I was bought a crystal nail file by my aunt about 10 years ago. It was ‘Manicare’ brand and came in a nice suedette case...
It was perfect for me with softly pointed end and especially being thin (*not too deep* top to bottom), so that you could really manoeuvre it well around the nail edge.
Sadly it got lost not long ago - it’s disappeared!
That style has long since been discontinued but I found another Manicare on amazon.
It came in a neat hard case and was £4.95 free post.
I do prefer its predecessor but it’s good for my use and I find it nice and neat and it’s still a slim style.
I bought the big Leighton Denny one for my dad who had a disease and medication which wrecked his nails, bless him
He loved it - what nails he had were very thick and hard to file - and I even got him the little one for in his man bag!
When I was given an M&S voucher a few years back, I decided to treat myself to the small LD one in the little hard flip case.
Afraid to say I don’t like it at ALL!
It’s good quality crystal but it’s so thick! Really too deep - and also too rounded at the ends - such that it makes a mess of my nails and is hard to use...
It sits in my drawer untouched!