5-Piece Glass Nail File Set

I bought some glass files at the fair and I liked them, but they broke too easily. I decided to look on Amazon to see if I could find better ones. I decided it would help if they came with individual cases to help protect them. I browsed colors and brands and thought about how many I wanted and how much I was willing to pay. I decided to try this kind. I got a few nice colors. I gave the purple one to my mom just because it happened to match what she was wearing that day. I put the yellow with pink one in my purse. At first I think I had the rest in a bathroom drawer. I put the darker pink one in the box with the nail polish. Later I gave Mom the blue one and I guess she gave back the purple one, because I had it with me when we visited my brother and his family, and I offered the purple one to my sister in law. My youngest nephew climbed up on the high kitchen table and accidentally knocked the file on the floor. I don’t remember if we had left it out of the case or if the case opened when it fell. It broke into at least three pieces. When my brother and his family visited us I went in the house and gathered all the remaining glass files with cases and let my sister in law choose. She chose the hot pink. I put the light pink in the nail polish box to replace it. I kind of want to get more, but I don’t need to yet. The ones that didn’t break still work well. I could give them to more people if I was wealthy and bought a lot. The last couple of times I visited my older sisters I had to take a train or planes. I probably could have taken glass files on the train, but I didn’t want to risk loosing them. I was pretty sure they would at least be at risk of being confiscated on an airplane. The only one that has broken so far from this set was dropped from almost 4 feet high onto a hard floor by an energetic toddler, and it might have been out of the case when it fell. So they are probably as durable as can be expected for glass. I like how the rough surface is rough enough to serve its purpose without looking or feeling very rough. I also like how it gradually changes to finer grain toward the tip. I use the tip to clean under my nails or my little sister’s nails. I don’t clean the files often, but I do if they seem to need it or sometimes if they are going from one person to another. The different colors help to know whose is whose if that is important for sanitary or other reasons. I like glass files because they tend to leave a smoother end result than metal files or most emery boards. Metal files tend to leave my nails so rough that I want to pick at them whenever I notice an edge that is not smooth. Then I end up tearing my nails down bit by bit until they are too short to be very useful. I had a Ruby Stone file years ago, and liked it pretty well, but I think it eventually crumbled a bit. Emery boards don’t last very long because their grit rubs off or they get bent and start falling apart. They also tear my nails sometimes or leave them rough or sometimes don’t do much of anything useful, depending on what kind I use and how old or used it is. These glass files last longer if you don’t break them, and these don’t break too easily. Glass files are also easy to clean. If powdery residue from filing nails starts to build up, I just rinse them under running water for a few seconds and then let them dry in a safe place, usually lying flat on a towel where they are not likely to be knocked down or crunched. I figure they dry better if they are not in the case. If I cleaned the files after every use I might never want to wash the case. Once I used rubbing alcohol to clean one file and its case. I tried not to get much, if any on the colored part of the handle. The plastic case did react to the alcohol by smearing the color a little while drying. It was still usable, but I decided I didn’t want to do that often. Maybe a tiny bit of soap would be better if I don’t feel like plain tap water is enough. The cases are good to have. They aren’t really impressive to look at, but they are tough enough to help protect the files, and each file comes with a case in a color that matches the file. The plastic is light and thin, but just hard enough to avoid the kind of bending that might snap a glass file. It is easy to slide a file in and out of its case, and it just barely snaps shut when the two pieces are pushed together. They are easy to open, and I don’t think I have had one open when I didn’t want it to, at least not much. It helps if they are not moved around a lot or if they are put into a pocket that is not big enough to let the lid come off the case if you keep it in your purse. It might also be good not to put many other hard things in the same pocket. I do not recommend putting these in pants pockets even with the case, not that I have done it much. I can just imagine what a little too much bending and/or crushing could do if you sit down with it in either a front or back pocket. I might put these files in a pocket just long enough to take them to a safer place or a place where I plan to use one. I recommend keeping them in cases when you are not using or cleaning them. Even showing one to someone got one broken, but I think the glass is less likely to break than the ones I got at the fair, with or without the protective cases. They rattle around in the case a little, but can’t move enough to do any damage so far in my experience. I usually leave most of mine at home and Mom always leaves hers at home, but sometimes I have carried one in my purse for weeks or months at a time, but I don’t usually toss my purse around a lot, and I don’t always use a purse.

I have very delicate nails and these glass files provide the gentle filing that keeps them from splitting or breaking. They are long lasting, if kept clean, and work very well. The cases protect the files during storage and make it easy to carry one in my purse. I have used these for years and would never go back to emery boards.

Love these they work great! Gentle on fragile nails yet strong enough to work on hard nails.

The glass nail files are terrific! I had never heard of them before but I read all the positive reviews and decided to try them. WOW, these are SO nice to use! They are very smooth and effective at shaping the nails. They are comfortable to hold and the plastic storage case is perfect. I bought the five-pack so I’d always have one handy nearby. I won’t be using the old-fashioned emory boards again! The colors are very pleasing too.

I usually get the Mont Bleu glass nail files but decided to try the Bona Fide this time around because they’re about the same price and they come in individual plastic cases. The Bona Fide is a true glass nail file where the glass is etched to have that rough texture in order to file a nail instead of coated onto the surface of the glass. It is the same size and thickness as the Mont Bleu but for some reason it is a bit rougher than the Mont Bleu and hence creates a rougher filing of the nail end and takes more nail off when filing. But it’s still tremendously much better than any emory board or metal nail file out there. I find that the Mont Bleu nail files are smoother but it does take more passes to take material off the nail. So this is just a personal preference. I prefer the Mont Bleu. I feel they are higher quality. The reason why I’ll keep the Bona fide is because if I need a rougher file where it takes more nail material off, I’ll use it. Also, because it comes in individual plastic cases and I feel more secure with the plastic case inside my purse or bag when traveling. Mont Bleu comes in a fabric type sleeve. Not a case. Would I recommend Bona fide? Yes. Do I prefer it over the Mont Bleu? No. But again. It’s personal preference.

These are truly the best glass nail files out there. I have bought others that were cheaper and always end up disappointed. So I keep coming back to these - they have a nice smooth grit to the glass that leaves your nails smooth with no rough edges. I do recommend getting the sets with a hardcase - I keep one in my bag and those cases protect against accidental breakage.

These files are excellent, as they last for years and aren't as rough as metal files on my nails. I gave one to a friend and she was delighted.

These work great. Glass files are all I use since I found them 8 yrs ago.

Ces limes à ongles sont très fonctionnelles et prennent vraiment soin de vos ongles. Le petit plus : elles viennent avec un très bel étui. Je les ai achetées en lot, ce qui me permet d’en avoir toujours à disposition : une dans la voiture, une dans mon sac à main, une sur ma table de chevet, et une dans ma salle de bain. Je ne peux plus revenir aux limes en carton, qui sont beaucoup plus agressives. Je recommande vivement cet achat.

Sehr hochwertige Nagelfeilen, handlich und langlebig. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist wirklich unschlagbar. Vielen Dank

Perfect nail-files. Genuine Bonafide Beauty brand. Awesome price. Czech glass files last an incredibly long time and provide a perfectly smooth nail edge. So good I've made another order to give them as Christmas gifts.

Very good quality works great. Good value.

Colorate, con custodia benissimo