Do you have your nails professionally done?

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Rose65

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While reading I came across a term called Coffin Nails and looked up the meaning. It put me in mind of the huge nail market. I have seen women with incredible nails.

I'm afraid I have hardly ever been for a proper manicure, I just do mine myself. I do the cuticles, file nice natural shape and use whichever value nail polish I can get. I like natural, pale shades and I certainly don't bite my nails. I broke that habit a long time ago, as in childhood I was a dreadful nail biter.

I try to keep them nice but not very long, as they would break when I do housework. I have friends who spend a lot on professional nails but I can't justify that myself.
 

Rose65 said:
While reading I came across a term called Coffin Nails and looked up the meaning. It put me in mind of the huge nail market. I have seen women with incredible nails.

I'm afraid I have hardly ever been for a proper manicure, I just do mine myself. I do the cuticles, file nice natural shape and use whichever value nail polish I can get. I like natural, pale shades and I certainly don't bite my nails. I broke that habit a long time ago, as in childhood I was a dreadful nail biter.

I try to keep them nice but not very long, as they would break when I do housework. I have friends who spend a lot on professional nails but I can't justify that myself.
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No. I take care of my own nails. The only time I had my nails done was when I was asked to be a maid of honour and it was strongly advised to get them professionally done. I hate capped nails. Itā€™s horrible for the nails cause they canā€™t breathe. I know some members here get theirs professionally done and try to pass their nails off as all natural but nobodyā€™s natural nails are 3 mm thick. Lol
 
When I go on vacation I get a gel manicure which lasts for weeks. Otherwise I do them at home occasionally. Most of the time I donā€™t wear polish. I would never have fake nails put over mine. Itā€™s incredibly unhealthy for your nails.
 

I only fiddle with them when they become too long and start interfering with my fingerpicking on my guitar. Then I have to gradually file them down to the proper length and shape. Also on my left hand fingers if they make forming the chords on the guitar neck difficult. Some guitarists do use false nails but I have never considered it.
 
No manicures for me either. I do my nails myself and love to experiment with colors. I also paint my own toenails. I wouldn't want acrylics however pretty they look because I'm afraid it would be unhealthy for my nails.
 
I get my nails done every month or 6 weeks...

I've done it for a long time.. sometimes I just get my own nails manicured and shaped , other times like now currently.. I have Gel nails... ( not false nails ).. At the moment they're very long and peach /pink .. and I don't usually have nails as long as this, but it's ok.. When I go again next time I'll have them removed, and revert back to s manicure and polish on my own nails again for a while..
 
My nails today
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Trish said:
Your nails look very glamorous. :)

The hairdressers I go to has a beauty section upstairs and I have had my nails done there - not false ones though! I prefer to do my nails myself and usually use a clear varnish which just gives a shine. If I am going out somewhere nice, I will raid my collection of coloured varnishes :)
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I have a large collection of Nail Polishes as well..mainly OPI... (y)
 
Gel nails are a type of acrylic nails, they have a more glossy appearance than acrylic nails which tend to be sturdier. Acrylic nail manicures tend to cater to those who want to go for a more creative and dramatic look by enhancing their nails with artificial nails.

Acrylics and Gels are fake nails placed over your natural ones. Both can be made to match the shape of the nail, or to extend it. So, when you want longer nails, you are asking for either Acrylic or Gel extensions.

The Difference Between Gel Nails vs Acrylic Nails
 
Rose65 said:
While reading I came across a term called Coffin Nails and looked up the meaning. It put me in mind of the huge nail market. I have seen women with incredible nails.
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In the 20th century, following the discovery of the health risks of cigarettes, it was often said, that every cigarette smoked, was a nail in one's coffin.

Your thread is of fortuitous timing Rose. My wife has always had her nails professionally prepared, polished and trimmed. A couple of weeks ago she had quite intensive surgery. The letter from the hospital with regards of do's & don't's and what to bring, instructed her that all make up to be removed, that included her nail varnish.

The beauticians that she likes to use charged her for removal and charged her again for the replenishment following her operation. No point moaning though, she's worth it.............and a great deal more.
 
horseless carriage said:
In the 20th century, following the discovery of the health risks of cigarettes, it was often said, that every cigarette smoked, was a nail in one's coffin.

Your thread is of fortuitous timing Rose. My wife has always had her nails professionally prepared, polished and trimmed. A couple of weeks ago she had quite intensive surgery. The letter from the hospital with regards of do's & don't's and what to bring, instructed her that all make up to be removed, that included her nail varnish.

The beauticians that she likes to use charged her for removal and charged her again for the replenishment following her operation. No point moaning though, she's worth it.............and a great deal more.
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yes it does cost to have it removed as well as applied. However the hospital were playing safe, because changes happen very fast to the fingers and nail bed if there's a problem with the heart.. so on the operating table they would have been watching out for that and wouldn't have been able to see if they were painted...!
 
hollydolly said:
yes it does cost to have it removed as well as applied. However the hospital were playing safe, because changes happen very fast to the fingers and nail bed if there's a problem with the heart.. so on the operating table they would have been watching out for that and wouldn't have been able to see if they were painted...!
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Makes perfect sense when explained like that, but do they have any sort of contingency for an emergency brought in by ambulance?
 
horseless carriage said:
Makes perfect sense when explained like that, but do they have any sort of contingency for an emergency brought in by ambulance?
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I guess if you had to have emergency surgery and you had professional nails they would have to manage.

Like if you had eaten and then needed urgent emergency surgery. Fasting is of course better but they would have to manage if risk outweighed benifit of waiting.
 
horseless carriage said:
In the 20th century, following the discovery of the health risks of cigarettes, it was often said, that every cigarette smoked, was a nail in one's coffin.

Your thread is of fortuitous timing Rose. My wife has always had her nails professionally prepared, polished and trimmed. A couple of weeks ago she had quite intensive surgery. The letter from the hospital with regards of do's & don't's and what to bring, instructed her that all make up to be removed, that included her nail varnish.

The beauticians that she likes to use charged her for removal and charged her again for the replenishment following her operation. No point moaning though, she's worth it.............and a great deal more.
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Sending best wishes to Mrs HC. I hope she's up and dancing very soon. :)
 
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