Bohan adds: “Keeping up maintenance of your cuticles can actually make your manicures last a lot longer as there is no dead ...

Clippers can actually apply pressure to the nail plate and cause it to crack, especially if the nails are already weak.

Ensure all nail polish has been removed, then soak fingertips in warm soapy water to soften cuticles. Gently push back with a cuticle stick or remove completely with a cuticle trimmer.

Wooden cuticle stick or orange stick: This essential step helps gently push off the softened polish. Note that a more durable metal cuticle stick or pusher can also be used.

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She recommends running a cuticle stick along the edge of your nails before turning on the light. Then, be sure to cure the gel completely — about 30 seconds under the little LED lamp.

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So, for me, I just really made sure to push back my cuticles with a wooden stick to get the nails as close to the edge as possible, which makes them fit even better and even helps reduce some ...

Step 9: Add cuticle oil Cuticle oil should always come last in your at-home manicure routine when the slickness of the oil can no longer mess with how well your polish attaches to your nail.