What do you do with your nails? Come tell me, even if it’s nothing.

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I used to have BIAB regularly but stopped this year for a variety of reasons.

I have been painting them myself. They chip too quickly, literally two, three days. I have used top coats, I’ve given plenty of drying time between coats, a few different brands of polish and I cannot get any longer out of them.

So now I am thinking maybe it’s not realistic to think I can have painted nails continuously and I need to do something else.

What do you do with your nails?

@TheCurious0range This is the one I got. It was mentioned on another thread here. I use the paste every few weeks and the powder 1-2 times a week - it takes a couple of minutes max. If it’s not easy, it’s not for me!

I’ve never had nice nails, could never be bothered with the upkeep of going to a salon and like you I find despite buying all the gear polish just chips or I pick away at it. But since last Christmas I’ve been using dip powder nails and love that I can have nice nails whenever I want. I did these today, took about 90mins and they’ll last 2-3 weeks

I work in the nhs and Im not allowed long nails or nail polish. I keep them short about 1mm, file them into a neat rounded shape and apply nail oil morning and evening.
After a while the natural nail oils come back and they develop a lovely healthy, natural sheen which I much prefer to the fake nails I used to wear.

Currently growing out soaked off acrylics. They are soft and weak so keeping them short with some moistering base coat and a strong top coat until they grow out stronger. Then, I'll paint them myself.

File them shortish, then Dior Nail Glow

Absolutely nothing. I do like the look of gel nails but I can’t be bothered with the upkeep and getting them done every few weeks (and the expense)

Literally nothing. Clip them when they get too long but they often break before then.

Nail wraps! Love them. I always get them from oh my gosh nails. They do gel ones (you need to cure) or polish ones, and have even started no cure gels. I really rate them, they last so well!

I keep my nails bare and relatively short. My nails are very strong. I don’t like look of those long thick nails and it’s bloody irritating sitting next to people at work noisily tapping away at keyboards with their talons.

I do nothing as I think spending an hour sat in a chair is such a faff, and then two weeks later you have regrowth which looks horrible, another week later and they have to be done again, at great expense.

I will have my toenails done in the summer but that’s it.

I use hand cream every night but have short nails as I cook and clean 😂 like a PP I dislike long nails - I think they look dirty. However, I’m intrigued to know how people manage with, erm, personal hygiene and sex related stuff!

I’ve really got into the ‘soaping’ nail trend. Lasts for ages, easy to do and looks great/goes with everything. Doesn’t ruin your nails or cost a fortune.

https://uk.manucurist.com/blogs/journal/trend-alert-soap-nails

Nothing. Used to do gel nails regularly .

This. I’ve had them made to measure. It’s a game changer for me.

Glaize here too. And other makes. My nails are awful otherwise

I used to have builder gel every 3 weeks but stopped as I had lots of lifting etc & it took so long to do.
after a 6 month break I changed salons & now I have hard gel every 3-4 weeks which is much better. My appointment generally takes about an hour.

I just looked up the kit, it does use a buffing block so that’s a no for me ☹️. Looking into the non-UV Manucurist stuff now…

I get a gel polish on my own nails every 2 weeks or so. I used to paint but it chips so easy on me so the gel lasts longer. I like having them done, I think it tidies me up a bit.