Acrylic Nails Too Long. This gap provides a moist, warm environment in which a nail infection can flourish. A nail infection might also occur if artificial nails are too long or rigid, or the nails are applied with unsanitary tools.
Your best shape right now is square so we can build sidewalls for strength, but we'll soften the tip. Many women who wear artificial acrylic nails and hope to return to natural nails are shocked when their nails appear brittle, thin, or begin to split. Can I get at them with an ordinary nail file or do I need to go back to the place and get them to file them?
The good news is that you can cut your acrylic nails.
I have tried it before and it was a fail cause my nails were breaking too much (they were too thin I think).
The shorter the nail the less you will need have to have. That's what Canadian blogger Ama Scriver has done, anyway. Many women who wear artificial acrylic nails and hope to return to natural nails are shocked when their nails appear brittle, thin, or begin to split.