Nail upkeet

[Anonymous]

"Taking better care" does not equal "hair dye" or "painting nails" (or "make-up", for that matter). Do you understand the important difference between healthcare, where you take care of your health, and modifying one's external appearance? Your nails won't be healthier if you do more manicures and mess around with your cuticles (never mess around with your cuticles, you'll become more prone to infections).

Eat clean, exercise moderately, sleep, hydrate, moisturize your hands (and nails), and make sure you're not vitamin or mineral-deficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have started taking better care of my natural nails and have a manicure every 5 weeks when I get my hair cut and colored. In between I used cuticle remover, oil, and occasionally paint them myself.

When do you find time to paint your nails? Every time I think about painting them I realize I have things to do that prevent me from giving them time to dry.

How do you make the polish last? I had a manicure on Thursday. Yesterday I chipped the tip and fixed it. Today I chipped another tip and fixed it. I’m lucky if I get 3 or 4 days out of polish. Am I just too hard on my hands?

Use Dazzle Dry polish (specific brand, not everywhere carries it) at the salon. It’s regular polish (not gel) but it’s stays on very well. I get two weeks minimum out of it. I only get my nails done every two months or so. Dazzle Dry is worth the money without destroying your nails like gel manicures.

[Anonymous]

^^or use seche-vite topcoat

[Anonymous]

I can’t. Even professional nail polish won’t last me two days. I have shinier/oilier nails I guess.

Dip nails with tips last 3 weeks on me. I am super rough with them- scrubbing dishes, scrubbing floors etc and they’re perfect. So if I want them to last- dip is the solution.

[Anonymous]

it's really about diet and hydration for nails. I do not bother with regular polish anymore for manicures--only Gel ever 2x with a break every couple months. Pedicures I use regular polish and they last 4 weeks. I have a nail tech that comes to my home for manis/pedis. I have all the equipment she needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't, I go to a salon every 2 weeks.

Which is sooo bad for your nails.

Do you ever go without doing your nails? Give them a chance to breathe?

NP, who also goes to a salon every two weeks - my nails are in great shape. No ridges, no spots, no weakness. If that were to change, sure, I’d adjust my routine, but this is one of my few beauty indulgences, so I’ll take it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buff and shine them. No polish.

What do you use to buff and shine them?

[Anonymous]

I use CND Solar Oil multiple times per day and seal with Dior’s Crème Abricot. I also use a Japanese P-Shine manicure kit 1-2 per month to buff my nails. The glassy shine lasts for weeks.

Same routine on my toes.

[Anonymous]

I get to work from home one day a week. On that day, I do my nails right before before I start my workday. I’m basically sitting at a desk and typing for at least the next couple of hours which gives the polish plenty of time to dry. I also always use a quick dry top coat to shorten dry time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buff and shine them. No polish.

What do you use to buff and shine them?

You can buy pricey kits or you can use a cheap buffer from CVS or Target. When I was a kid, my mom had a gorgeous kit that included a chamois buffer and an apricot cream. I haven't found a great replacement for that, but the CVS version does the job well enough even though it needs to be replaced 1 - 2 times a year. Use a very light hand. Follow with a nail oil. You can use the 'shine' side of the buffer as needed to keep the sheen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buff and shine them. No polish.

This^ and paint them if you feel like it but not all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buff and shine them. No polish.

What do you use to buff and shine them?

You can buy pricey kits or you can use a cheap buffer from CVS or Target. When I was a kid, my mom had a gorgeous kit that included a chamois buffer and an apricot cream. I haven't found a great replacement for that, but the CVS version does the job well enough even though it needs to be replaced 1 - 2 times a year. Use a very light hand. Follow with a nail oil. You can use the 'shine' side of the buffer as needed to keep the sheen.

What nail oil do you recommend? Also, what do you do about cuticles? Just push them back? I really like the idea of buffing (cheaper, healthier, less time) so thank you. I welcome any other advice as to names of buffers, chamois, etc. My nails need help.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

I do them at the office during hour-long Zoom calls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't, I go to a salon every 2 weeks.

Which is sooo bad for your nails.

Do you ever go without doing your nails? Give them a chance to breathe?

Stop this nonsense. A bit of polish isn't doing anything bad to your nails. Your nails don't need to breathe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Taking better care" does not equal "hair dye" or "painting nails" (or "make-up", for that matter). Do you understand the important difference between healthcare, where you take care of your health, and modifying one's external appearance? Your nails won't be healthier if you do more manicures and mess around with your cuticles (never mess around with your cuticles, you'll become more prone to infections).

Eat clean, exercise moderately, sleep, hydrate, moisturize your hands (and nails), and make sure you're not vitamin or mineral-deficient.

I really dont think YOU understood what OP meant.