What do you do with your nails?

Ruthanne

Ruthanne

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Do you get manicures, pedicures, paint them?

I have never gotten a manicure or pedicure but would like to. There is a new Nail Salon very close to me. I wonder how much they charge?

I trim my fingernails and toenails myself. Occasionally used to paint my nails on hands and feet. Thinking of doing it again just for fun...:giggle:✨⚡
 

I do my own nails, keeping them a medium length, clipping and filing as necessary, fingers and toes always painted

I’ve not had a manicure but had a couple of gel nail treatments which look great and last a couple of weeks, if you’re lucky, but it’s not easy to remove and your nails look awful afterwards
 
Ruthanne said:
Do you get manicures, pedicures, paint them?

I have never gotten a manicure or pedicure but would like to. There is a new Nail Salon very close to me. I wonder how much they charge?

I trim my fingernails and toenails myself. Occasionally used to paint my nails on hands and feet. Thinking of doing it again just for fun...:giggle:✨⚡
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I've never had a pedicure, altho' I keep promising myself one. I do my own feet, but I do get manicures . When I was working I got them about every 4 weeks, but now it's down to twice a year. Cost is around £25-£30 .. In between times I do my own nails.
 
I do my own and wouldn't like to have them done as the chemicals they use in those "long lasting" treatments in salons are not all that great for our health. According to health experts, manicures and pedicures may look beautiful but they can cause long-lasting effects to both the client and the manicurist because of the chemicals involved.
 
Marlene said:
I do my own and wouldn't like to have them done as the chemicals they use in those "long lasting" treatments in salons are not all that great for our health. According to health experts, manicures and pedicures may look beautiful but they can cause long-lasting effects to both the client and the manicurist because of the chemicals involved.
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My tattoo shop shared a wall with a nail salon. I complained for the first three months until the landlord put an industrial exhaust fan in that place. I honestly don't understand how workers and clients can stand those fumes. They have to be very bad for one's health!
 
It’s funny you should post this, my nails are so thin and always have been they peel like onion skin. I considered getting a manicure with gel nails but then I’d have to go back every few weeks and that’s a pain in the neck. I don’t have the patience nor the inclination to sit and have someone fuss about my nails.
 
Never had them professionally done. When young I used to do my own manicures and even painted them, now I don't give a crap. I just cut them, don't even file them. I've survived. I'd rather spend the money on a nice piece of clothing that lasts more than one week (the colored nails).
 
Lc jones said:
It’s funny you should post this, my nails are so thin and always have been they peel like onion skin. I considered getting a manicure with gel nails but then I’d have to go back every few weeks and that’s a pain in the neck. I don’t have the patience nor the inclination to sit and have someone fuss about my nails.
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I had a similar problem with my nails peeling flaking, and breaking easily, and for many years using over the counter nail strengtheners, and nothing worked , so a few years ago I started taking Organic Biotin capsules.. they've strengthened my nails tremendously compared to how they were and they bonus is that it's also strengthened my fine hair... ..it doesn't thicken your hair, but because nails and hair are both made from Keratin, they both get strengthened by the Biotin..


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I don't do anything with my nails but cut and clean them. Once in a blue moon I'll put some polish on, but it never lasts, especially on my hands, so I generally use clear there. I have had one manicure and maybe 3 pedicures in my lifetime.

I don't like people poking at my fingernails with sharp tools, and the last visit for a pedicure gave me a nasty toe nail fungal infection that has lasted for a loooong time, still treating it to get the nail completely back to the healthy nail I had. If I ever decide to get another pedicure, maybe when I can no longer do it myself, it will be by a place that disinfects their tools and uses the polish I bring them, not a bottle that was used by a dozen other women...maybe a place run by a foot doctor. Honestly, the whole nail salon thing grosses me out.
 
I file my fingernails and keep them very short. I get pedicures about 6 times a year and have them done when I'm already going to be in the salon for a haircut. My last pedicure was mid-November. As per this photo, I always get polka dots put on. Cost is $22 plus a $5 tip.

Living in So Cal means wearing sandals and flip flops ten or more months a year. Most LA women are pretty conscientious about keeping their toes pretty.
 

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