I like clear polish so I can see if I get dirt under them. It's hard to clean your long nails in a public restroom due to having no brush or green stick.1 or 2. I usually wear clear varnish as I hate chipped nail polish.
The extremely long nails are not practical if you're doing manual labor. Working in the medical field for years, I cringe when I see staff with extremely long nails. That's how skin tears and scratches occur.1. It's beyond me how I see women with these horrendously long nails and how they are able to do anything.....unless they're fake and they take them off when they go home. I mean I would be afraid around children or pets that I would inadvertently hurt them.