Cutting Acrylic Nails Shorter. The trimmed acrylic likely wont separate from the nail immediately when you cut it. If you trim your acrylic nails with a clipper it will crack the acrylic and the nail will not clip off evenly.

You need to file your acrylic nails down using an e-file to shorten the nail and a course file to perform final touches. No doubt that every woman loves red nails with their elegance and beauty. You may need to go back and re-cut some of the acrylic to make sure the clippers cut all the way through the thick material.
Then you can use a metal scraper to scrape off any remaining acrylic on the nail.
52 Cute white short nails with colorful flakes. Also if you dont like the idea of cutting your own acrylic nails with nail clippers then you can go back to the nail salon and they can cut them down professionally. Acrylics are fairly tough so use a coarse around 100 grit or medium 180-220 grit file and opt for emery board or metal file to shorten your nails more quickly. Answer 1 of 6.