A main feature of Russian manicures is using an electric file to completely remove cuticles, allowing bacteria to enter nails ...

"The Russian manicure, also known as a dry manicure or an electric file manicure ... Academy of Dermatology recommends ...

which uses an electric file to remove previous gels as well as cuticles. A normal gel manicure involves applying a liquid cuticle softener before removing with cuticle trimmer. Some Russian ...