After soaking, use your cuticle pusher to see if the acrylic has softened. "When it’s ready for removal, it will look like ...

Cut off excess acrylic nails as close to your natural nails as possible. File or buff nails until the shine is gone from the topcoat. Apply cuticle oil or petroleum jelly to your nail bed. This ...

Amy Ling is the founder of Sundays Studio, a non-toxic nail studio in New York City. Rita Remark is Essie's Global Lead Educator and Nail Artist, as well as an editorial manicurist and nail artist ...