A little off-topic, but if you also needed help with understanding any nail gel (as that's my specialty), I created this free-guide to help you with that paolaponcenails.com/gels101/
This was by far the best nail filing tutorial I have ever seen! I once watched a video on TH-cam and it was this detailed, talking about what to look for in the corners of your eyebrows (to shape) and I nailed it. Looking forward to nailing my nails next 😉😂 thank you Paola!!
@@Wordsoffuel it was an Indian-looking woman giving a tutorial to shape eyebrows using white eyeliner and a hard card (business card or credit card, etc). It was gold!! Can’t remember who did it though
Thanks! I recently broke the habit of biting my nails, and I’ve been struggling with how to take good care of them. Glad to have found a tutorial for short nails, because I love to garden and short nails are perfect for that.
Ah. This is the secret I was looking for. I need to file the sides of the tips of my nails because they're so much wider visually than the part by the cuticle.
This is such a fabby video, thank you! I have nails the fan out ( I call them spade nails 🤭) The longer they are, the worse they look. I would like to refrain from filing the side wall, but dont want them to fan, so im thinking keeping them shorter and rounding the corners a bit more. I guess if I go fairly short then it will give the illusion of more slender nails, but hopefully keep the gentle C curve i have too (which i like!) . I bet youre thinking fanned out with a C curve, is that even possible for nail growth, yep, that's my natural nail before filing!! 🤦♀️ since using a crystal file from Mont-Bleu for a good 8 years and only filing and only in one direction, my nails have faired better for sure! I love how informative your video is, thank you so much. Have a blessed day 🕊
I watched this (of course) after painting my nails and noticing how poorly shaped they are. Next week they will be better after watching the single most informative nail shaping video. Thanks! Update: they look much much better this week! Thank you!
My boyfriend is huge on his nails, and loves taking care of them, and he’s gotta be the worst nail artist I’ve ever seen, so he always has me do it for him or goes to a salon. But neither me or him have ever been too skilled filing our nails and always left splinters or damaged the layers. And I know everyone is saying the same thing but I shit you not, this is the first video I’ve found where normal length nails are shown, and this immediately helped both me and my yassified boyfriebd lmao.
My hyponichuim is so high. Although, I like tapered square, ballerina, etc. my best shape is almond which is also beautiful😊. Shaping almond is difficult on super short nails for me so I start off square then shape them after some they grow out.
This was very helpful! I made a decision to stop having nails applied after 30+ years of acrylic, solar, Shellac, gel, then dip for the last couple. I loved the convenience of not having to fuss with them between appointments and enjoyed that my nails always looked well groomed. With the dip I could go 3-4 weeks between appointments. It is a painful process, at first literally. At close to 4 months a lot of the damage is almost to the end. They are still fragile. I will use this method going forward. I like a soft, natural shape and like the look of a wider nail bed. Have never like the strong square or pointed look. A problem that I am finding after so many years is that I am awful at applying colored nail polish. I used to do a good job before I started getting nails applied. I would appreciate tips for putting on nail polish.
Thanks for doing such a fabulous video. I have never been good at nails and I like to keep them natural, occasionally I will use nail polish. Applying olive oil on them strengthens them, as it calcifies the nails but my nails are naturally dry. You have lovely nails 😊
Hi, Paola! Thank you so much for this tutorial. I absolutely love doing my nails at home, but have never known how to file and shape my nails properly. My nails look like I came from the salon. Wish I could shoot you a picture of the final look. Thanks again! xxM
Paola, I have a question for you. Do you know why nail salons cut the sides of your nails? I feel like this makes them break easily because your sort of detaching the nail from the finger, and in turn the sides of your nails can snag on things and break.You did mention the annoying side tear. This is what I’m referring to.
I never cared about my nails while growing up and hated polish and all that stuff after seeing classmates with chipped colors and polish over the sides of their fingers and the cuticles. In college i had a piano gig requiring me to play three times a week in addition to practice. My nails got messed up. Only recently noticed how short some of my nail beds are. Thanks for the tips on how to keep it simple!
She used orange woodstick to pushing back the cuticles. It's related in my lesson at T.L.E so that I can clean my nails on my own using the materials that I have.
I have lots of issues w/ my nails. 1st off I am not good at fileing my nails but that could be since I rarely file them, 2nd I have always been a nail bitter especially when they get a little longer past the top of my fingers, I have short fingers so my nails are tiny, 3rd I used to chew my nails everyday, end up with sores on the sides of my fingers and very tiny nails sometimes they would bleed. Now the last about 10 yrs or so I haven't bit them as much since I see these instructional videos on what to do and how to keep your nails up. My problem is the dirt gets under my nails far enough to where a tool won't even get the dirt out of underneath the nails so I end up chewing the nails off. Lately I have seen instructional videos on how to take care of your nails like this video. I started using cuticle remover, a tool to remove the cuticle. Honestly I was quite surprised at what I removed since I never used the stuff before, thought it would only work on woman who have nail beds like yours as fas as the length. Now my big issue is wishing I could get my nail bed further back like your nails are or a little further back. I sit back and think Well I have cleaned up the cuticle are but how can I get my nails to go further up the fingers??? Dumbie me also tried fileing my nails on the top so I technically scratched my nails, they aren't soft but more rough feeling. I just wish my nails were quite similar to yours though...
I really appreciate this tutorial for us who prefer short nails! My main issue though is that my middle finger nails look so square naturally compared to the rest. I don't know how you manage your middle finger nails to have the same type of shape as the rest of the nails?
What's the thing you used after the filing was done but before the thing that gets the bits it from under? I realized now I'm the reason for so much splitting. Thank you!
Love this vid. You are a great teacher and explain things so well for those of us who aren’t pros. Kudos! Wish I could get my natural nails done by you! Do you work anywhere close to the DFW area?
This video helped me so much thank you!!!! But i do have a question, do you know how to get rid of the bumps that go down at the top nail part(the white bit) also my nails have lots of white bits in them and its so hard to get out and it makes my nails look very unpleasing
Thank you so much for explaining everything so well! Shaping my nails is my least favorite thing so this will help because now I understand how to do it better.
This video was just what I was looking for. My nails look a lot like yours, so the information was soooo helpful. I also know why I have broken nails now. Do you recommend glass nailfiles? I've bought one, but now I wonder whether it's good for my nails.
Dumb question: Gow long did it take for your nails from the cuticle area to the top of the nail, how long did it take for the nails to grow out? Also with how back the nail is on the skin was that all from pushing and removing the cuticle from the cuticle area? I would love to get my nails looking like this but dont know what route would be my best.
For me this video is to fast and I miss some steps. But maybe is me as I am not really good on shaping my nails. And yes I agree that finally someone who shows video for natural and short nails
Try using blue cross cuticle remover. It is amazing and removes all the dead skin and helps with cuticle care. And always apply a cuticle oil twice a day to help. I'm talking from experience lol I have crazy cuticles lol
Try not to cut cuticles, it’s really important in order to have healthy and pretty looking skin. I only push my cuticles back, sometimes with the edge of my ring. Be gentle and patient. You’re going to see the difference soon.
I really want to know if the pink part of your finger nails grow? Cause mine are so small and oval and some are wide if that makes sense Please I need to know 🙏🙏cause I see all these girls having long nails ( the pink part ) but almost all of them are old I mean 20 or so (I'm 16) so thought maybe my nails will grow up
By any chance do you use a glass nail filer? I want to get my dude nails like this , I’m still not sure if I’m doing the filing of the sides correctly, also this video is awesome, I will definitely try to recreate.
I really want to know if the pink part of your finger nails grow? Cause mine are so small and oval and some are wide if that makes sense Please I need to know 🙏🙏cause I see all these girls having long nails ( the pink part ) but almost all of them are old I mean 20 or so (I'm 16) so thought maybe my nails will grow up
I dont know if your nail bed is gonna grow bigger but i am 22 and my pink part of my nails is still small, smaller than for example in this video. But thats perfectly fine because they still look beautiful and clean if i take care of them, so don’t worry about that, theres no need to honey 💞💓!
When I do it should i file from the top of nail or should i file from the back leaning on my skin? Idk if that makes sense but when I file against my skin so the file is leaning backwards I get tiny layers on the nail
Can you please do a similar video on how to shape and file a stiletto, almost and or coffin nail enhancement?! I also love the tip about using the shape of your cuticles as a reference! So helpful
I think nail length and style depends on your lifestyle. Most of us are working or moms or working moms and we just don't have the lifestyle for long nails. I think this is about making what you do have, beautiful.
A little off-topic, but if you also needed help with understanding any nail gel (as that's my specialty), I created this free-guide to help you with that paolaponcenails.com/gels101/
Finally a natural one. All I see are videos with long and painted ones and I'm not really into that cause I want natural.
Agree.
Radical Fan same
same
Same.
Same
Finally we have a channel that doesn’t have ridiculously long nails and can show you how to do it on an everyday nail style
... but I must confess... once in a while I crave a ridiculously long and blingy set 😆
If we are making confessions I have to say they do look incredibly pretty
@@PaolaPonceNailsyuck
This was by far the best nail filing tutorial I have ever seen! I once watched a video on TH-cam and it was this detailed, talking about what to look for in the corners of your eyebrows (to shape) and I nailed it. Looking forward to nailing my nails next 😉😂 thank you Paola!!
What video?
@@Wordsoffuel it was an Indian-looking woman giving a tutorial to shape eyebrows using white eyeliner and a hard card (business card or credit card, etc). It was gold!! Can’t remember who did it though
Who knew there was so much depth and terminology when it came to filing nails nice job
Yes. We should all be taught this in grade school.
Do you have any recommendations for people with short nail beds?
What?? Had no idea of these illusions with shorter and longer nails.. thank you.
:)
These natural nails are absolutely gorgeous
Thanks! I recently broke the habit of biting my nails, and I’ve been struggling with how to take good care of them. Glad to have found a tutorial for short nails, because I love to garden and short nails are perfect for that.
Ah. This is the secret I was looking for. I need to file the sides of the tips of my nails because they're so much wider visually than the part by the cuticle.
yay, glad to have helped solve the mystery!
This is really helpful! A request: please turn on automatically generated captions in support of those with hearing challenges.
Thanks, I'm a guy, and the other videos on this topic confused me.
Hehe 😆
Agreed! My mom has beautiful nails- I’m learning how to tend to mine. 😊
This is such a fabby video, thank you! I have nails the fan out ( I call them spade nails 🤭) The longer they are, the worse they look. I would like to refrain from filing the side wall, but dont want them to fan, so im thinking keeping them shorter and rounding the corners a bit more. I guess if I go fairly short then it will give the illusion of more slender nails, but hopefully keep the gentle C curve i have too (which i like!) . I bet youre thinking fanned out with a C curve, is that even possible for nail growth, yep, that's my natural nail before filing!! 🤦♀️ since using a crystal file from Mont-Bleu for a good 8 years and only filing and only in one direction, my nails have faired better for sure!
I love how informative your video is, thank you so much. Have a blessed day 🕊
I watched this (of course) after painting my nails and noticing how poorly shaped they are. Next week they will be better after watching the single most informative nail shaping video. Thanks!
Update: they look much much better this week! Thank you!
niceee 😍
My boyfriend is huge on his nails, and loves taking care of them, and he’s gotta be the worst nail artist I’ve ever seen, so he always has me do it for him or goes to a salon. But neither me or him have ever been too skilled filing our nails and always left splinters or damaged the layers. And I know everyone is saying the same thing but I shit you not, this is the first video I’ve found where normal length nails are shown, and this immediately helped both me and my yassified boyfriebd lmao.
This is exactly why I was looking for. Thank you for addressing fanned out nails, mine do this too and it's hard to deal with!
I need this now since miss rona caused all the salons to be shut down
Your advice on the middle finger and its illusion is great.
This was a great tutorial! I loved that you were so detailed with the information. It would be cool to have a before and after pic at the end though.
Finally classy, short, natural nails! I can't stand the long pointy acrylic nails that seem to be everywhere these days.
Fantastic tutorial - easy to understand even for beginners.
Your nails are beautiful, by the way! 💜
Thank you!
My hyponichuim is so high. Although, I like tapered square, ballerina, etc. my best shape is almond which is also beautiful😊. Shaping almond is difficult on super short nails for me so I start off square then shape them after some they grow out.
This was very helpful! I made a decision to stop having nails applied after 30+ years of acrylic, solar, Shellac, gel, then dip for the last couple. I loved the convenience of not having to fuss with them between appointments and enjoyed that my nails always looked well groomed. With the dip I could go 3-4 weeks between appointments. It is a painful process, at first literally. At close to 4 months a lot of the damage is almost to the end. They are still fragile. I will use this method going forward. I like a soft, natural shape and like the look of a wider nail bed. Have never like the strong square or pointed look. A problem that I am finding after so many years is that I am awful at applying colored nail polish. I used to do a good job before I started getting nails applied. I would appreciate tips for putting on nail polish.
Thanks for doing such a fabulous video. I have never been good at nails and I like to keep them natural, occasionally I will use nail polish. Applying olive oil on them strengthens them, as it calcifies the nails but my nails are naturally dry. You have lovely nails 😊
Hi, Paola! Thank you so much for this tutorial. I absolutely love doing my nails at home, but have never known how to file and shape my nails properly. My nails look like I came from the salon. Wish I could shoot you a picture of the final look. Thanks again! xxM
Yay! I know this was a while ago... but shoot me DM on IG @paolaponcenails
it helps our students to know more correctly how to properly shape the nail
Paola, I have a question for you. Do you know why nail salons cut the sides of your nails? I feel like this makes them break easily because your sort of detaching the nail from the finger, and in turn the sides of your nails can snag on things and break.You did mention the annoying side tear. This is what I’m referring to.
thank you for this video ,it was so nice because she discuss the own natural nails on how to nail file the nail on her own.
Cool.. This was hipnotizing, and your voice is soft and clear. Thank you😎
Best natural nail filing tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 💕
I enjoyed this video for natural nails and how to shape them. Your nails are so pretty and healthy! Thanks!
Thanks for getting right into the video and explaining exactly how to file these nails. Good information.
You nailed it for me.
I never cared about my nails while growing up and hated polish and all that stuff after seeing classmates with chipped colors and polish over the sides of their fingers and the cuticles. In college i had a piano gig requiring me to play three times a week in addition to practice. My nails got messed up. Only recently noticed how short some of my nail beds are. Thanks for the tips on how to keep it simple!
Thanks for the tips i hope you inspire more people
This was exactly what I was looking for. Awesome info and my nails look great thanks to you! My cuticles are still a work in progress tho, lol.
Glad it helped Sarah! In regards to the cuticles, are they just dry... or worse?
Think I need to push them back consistently and maybe trim them? I'll have to see if you have a video on that🙂
Very informative video on natural nails.Thank you
Thank you so much for this video! This is something I have been trying to figure out how to do but never had the words to articulate!
She used orange woodstick to pushing back the cuticles.
It's related in my lesson at T.L.E so that I can clean my nails on my own using the materials that I have.
I'm keeping my nails natural, and I will take good care of them..
❤️
I have lots of issues w/ my nails. 1st off I am not good at fileing my nails but that could be since I rarely file them, 2nd I have always been a nail bitter especially when they get a little longer past the top of my fingers, I have short fingers so my nails are tiny, 3rd I used to chew my nails everyday, end up with sores on the sides of my fingers and very tiny nails sometimes they would bleed. Now the last about 10 yrs or so I haven't bit them as much since I see these instructional videos on what to do and how to keep your nails up. My problem is the dirt gets under my nails far enough to where a tool won't even get the dirt out of underneath the nails so I end up chewing the nails off. Lately I have seen instructional videos on how to take care of your nails like this video. I started using cuticle remover, a tool to remove the cuticle. Honestly I was quite surprised at what I removed since I never used the stuff before, thought it would only work on woman who have nail beds like yours as fas as the length. Now my big issue is wishing I could get my nail bed further back like your nails are or a little further back. I sit back and think Well I have cleaned up the cuticle are but how can I get my nails to go further up the fingers??? Dumbie me also tried fileing my nails on the top so I technically scratched my nails, they aren't soft but more rough feeling. I just wish my nails were quite similar to yours though...
I really appreciate this tutorial for us who prefer short nails! My main issue though is that my middle finger nails look so square naturally compared to the rest. I don't know how you manage your middle finger nails to have the same type of shape as the rest of the nails?
You're a great teacher!! TY!!!!....
What's the thing you used after the filing was done but before the thing that gets the bits it from under? I realized now I'm the reason for so much splitting. Thank you!
I found I like a mix of like an Oblong and an almond shape nail but without the harsh point
Thanks for sharing this video to everyone else and I hope it could help to me.🥰🥰🥰
God blessed you with great shaped nails. Add to that your perfect finger care and your hands are winners!! 💅
Love this vid. You are a great teacher and explain things so well for those of us who aren’t pros. Kudos! Wish I could get my natural nails done by you! Do you work anywhere close to the DFW area?
Fantastic! You’re a great teacher! Thanks
This video helped me so much thank you!!!! But i do have a question, do you know how to get rid of the bumps that go down at the top nail part(the white bit) also my nails have lots of white bits in them and its so hard to get out and it makes my nails look very unpleasing
This was incredibly helpful!! Thanks ❤️
Love love love. It’s amazing what filing can do
This is so helpful thank you. I have nail beds like you so this really helped 😊😊
I'm so glad!
Love the polish you are wearing on your other hand. Can you tell us the brand and shade?
this was so helpful! tysm!
I'm so glad!
Very nice❤❤
Mine are natural too.
Thanks. That's my length❤❤
Thank you. I just want simple and simple to take care of. Basically a dress up or down situation.
this was a great tutorial!
Always loving Paola with her great nail education! Thank you Paola!
Thank your for sharing your best i hope your help more 💓💓💓
This video is so helpful, i learned how to file and shape my own nails!
Thanks,it helps me how to use well the nail file.
This was awesome, thank you.
Es la primera vez qué veo unas uñas tan bien cuidadas y sin estar largas, sé ven muy bien creó qué no necesita dejarlas crecer!
Thanks to this video that i learned how to shape my nail thankyou
This video helps us in our lesson on how to clean our nails properly
Thank you for this video it helps me alot💓💓
I learned a new way about how to shape nails through this video, thanks for this :))
Thank you so much for explaining everything so well! Shaping my nails is my least favorite thing so this will help because now I understand how to do it better.
Thank the for the informative video
This video was just what I was looking for. My nails look a lot like yours, so the information was soooo helpful. I also know why I have broken nails now. Do you recommend glass nailfiles? I've bought one, but now I wonder whether it's good for my nails.
Yes! I really like them! ... but some ppl don’t because they feel like nails on chalkboard 😅
Thanks Paola
Great video!! Exactly what I wanted to learn how to do! Thank you!
Awesome, thanks so much
Your tutorial is Good nos I know how to shape my nail properly thank you God bless.
Dumb question: Gow long did it take for your nails from the cuticle area to the top of the nail, how long did it take for the nails to grow out? Also with how back the nail is on the skin was that all from pushing and removing the cuticle from the cuticle area? I would love to get my nails looking like this but dont know what route would be my best.
That was so nice,because that's the shape of my nails, so I'll imitate that
I'm 15 and I finally learnt how to shape the nails
Thank you
In this video I learned how to shape the natural nails using nail file and orange woodstick
I can't even figure out whether to hold my hand away from me fo full view, or fold hand in to bring nail up close. I also seem to file at an angle.
For me this video is to fast and I miss some steps. But maybe is me as I am not really good on shaping my nails. And yes I agree that finally someone who shows video for natural and short nails
Enza Falzone too fast. Not to.
D Cher sorry for the mistake but english is not my first language. But thank you for corrected me
Thank you, this was so helpful!! I’ve always had such a hard time shaping my nails
Glad it helped!
This was so helpful I always mess up and end up trying to fix it but in the end they are filed too much
I'm not savvy at nails what so ever; you are going to fast.
No cap. Your video is my favorite! You are very deliberate.
Beautiful and groomed the nails
I never can get my cuticles like yours, it’s so frustrating! And I always have uneven skin like peeling a bit around my thumbs
Try using blue cross cuticle remover. It is amazing and removes all the dead skin and helps with cuticle care. And always apply a cuticle oil twice a day to help. I'm talking from experience lol I have crazy cuticles lol
Samantha Lopez thank you so much!!!!
Great video thank you!!
Try not to cut cuticles, it’s really important in order to have healthy and pretty looking skin. I only push my cuticles back, sometimes with the edge of my ring. Be gentle and patient. You’re going to see the difference soon.
I really want to know if the pink part of your finger nails grow? Cause mine are so small and oval and some are wide if that makes sense
Please I need to know 🙏🙏cause I see all these girls having long nails ( the pink part ) but almost all of them are old I mean 20 or so (I'm 16) so thought maybe my nails will grow up
By any chance do you use a glass nail filer? I want to get my dude nails like this , I’m still not sure if I’m doing the filing of the sides correctly, also this video is awesome, I will definitely try to recreate.
Thank you ❤😊
Great tutorial for those of us who have short nails :)
Do my nails have to be long to shape it up like that. Right now my nails are short and look square.
I really want to know if the pink part of your finger nails grow? Cause mine are so small and oval and some are wide if that makes sense
Please I need to know 🙏🙏cause I see all these girls having long nails ( the pink part ) but almost all of them are old I mean 20 or so (I'm 16) so thought maybe my nails will grow up
I dont know if your nail bed is gonna grow bigger but i am 22 and my pink part of my nails is still small, smaller than for example in this video. But thats perfectly fine because they still look beautiful and clean if i take care of them, so don’t worry about that, theres no need to honey 💞💓!
@@onegirlonearth thank you so much 😄and yeah I'll try to not think about it a lot 😘
Literally 20 videos later One that I can actually understand THIS ONE 🥺😫🤩
When I do it should i file from the top of nail or should i file from the back leaning on my skin? Idk if that makes sense but when I file against my skin so the file is leaning backwards I get tiny layers on the nail
Looks so good 😍
Can you please do a similar video on how to shape and file a stiletto, almost and or coffin nail enhancement?! I also love the tip about using the shape of your cuticles as a reference! So helpful
I think nail length and style depends on your lifestyle. Most of us are working or moms or working moms and we just don't have the lifestyle for long nails. I think this is about making what you do have, beautiful.
This is the video I needed, I loveee this shape but I can´t get it :(
I’m late to the party. This advice is WONDERFUL!!
it helped me thanks ❤🌸🌸🌸