This is the foundation of getting professional result. The first few times, I literally skipped this, and my nails would peel, so its important that you do this. I start with pushing my cuticle back using the cuticle pusher. Don’t be harsh because you might bleed if you do it too fast.
Take your time, and you don’t need to push it too far, just make sure that it’s not overlapping your nails. I always notice that it is easier after washing my hands.
Then using the Nail filing kit or a manual one, slowly scrub the surface of your nails. You don’t have to scrub a lot, the idea is to make the nail surface a little rough to adhere the base coat and to get rid of nail oil.
Why the Nail Filling Kit is Better For This?
The kit comes with narrow filing head that will help you get to the corner of the nails that a manual nail file will not be able to achieve and it saves way more time.