How to Easily Fix a Badly Broken Nail With a Teabag & Some Superglue
It’s just awful when you break a nail. Especially a beautifully manicured one. But it happens. So, here’s a tutorial that will show you some ways of repairing a broken nail using things you already have in your home. Follow these steps and your broken nail will look as good as new!
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Tools and materials:
- Nail glue or superglue
- Teabag
- Small brush (for applying glue)
- Nail file/Nail buffer
- Base coat
- Nail polish
- Top coat
1. Glue your broken nail
Apply superglue or nail glue directly to the break. Hold the broken nail in place where it should be until the glue dries.
Then apply another coat of glue, but this time pay special attention to the sides of your nail where the break is. That is the spot that is most likely to be the point of re-breaking.
2. Bandage your broken nail
Cut a small piece of fabric out of a teabag.
Put some more glue onto the break on your nail and lay the tea bag on top of the glue, like a bandage.
3. More glue!
Apply another layer of glue on top of the teabag bandage to make it fully adhere to your nail. All of this glue will help strengthen the surface of your broken nail in preparation for the next step.
4. Buff and file your nail
Use a nail file to buff the top and file the edges of your nail. All of that glue on your nail means you are actually buffing and filing the glue, and not your damaged, fragile nail directly.
5. Apply polish
First, apply a base coat to your nail. This will give your nail a nice smooth surface. Now you can apply your nail polish and a topcoat.
How to fix a broken nail with a teabag
You may know that you have a broken nail, but with this method of repairing a broken nail with glue and a teabag, no one else will ever know! This broken nail repair is so strong, you’ll be able to do everything you need to with your nails.
Leave a comment to let us know how this broken nail repair tutorial worked for you.
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I love this ‘fix’….but for years I have used a dryer sheet; be sure the dryer sheet has been used enough to get all the chemicals out and is soft. 👍🏼
These sound feasible. I've used thin piece of toilet paper or paper towel if the nail break is just starting. I apply base coat on nail break, apply paper over break, then reapply base coat. I do file area smooth and finish with nail polish.😇