the first time and i know i will improve. I feel i found my way and it is so stimulating, i'm so grateful to you! I just had to let you know! xxx
My mum is doing my nails and she just got her gel and this is helping her understand it before my birthday on Friday because that’s when I’m getting them done
wow another light bulb moment, thank you, finally i am starting to understand! I love your videos. i have done courses specifically on apex placement and finish filing and still come away with questions. i was getting fed up with the cost and not getting what i needed. thank you thank you thank you!
I had a tech slice into a few of my fingies with a file so I really appreciate these vids so I can do it myself. Thank you for existing, these vides are so in-depth.
So happy you've gotten to this step, I struggle with finish filing! I'd love to see other shapes too, I usually go for shortish coffins, and I always have a hard time getting the angles of the sidewalls correct.
You make it look so easy, but I know it’s not. Boy, do I ever struggle with shaping. Thanks for the in-depth demonstration and doing it slowly, which helps tremendously.
Thanks so much for the tutorials.....they help so much. I am only learning so I can do my own nails properly and not damage anything in the process. You are the best teacher I have found and your nails are gorgeous.
I wanted to get my nails done again bc I used to go get acrylic every few weeks, but I just had my 1st baby and cant really affored to go get them done like that anymore and I wanted to do them myself. I didnt want the fake press ons so I found you and I love this! Gel is my answer but no one was showing how to do it from start to finish in detail. I'm trying to learn everything I can b4 I do mine. I can't do acrylic bc of the smell from the monomer. Not good for babies. This will be perfect! Thank you!
Hi Liz:) Yes! I have been practicing all of you techniques and when I compare to my nails from last years pics, they are looking so much better. I have been following your videos closely. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You are an amazing teacher
That was awesome! School taught us to file the nail on the sides but not HOW to file the nails on the side! I absolutely love your series and have learned so much! Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finish filing is something I have struggled with and you have answered every question I had. Your videos are so well done and you explain everything clearly. I look forward to the videos to come. Liz you rock.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This is THE video I’ve needed to see for such a long time. Perfecting the shaping of an apex and the sidewalls. Love your channel as well 💞
Damn girl, you make this whole process look easy ,flawless! I'm an old acrylic gal, so I'm learning gels now as I've become allergic to monomers! GEL IS TOUGH! HARD TO SEE! but I have to keep trying!
Thank you so much for all your videos! For the first time my nails are shaped correctly and look amazing! I do my own nails and am self taught not interested in doing other people's nails. You take such care to explain 💜 I won't lie when I see dust on your fingers and you are zoomed in all I want to do is blow the dust off🤣 feel a bit like an idiot wanting to blow my phone.
Thank you so much for your superb tutorials, they are so in-depth and e plain every aspect of the procedure. They have helped me so much but I to would love some detailed filing techniques for different nail shapes.
New subscriber here! I’ve always been a big fan of Suzie over at Nail Career Education nd have been hooked on her! I just stumbled onto your channel today and have been blown away by how much I’ve learned in the little time I’ve spent watching some of your videos! Seriously you have a real gift for explaining techniques in a way that’s easy to understand ! I’m also a big fan of how you take the time to explain WHY you do things the way you do instead of just saying “just do steps 1,2,3,4”.. I know everyone learns differently but I feel like most people really take to and retain information better when they know the “why” behind it! Anyway I’m done blabbing!lol just wanted to say I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos and you have a new subscriber (w/ the alerts turned on! 🚨)
Omg! AWESOME like always. I’m having a real nightmare with filing before gel color application. Even though I try to follow all your steps and have very light hand, when I finish filing I see the nail looks okay, but once I apply the gel polish, I can see lines or little gaps; so I was wondering, can we buff after filing and before gel? If so, what would be the grit size?. Also before gel polish application on natural nails, I buff with an arbor sanding band (medium) to a very low speed and light pressure, but once I apply the base coat and then the gel polish, I can see some little dots (not lints, it’s more like the small particles of the natural nail after buffing with the efile), so To avoid that I’ve been using a rubber base coat, because due to the high viscosity, those small particles are hidden before I apply gel polish. I was wondering if it’s better to use a hand buffer for the preparation (180) rather than the arbor band. Or if I’m just doing things wrong. Thank you for being amazing as always, and for helping us all the time with your videos and answers.
Here's my tip 😃, I use a metal nail file to do the side walls this way nothing flakes off from the emery board, and I get a nice clean smooth line and I can clean up underneath as well.
I'm SCREAMING!! I'm fairly new to builder gel (I've done it maybe 2 or 3 times?) and you're sooooo good at finish filing! I can't wait to get an efile to speed it up
Thanks for this, I been searching for some answers on the proper way to file sidewalls that I can understand without all the technicals. So thank you again 🤣😁
Wow. Serious attention to detail, I love it. 😍 Especially the sidewall area. Are the sidewall filing instructions only for gel nails, or can be used for natural nails too? 💅🏼 Thanks!
I did these on myself and for the first time today. Watched your other videos but not this one. My nails looked fine, but after base, color and top, I can see they were too bulky. My next day off I'm going to try to fix them and do a better shape!
Just what I was looking for. A good piece of filing. Thanks for yet another great video. A request - what to do with crooked fingers? Correct the nails to make the finger look more straight? A how?
A few questions: can an e-file be used...also how long does this last...do you fill in, and can regular nail polish be used. Excuse me if theses questions have already been answered...you are a great teacher.Thanks again
Hi Liz, can you pls do a detailed video on how to use a nail file. The correct angles to use when filing. When I file, it takes me a long time to get that chalky look because I can't figure out the correct position my file needs to be to reach certain sections. Normally by the time im done filing, I end up removing to much product or filing off to much of my natural nail if im prepping.
Thanks so much for such a through explanation for the extension, one question about extension length when doing a whole set, should all 5 extensions to be the same length or only the middle three nails? What would be a rule to follow in deciding the relative length between thumb nail to the middle three and the pinky nails. Thanks very much.
Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much for all these great videos. I've learned so much from watching them. But I'm still not clear on pinching. Like how long you do it, when and where exactly do you pinch? Could you please do a video show how? Thank you in advance. 😊
Can you possibly show how you would do your finish filing using an electric file? I know that gel is soft and pretty easy to hand file but hand filing each nail can be time consuming for those who haven't gotten our application perfect yet. Since my extensions are not smooth I end up using an extra fine ceramic bit in my electric file. I just want to see an example of how you might do that for some tips on doing a better job.
I just love your videos they are so informative thank you I’m just doing my diploma in nail tech I’ve learned so much by your videos thank you so much I just hope I pass 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻😊😊😊😊
Thank you 🙏🏻 finally I realise why I get little notches 🤦♀️ I would love to know how to get that balance between a beautiful finished filed nail and not ruining that shape when applying hard gel (I use LE hard gels). Sometimes I find I lose my shaping once my colour goes on, especially if I do 2 coats (buttercreams not so much)
This is my porn, i love watching and seeing finish filing lol I have watched each of your videos since you first started the series and i've never thanked you on how aware and conscious you are on how everything looks on camera. To the colour of the background against a clear nail, the angles you use, to your hand placement behind something so we can see things clearly. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It's what forms a part of why these videos are so darn good!
I couldn't say better! I feel the same way! Thanks!!!
You are literally the best teacher ive ever heard, and i heard alot 🇮🇱😘
LOL I keep sharing this video on all the big nail groups. It's really helping a ton of people!!
This is the video I've been looking for for years. In particular, the side hump at 2:15 is my NEMESIS. I have really small nail beds and wear active length, so even a small hump makes my nails look squat. I've always had trouble seeing it until my nails were finished, so I really appreciate you showing how to check for that, not just correct it.
Elizabeth, you are an amazing educator. I was recently looking up Yelp reviews of local salons and despairing at the negative reviews and mediocre looking work. I realized I can totally do my nails better, with better technique and sanitation practices. The homemade nail cleanser solved all my lifting problems, and now I'm able to do my own overlays and backfills! Thank you, thank you! I'm ready to tackle extensions.
Best filing tutorial on TH-cam!!
Ty for this video. It was so hard to find an informative video that really TEACHES me how to file the correct waY. And why you do what you do.
Thanks to your videos I have managed to do my own nails without any nicks or cuts to my finger and have also managed to manually file and shape and finish my nails by hand. I have learnt so much from watching you. Many thanks 🙏🏼
That's great!
One of the BEST explanations of finish filing I have ever seen!👍👍👍💖💖💖 Looking forward to your videos on the sculpting of other shapes. Thank you!😘
I have watched so many videos on filing nails but you explain it so well, every stroke has a purpose, thank you so much for taking the time to teach us the correct way to shape a nail.
You are absolute best at describing this stuff. Period
Your videos have taught me how to do my nails at home properly, and I'm SO grateful. I've been doing my nails for about a year now and just knew that if I came back and rewatched your videos, I would pick up more than I did during the first round. I love the finish-file process but my nails wouldn't look right and I couldn't figure out why. This has been ILLUMINATINGGG. Thank you for creating this content!!!
Woow your explanation is simply the best
I love it,best teacher😘
I have watched this video so many times! When I’m doing my nails, I always have my iPad in easy reach set to your channel so I can refresh! Love this channel and your website!
Me too
I love the way you explain and show us how to do this. You even slowed the filing down. Thank you! I have watched so many people Tryon to teach how to finish file but they never slow down and show the angles! Thank you!!!
These 4 educational videos were a game changer for me, thank you so much! I'm a dIYer that started doing my nails about 10 months ago ( it was when i retired from being a nurse, i realised that i can have nails now...!) and i tried different techniques but it was somehow "easier" to do full cover tips. But i never ended up improving and it was fustrating. When i saw these videos and tried to do these techniques on me, it was like a revelation! I think i did a pretty good job on the first time and i know i will improve. I feel i found my way and it is so stimulating, i'm so grateful to you! I just had to let you know! xxx
My mum is doing my nails and she just got her gel and this is helping her understand it before my birthday on Friday because that’s when I’m getting them done
The most well explained way to file your nails. Thank You!!
wow another light bulb moment, thank you, finally i am starting to understand! I love your videos. i have done courses specifically on apex placement and finish filing and still come away with questions. i was getting fed up with the cost and not getting what i needed. thank you thank you thank you!
I had a tech slice into a few of my fingies with a file so I really appreciate these vids so I can do it myself. Thank you for existing, these vides are so in-depth.
This really helps me understand filing. I know now why I get that rounded edge at the tip of my nail. Thanks so much Liz.
So happy you've gotten to this step, I struggle with finish filing! I'd love to see other shapes too, I usually go for shortish coffins, and I always have a hard time getting the angles of the sidewalls correct.
You make it look so easy, but I know it’s not. Boy, do I ever struggle with shaping. Thanks for the in-depth demonstration and doing it slowly, which helps tremendously.
You are the best! I spent a lot of money for courses in Slovenia,but noone teach me all those details.
Thank you for this!
Yes!!!Please do the E-File tutorial!!You really help me a lot in understanding how to file the nail!
LOVE how you show EXACTLY how and what you're working on!!! Missing on other videos.
Thanks so much for the tutorials.....they help so much. I am only learning so I can do my own nails properly and not damage anything in the process. You are the best teacher I have found and your nails are gorgeous.
I wanted to get my nails done again bc I used to go get acrylic every few weeks, but I just had my 1st baby and cant really affored to go get them done like that anymore and I wanted to do them myself. I didnt want the fake press ons so I found you and I love this! Gel is my answer but no one was showing how to do it from start to finish in detail. I'm trying to learn everything I can b4 I do mine. I can't do acrylic bc of the smell from the monomer. Not good for babies. This will be perfect! Thank you!
That is such a gorgeous and perfect extension! I love and soooo appreciate how you explain things.
Thank you so much for the video. I had a major “aha” moment as to what is was doing and what it’s the correct way to shape the sidewalls
I love the idea that you mentioned the European style as well.
Excellent demo, detailed and slow. Now I know why I create notches some times. Thanks 😀
Same here, couldn't figure where goddamn notches came from but now I'm enlightened 😁🤘
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Just wanted to say that I love you. This right here is the secret for perfect straight lines
Hi Liz:) Yes! I have been practicing all of you techniques and when I compare to my nails from last years pics, they are looking so much better. I have been following your videos closely. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. You are an amazing teacher
Greetings from Warsaw💕
I did my first own set of gel nails thanks to you! Thank you for your content! ☺️
Thank you for sharing !! Always good to watch to refresh ones memory!! Can't wait for the next vid!! 🤗💞💅🏼🇿🇦
That was awesome! School taught us to file the nail on the sides but not HOW to file the nails on the side! I absolutely love your series and have learned so much! Thank you!
Can you do something like this but for sculpting the different shapes? Or even tips, i need help with my shaping period!
Yes!! You absolutely have the most detailed tutorials around. I would love the see video/s like this for all the nail shapes
yes please!
Yes, please!!! And on a natural nail, it would be great to understand the basics of filing ❤️
That would be amazing if she would
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finish filing is something I have struggled with and you have answered every question I had. Your videos are so well done and you explain everything clearly. I look forward to the videos to come. Liz you rock.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This is THE video I’ve needed to see for such a long time. Perfecting the shaping of an apex and the sidewalls. Love your channel as well 💞
Very clear tutorial. Thanks
Thank you for this video! I need help with shaping and you taking your time to show how it’s done is so helpful!
This was the best explanation and detailed process to finish filing I’ve ever heard/watched. Thank you soooo much!
You're very good at instruction. You should totally teach this stuff professionally. You've got a great voice for it, your tone is nice.
She does teach professionally. :)
It's one perfect nail! Beautiful!
Re-watching some of your videos especially this 3 parter with the types of viscosity's, application and this one. Such great tutorials 😀
Thank you I love videos on shaping I feel like no one ever makes videos for filing properly 💕
Damn girl, you make this whole process look easy ,flawless! I'm an old acrylic gal, so I'm learning gels now as I've become allergic to monomers! GEL IS TOUGH! HARD TO SEE! but I have to keep trying!
Thank you so much for all your videos! For the first time my nails are shaped correctly and look amazing! I do my own nails and am self taught not interested in doing other people's nails. You take such care to explain 💜 I won't lie when I see dust on your fingers and you are zoomed in all I want to do is blow the dust off🤣 feel a bit like an idiot wanting to blow my phone.
Thank you so much for your superb tutorials, they are so in-depth and e plain every aspect of the procedure. They have helped me so much but I to would love some detailed filing techniques for different nail shapes.
High quality education right here :) Thanks Liz. x
New subscriber here! I’ve always been a big fan of Suzie over at Nail Career Education nd have been hooked on her! I just stumbled onto your channel today and have been blown away by how much I’ve learned in the little time I’ve spent watching some of your videos! Seriously you have a real gift for explaining techniques in a way that’s easy to understand ! I’m also a big fan of how you take the time to explain WHY you do things the way you do instead of just saying “just do steps 1,2,3,4”.. I know everyone learns differently but I feel like most people really take to and retain information better when they know the “why” behind it! Anyway I’m done blabbing!lol just wanted to say I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos and you have a new subscriber (w/ the alerts turned on! 🚨)
This video changed my nail life 😍
Omg! AWESOME like always. I’m having a real nightmare with filing before gel color application. Even though I try to follow all your steps and have very light hand, when I finish filing I see the nail looks okay, but once I apply the gel polish, I can see lines or little gaps; so I was wondering, can we buff after filing and before gel? If so, what would be the grit size?.
Also before gel polish application on natural nails, I buff with an arbor sanding band (medium) to a very low speed and light pressure, but once I apply the base coat and then the gel polish, I can see some little dots (not lints, it’s more like the small particles of the natural nail after buffing with the efile), so To avoid that I’ve been using a rubber base coat, because due to the high viscosity, those small particles are hidden before I apply gel polish. I was wondering if it’s better to use a hand buffer for the preparation (180) rather than the arbor band. Or if I’m just doing things wrong. Thank you for being amazing as always, and for helping us all the time with your videos and answers.
Absolutely perfect nail your instructions are so thorough thank you!
I’m totally loving this detailed back to basics series of tutorials ❤️👍 Thank you so much it’s helping me perfect my services such a lot. Xx
Here's my tip 😃, I use a metal nail file to do the side walls this way nothing flakes off from the emery board, and I get a nice clean smooth line and I can clean up underneath as well.
Best tutorial 👌💓
So satisfying! Ugh so beautiful I want to cry :')
I'm SCREAMING!! I'm fairly new to builder gel (I've done it maybe 2 or 3 times?) and you're sooooo good at finish filing! I can't wait to get an efile to speed it up
Thanks for this, I been searching for some answers on the proper way to file sidewalls that I can understand without all the technicals. So thank you again 🤣😁
Thanks best video I’ve seen so far , I can’t wait to try again.
your technique is great def changing my filing technique love your training videos theyv helped me so much look fwd to watching more 💕💕
Absolutely beautiful. Such a helpful tutorial for us beginners, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Wow i love the detailed instruction you give👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
This was a great tutorial! All 3 of them were so informative and helped me a great deal. Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow. Serious attention to detail, I love it. 😍 Especially the sidewall area. Are the sidewall filing instructions only for gel nails, or can be used for natural nails too? 💅🏼 Thanks!
I did these on myself and for the first time today. Watched your other videos but not this one. My nails looked fine, but after base, color and top, I can see they were too bulky. My next day off I'm going to try to fix them and do a better shape!
I can't thank you enough for your channel Wish I would have found you sooner
I loved it! It looks soooo real and beautiful. Thank you so very much. 😘
Great tutorial. Thank you I have been waiting for this one. Awesome job as always.
Just what I was looking for. A good piece of filing. Thanks for yet another great video.
A request - what to do with crooked fingers? Correct the nails to make the finger look more straight? A how?
Another amazing learning experience. You are an awesome teacher. Thanks so much for your advice. 💖
Ahhh thank you thank you. My side walls always tend to fan out, this video is very helpful
Thank you!! Soooo much useful and needed information.
I get better with every video, thankssss :)
Thank you!
It’s been a while I wanted square nails, but dang this looks gorgeous!
A few questions: can an e-file be used...also how long does this last...do you fill in, and can regular nail polish be used. Excuse me if theses questions have already been answered...you are a great teacher.Thanks again
Hi Liz, can you pls do a detailed video on how to use a nail file. The correct angles to use when filing. When I file, it takes me a long time to get that chalky look because I can't figure out the correct position my file needs to be to reach certain sections. Normally by the time im done filing, I end up removing to much product or filing off to much of my natural nail if im prepping.
Every night I watch you video and so I'm learning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤❤❤❤😘😘😘
I love your videos! They really help me out a lot :)
These are great lessons! Thank you 💜
Thanks so much for such a through explanation for the extension, one question about extension length when doing a whole set, should all 5 extensions to be the same length or only the middle three nails? What would be a rule to follow in deciding the relative length between thumb nail to the middle three and the pinky nails. Thanks very much.
Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much for all these great videos. I've learned so much from watching them. But I'm still not clear on pinching. Like how long you do it, when and where exactly do you pinch? Could you please do a video show how? Thank you in advance. 😊
This looks so perfect !
I love this! Just subscribed
Gawd I love your videos! Would love to see other shapes as well
Very nice, good hints too
love, love, love your vids!!!!
Can you possibly show how you would do your finish filing using an electric file? I know that gel is soft and pretty easy to hand file but hand filing each nail can be time consuming for those who haven't gotten our application perfect yet. Since my extensions are not smooth I end up using an extra fine ceramic bit in my electric file. I just want to see an example of how you might do that for some tips on doing a better job.
I just love your videos they are so informative thank you I’m just doing my diploma in nail tech I’ve learned so much by your videos thank you so much I just hope I pass 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻😊😊😊😊
So helpful! Thank you!!
Thank you 🙏🏻 finally I realise why I get little notches 🤦♀️ I would love to know how to get that balance between a beautiful finished filed nail and not ruining that shape when applying hard gel (I use LE hard gels). Sometimes I find I lose my shaping once my colour goes on, especially if I do 2 coats (buttercreams not so much)
Same here. I'm sure she'll get to that. Love her step by step approach to teaching. Glad I'm not the only one having this issue.
WOW !! great explenation! Thank you
Thank you! This was very helpful😍
Brilliant 👌can't wait until what you show us next? learn a lot n definitely going to practice how you show how to do things thank you 😊
雖然看到睡著，但還是看了好幾遍，講得很詳細，謝謝分享！
just subscribed, where have you been all my life? what was i doing?! thanks so much for this detail
Great video. So helpful!
Thank you. I do need to learn to file.
Tks Liz once again really helpful 🙌🙌🙌💓