How do I use my nail kit?

How can I buff my nails? I have a nail buffer/shaper but it doesn't have instruction so please tell me how to use it!


I also have a big kit of nailstuff that came with it!


the kit came with cuticle remover cream, nail stencils for french manicures, four step thing (it says #1 remove, #2 clean, #3 condition, %26amp; # 4 shine), nail polish (french pink, french white, and top coat + more normal ones), a nail white pincil, and some other things I don't know what to call!How do I use my nail kit?
I can't believe no one has answered this one yet!





Going by the 1,2,3,4 thing:





1) #1 Remove any nail polish on your nails with nail polish remover


2) #2 Clean: If you have a nail brush, gently scrub your nails on the tops and underneath


3) At this point, I would go ahead and trim your nails if needed with some clippers. (Some clippers look like a pair of shears- that may be one of your unknowns)


4) #3 Condition: Did your kit come with liquid conditioning soak? If so, soak your fingenails and cuticles in it for about 10-15 minutes. It the kit incudes conditioniong cream or oil put a tiny bit of it on the edge of your cuticle (nail side) and rub it in to your cutuicle. Leave it on for about 5-10 minutes. You can also use a little hand soap and Vitamin E in warm water to soak (make sure you rinse afterwards). If you have nail conditioner that is clear stuff in a bottle with a brush, paint it onto your clean nails starting at the half moon and stroking outward to the end of the nail (leave the area around the cuticle alone. let it dry.


5) If your kit includes an orange stick (wooden stick with angled flat ends), you can use it to gently push the cuticle back if your cuticles have grown over the nail too far. On the same note, if your kit includes a cuticle shaver (usually a plastic stick handle with a little piece of ';v'; shaped metal), you can gently use it to shave off any excess cuticle or hang nails. Be careful, it is sharper than it looks ****NEVER CUT AWAY OR PUSH AWAY ALL OR MOST OF YOUR CUTICLE- THEIR PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT NAIL INFECTION AND CUTTING IT AWAY WILL EXPOSE YOU TO IT!!***


6) Next, file your nails. Your kit probably came with a diamond file- which is a metal finger file. Gently shape your nails with the file, making sure to file in one direction- don't saw. When you are done, take the tip of the file and round the underside of the nail, removing any nail debris that might be hanging.





7) BUFF your nails:





OK, you didn't describe what type of buffer you have. There are several types.





A) One type looks like a little pillow attached to a handle. You use this with buffing cream. To use, place a little buffing cream on the nail and draw the buffer over the nail going in the same direction, don't ';saw'; .





B) the second type is the 123buffers which are either 4colored blocks or 4color emery boards.


a) You basically start with the roughest of the colors. Draw it over your nail in one continuous motion, do not saw. only do this with a few strokes.


b) Turn to the second roughest side and to this again.


c) The next side should be a buffing side. If the third side is not rough, you can use 15 back and forth strokes across the nail ( if it is rough at all repeat step ';b';


d) The last side is definately a buffer and will make your nails shiny. 15 strokes back and forth across the nail will accomplish this.





***Be careful not to buff away too much of the nail. You will get a burning sensation if you are getting too close to the nail bed. You just want to do it enough to smooth away any rough ridges on the top of the nail***





- the white nail pencil is for painting the underside of your nail. I don't understand this, but its supposed to make the nail look longer.