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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Tori Crowther

I'm a nail tech, here's a step-by-step guide on how to remove your acrylics safely

How to remove acrylic nails.

If you're the sort of person that enjoys switching up your manicure with every nail trend or nail art design that comes your way, you'll know that the removal process isn't always easy. So your fresh acrylic nails is now weeks old and visibly grown out and need removing ASAP, but you're on a tight schedule with no time to go to the salon. Not ideal, but I've got you. 

Removing acrylics at home doesn't have to be terrifying nor ruin your nails, but there are things you need to know. First you're going to need the right tools (don't worry, I've listed them here for you), and then you're going to need to follow the right method. This involves not getting tempted by TikTok's hacks, which I'm sad to say are too good to be true. You'll be left with bare nails that have been unharmed by the acrylics because you took your time with removal—go you! 

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