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How to Have Shiny Nails Without Using Nail Polish

1 Cover each nail with cuticle oil.
  1. Be sure to apply the oil in a thin layer. Cuticle oil moisturizes your nails and promotes their overall health.
2 File your nails with the coarse side of a buffer.
  1. Smooth out ridges and other imperfections.
3 Buff your nails with the next coarsest side.
  1. This helps smooth out the buffer marks. It also helps remove the stained surface layer if you have yellowed nails.
4 Go over the nail quickly with a finer buffer.
  1. Look for a little shine.
5 Buff the nail with the smoothest side of the buffer.
  1. Your nails should appear to be very shiny.
6 Follow the same steps for the second hand.
  1. All of your nails should look beautiful and shiny now.