Thank you for gentle, not invasive, music in the background. It allowed me to engage with what you were saying.

There's another way. If you file and shape quickly between coats, after activating every coat, you'll have a lot less work at the end. I find that activating every coat and shaping one coat at a time really cuts down the filing time. Yes, you'll lose some of the layer, but if you want a smoother second layer, it's worth it. As you work, the filing time is shorter and shorter because you've already taken a few seconds to rough shape the nail as you go.

Hey Melissa you read my mind! I thought it was just me with the lumpy dip powder before filing. 😜 I too used to file like your old way but have learned over time to do better. Thank you for validating my methods and making me feel better❣️

Ever since I followed your filing method, my nails have looked so much better!! They are not bulky on the sides anymore and they are crisp. Thank you for this and your previous videos on filing as it has saved my mani's. Now that im in the habit, it's so much quicker now to do my nails💜💕

So funny that you just posted this video today, because I OVER-filed my set yesterday and was looking to re-educate myself on filing. Thank you for this video!

Omg…. This tutorial made me see exactly what I was doing wrong… thank you so much my nails look so much better. I was having issues with the bumps on the sides 😩

It's always great to revisit the technical things, sometimes we get into a routine that isn't the best, thank you! Love the color🥰 and video 🤩

Thank you for video ❤️ I’m so convinced now that so much of it depends on your foundation before you dip also..I’ve watched so many videos on filing and still watch them over and over and always learn something new..also find it easier to get in a habit with filing..

Thank-you so much for the pointers, I struggle with keeping the shape, I will definitely try & do these methods

Natural and classic silhouette. Exactly the help I needed to achieve this on myself.

Thank you, I’m going to be getting back into dips and this was very helpful since I’m sure I did the first way before and thus I stopped dipping because the nails always looked strange

This was awesome!! I got away from using the hard file but for the end and end sides. I use to do the sidewalls but just stopped once I learned the right ration of liquid to powder and my nails were no longer 1/2” thick! 😅

Hey Melissa, thank you for your thorough and informative tutorials! I am new to dipping, but I know I’ll be a pro soon with your tips. 😊

So glad to find this video❣️ I was scrolling through, looking for another one that I had in mind. I've also shared it with my 25 yr old daughter, whom I gifted all the starter supply as a Christmas gift this year. ❤️ She was SO excited. Thanks for your videos that cover the details. Because, as we all know... Details Matter ❣️😊

I love when I'm able to apply my dip nicely and only need to clean up the side walls and cuticle.

Hi, I know this an older video but thank you so much for showing how to file! This is the one area I have trouble with since I started dipping. I for sure have not been filing enough.

This helped me to finally do it correctly. Thank you for sharing!

The sidewalls are way better and the apex! Very nice.

I was gonna say on the don't set. It looked like a struggle to file the old way, LOL. I am so jealous of your long nailbeds!!

They look great