"Hard gel cannot be soaked off with acetone. Salons typically fill a hard gel manicure instead of soaking it off. If hard gel needs to be fully removed, only abrasives — such as hand files and e-files — will do the trick," Vanessa told BuzzFeed.
For some more context, hard gel is typically used to add length to a short natural nail and is cured under an LED lamp or UV light.
