Sassy Kitty Cat-Themed Nail Files These matchbook-style sets of eight paw-shaped nail files are the perfect size to tuck into your purse or desk drawer for a nail emergency.
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Everyone was scrambling to get their barbicide, gloves, masks, nail files — everything they could.
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There were two spare toothbrushes in pretty Langham pink, as well as toothpaste and nail files.
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There are actually several types of nail files, but the most common one is an emery board.
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My friends have asked me to buy things for them—cigarettes, nail files, tangerines, ingredients to make a cake for Abel.
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Most were regular rat-tail files, but there were also plenty of nail files, cuticle files, and two-handed carpentry files.
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The mini-bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and shower wash, as well as body scrubbers, combs, and nail files, were scattered throughout the bathroom.
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She walked me to the L train and on her way back home, stopped inside and bought some nail files and hair clips.
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So what does Caitlyn make of the medal she won July 30, 1976, a medal she now keeps in a drawer with her nail files?
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Her ubiquitous tagline, "You Need Faith," was imprinted on everything from her business cards to the pink nail files she sent clients for the holidays.
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In the other store, I found the products piled up on shelves underneath some dental floss and nail files, gathering a lot of literal dust.
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Missing nail files aside, if you're noticing more broken or split nails than you usually do, it might be time to revisit how you care for them.
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If only Debbie had known how far gone her boyfriend was — she wouldn't have had to waste her time spicing things up with nail files and unappreciated new shoes.
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The sisters had brought along swag in the form of nail files, bookmarks, bottles of hand sanitizer and knitted pouches for rosary beads, all branded with the names of their orders.
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They can buy makeup organizers from shops like the Container Store and fill it with lipstick, Q-tips, makeup brushes, nail files and other cosmetics from the drugstore, Ms. Lo noted.
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Her tagline, "You Need Faith," was stamped in her favorite shade of pink on pens, nail files, and the posters that could be seen plastered on vacant shop windows across Manhattan.
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Brittany Combs, a public health nurse whose grandfather came from Hazard, told me addicts had been using ditch or toilet water for needles sharpened with nail files and shared by 15 people.
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Glass nail files are more recently available. Since glass nail files have a smoother and more even surface they do not splinter the nail like emery boards or metal nail files. This makes them a preferred instrument by manicurists, although they are sometimes difficult to find in stores. Glass nail files come in very different qualities, some of them solid glass, others merely glass covered with an abrasive surface.
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Emery boards are generally less abrasive than the metal nail files, and hence, emery boards may take longer to file down nails than metal nail files. However, nail files may play a role in disease transmission if they are used on more than one person without adequate sterilization. Emery boards are usually less expensive than metal nail files, therefore emery boards can be economically disposed of after use on a single person. The nail can be smoothed and shaped accurately by taking light, even strokes in one direction across the top of the nail.
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Diamond powder deposited through electroplating is used to make files (including nail files) and in small grinding applications.
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Dimensions of the glass nail files can also be different - from the smallest (length 70 mm, thickness 2 mm) to the largest (length 195 mm, 3–6 mm thick). Types and sizes of a glass nail file: Glass nail files of the largest sizes are used, as a rule, for pedicures. Some also produced with special glass for daily use, of for example, masters in beauty salons. Such nail files have only one working side, so as not to injure the manicure masters' finger skin.
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However, the midwives supplemented these mandates with their own trusted remedies and tools, such as nail files, aspirin, camphor, Vaseline, and collapsible birthing stools.
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Since the 1970s, the overwhelming majority of professional salons use electric nail files that are faster and yield higher quality results, particularly with acrylic nail enhancements.
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Nail files A nail file is a tool used to gently grind down and shape the edges of nails. They are often used in manicures and pedicures after the nail has been trimmed using appropriate nail clippers. Nail files may either be emery boards, ceramic, glass, crystal, plain metal files or metal files coated with corundum. A nail drill is a powered rotary tool, which is used by a nail technician to file nails.
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Nail Files is a reality television series that premiere on TV Guide Network in June 2011. It ran for 2 seasons and ended in October 2012. Nail Files is created by the creators of Jersey Shore, and follows Katie Cazorla, who owns a popular Sherman Oaks salon called The Painted Nail, while juggling her relationship with Walter Afanasieff, a Grammy award-winning music producer. The series follows Cazorla as she aspires to take The Painted Nail to the next level.
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In 1919, Clauss Shear merged with Henkel Company, also from Fremont, to create Henkel–Clauss Company. Henkel Company was founded in 1906 to manufacture nail files, knives, shears and razors. Retrieved on July 4, 2009. The Henkel–Clauss merger created a company with over 1,000 employees and had the largest payroll in the United States at that time.
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Swedish ad for toiletries, 1905/1906. Personal care includes products as diverse as cleansing pads, colognes, cotton swabs, cotton pads, deodorant, eye liner, facial tissue, hair clippers, lip gloss, lipstick, lip balm, lotion, makeup, hand soap, facial cleanser, body wash, nail files, pomade, perfumes, razors, shaving cream, moisturizer, baby powder, toilet paper, toothpaste, facial treatments, wet wipes, and shampoo.
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He recalls "sharpening [his] needles with nail files and candle wax… only able to replace them when family members or friends would visit not only from the United States but from the European community as well." After leaving Cuba in 2000, Oscar spent 4 years in Mexico pursuing a musical career. In 2004 he made his way to Coral Gables, Florida where he began building his brand and his clientele.
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In 1997, a new technology for making glass nail files was invented in the Czech Republic, using hardened Bohemian glass, by Dalibor Blažek from Blažek Glass s.r.o company. The special procedure of thermal hardening resulted in advantages such as excellent shock- proofness and an extremely durable polishing surface. It had a fine-grained steady abrasive surface created by etching in a solution of acids, which allowed grinding nails without any pain or damaging the fingernail structure.
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An emery board Emery boards are small flat long objects which have emery or emery paper glued to them, making them both abrasive and flexible, used for fingernail and toenail care. They are used by manicurists to shape and smooth the nail during manicure and pedicure sessions. Emery boards are inexpensive and disposable, making them a sanitary alternative to metal nail files. The emery board was first patented by J. Parker Pray of New York in 1883.
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With frequent use of this manicure tool, such as in beauty salons, the nail files undergo a process of boiling for additional cleaning, where neither the tool nor its decor are damaged. Unique wear resistance: the granular surface of a glass nail file isn't erased even if used for several years. The depth of the working surface's relief decreases much more slowly than with equivalent use of a metal nail file. Density: Hardened bohemian glass is known for its durability.
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Toenails painted magenta Manicures (for the hands) and pedicures (for the feet) are health and cosmetic procedures to groom, trim, and paint the nails and manage calluses. They require various tools such as cuticle scissors, nail scissors, nail clippers, and nail files. Artificial nails can also be fixed onto real nails for cosmetic purposes. A person whose occupation is to cut, shape and care for nails as well as to apply overlays such as acrylic and UV gel is sometimes called a nail technician.
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The bony tongue is used to scrape cylinders of dried guarana, an ingredient in some beverages, and the bony scales are used as nail files. Arapaima produce boneless steaks and are considered a delicacy. In the Amazon region, locals often salt and dry the meat, rolling it into a cigar-style package that is then tied and can be stored without rotting, which is important in a region with little refrigeration. Arapaima are referred to as the "cod of the Amazon", and can be prepared in the same way as traditional salted cod.
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A penknife might also be used to sharpen a pencil, prior to the invention of the pencil sharpener. A penknife did not necessarily have a folding blade, but might resemble a scalpel or chisel by having a short, fixed blade at the end of a long handle. One popular (but incorrect) folk etymology makes an association between the size of a penknife and that of a small ballpoint pen. During the 20th century there has been a proliferation of multi-function knives with assorted blades and gadgets, including; awls, reamers, scissors, nail files, corkscrews, tweezers, toothpicks, and so on.
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Of those who took part, Tom Pellereau would become the eventual winner, going on to make subsequent appearances on You're Fired as an audience member during later series, while also launching a range of manicure products with assistance from Lord Sugar. Amongst the products he would create would include a line of curved nail files – the S-file, the S-Buffer and the Emergency File, two curved nail clippers, the S-Clipper and S-Clipper mini and a curved foot exfoliator, and the S-Ped – all of which would be stocked by major retailers in the country.Stylfile: Nail Care Innovation from Tom Pellereau and Lord Sugar Susan Ma, who would lose out in the final, would later receive an investment offer from Sugar, that she would put towards creating her skincare company Tropic in 2012.
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The sixteen candidates who eventually secured a place on the series were revealed on 3 May 2011, via the official website and in a press launch, with the opening episode aired a week later on 10 May. In a change to format, the final involved the Interviews that candidates undertook, though these included a scrutinising of the candidates' business plans as well. Thomas Pellereau became Sugar's first business partner, whereupon he used his prize to launch a range of manicure products with assistance from Sugar, including a line of curved nail files – the S-file, the S-Buffer and the Emergency File, two curved nail clippers, the S-Clipper and S-Clipper mini and a curved foot exfoliator, and the S-Ped – which were made available with major retailers in the country. While Susan Ma failed to win the series, Sugar said that he liked her plan, later investing into her skincare company Tropic in 2012.
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