
If this happens, watch for signs of infection, including redness, swelling, and pain, and see your doctor if this does occur. If your nail breaks down into your nail bed, however, it can be quite painful. Most nail breaks are not serious and do not require medical assistance, especially if it is just the tip of your nail. Fortunately, most of us have those lying around the house. “It takes all the guesswork out of what you need to do the perfect salon manicure at home: file, buffer, and all.” The Olive & June Studio Box has all of the essentials you need to protect your polish, care for your cuticles, and extend the life of your manicure inside one super cute, reusable mani box-apart from teabags, that is. Pro Tip: "This is exactly why we created The Studio Box,” Gibson Tuttle says. However, if you have long almond-, oval-, stiletto-, or coffin-shaped nails and you’ve cracked one edge, you’ll want to file the jagged edge (as opposed to clipping) and move on to step two.


Now, if your nails are quite short, filing might be all it takes to repair your nail. The reason filing is such a must-apart from the fact that most folks like smooth edges-is because doing so will help limit how far a crack can lead through the nail, which helps to avoid getting unnecessarily close to the quick. “If it's a major break, clip 90 percent and file the remaining 10 percent.” “Moving in one single direction, file the nail back to the original shape so that it matches the other nails (just a little shorter),” Gibson Tuttle says. Whether you’ve cracked, chipped, or fully broken your nail, the first thing you’ll want to do is file the edges.
