Nails

I love doing my nails unfortunately I can't do it as much as I would like.

I love doing my nails, even if I can't type or do other "normal" things while wearing them. I do try to find times when I can leave them on for more than one day at a time, though, just to get the most bang for my buck. Which, right now at least, means I won't be able to do them again until mid-June unless I can't take it any longer and do them just for a day.

Yea Kim I have been telling everyone in chat to try the fake nails. It is a real rush and feel so feminin

I love having my nails done, especially when they match my toes and I have a long weekend to enjoy them. But I'm getting way too good at cooking, writing, typing, doing my makeup, etc with nails on  😉
I think that for Halloween this year I'm going to take a day or two off work and get my nails done professionally in almond/stiletto shape tips "for a dress up party" he he he.

I have purchased them, but until I can have a 24-hour time period of solitude I don't think it would be worth the trouble. By the way does acetone ruin the fake nails or does it just break down the glue?

The acetone will destroy the nails and it's a good ten minute process.

Thanks Mason, I thought it would.

Hannah

Had a make over session with photos about a week ago and I used pre-colored press-on nails and I was really impressed with how they looked.  I purchased them from Amazon and there were 200 individual nails in the package.  And as  I said they looked really nice.  And with the press-on tape they lasted a good while.

I have purchased them, but until I can have a 24-hour time period of solitude I don’t think it would be worth the trouble. By the way does acetone ruin the fake nails or does it just break down the glue?

Yeah, this is exactly what I mean. I love doing them, but unless I can get most of a weekend out of it I don't find it's worth the effort (or cost) right now.

I've tried "recycling" them, but it doesn't work. With a bit of patience, I can pry them off my fingernails without damaging the nail - real or fake. But, the glue that's still on the back of the fake nail makes it so I can't get it to lay nicely again the next time I try. Others, of course, may have better luck...

I love getting my nails done but almost without fail after I invest in having them professionally done, I end up chipping one within two days.  Frustrating!

Ok now I going to have to getting some nails sounds like a lot of fun

I've never had my hands done professionally, but maybe this Halloween if I can book a couple extra days off, I will go completely mad at the nail place down the street. Something in a long almond tip, in a wicked color? Black Glitter maybe?
I did my toes with OPI "Madame President" red, and multicolored glitter topcoat, and they have lasted super long- 3 weeks? They aren't chipped, by they have grown out far enough that it's time to re-do them (such a shame to take it off... lol)

I put clear polish on my finger nails, but after I use the bottle a few times, it doesn't seem to apply smoothly. It's like the brush is drying up.  Has anyone had this issue and what is the solution?

I so love keeping my nails looking good. I enjoy having them done professionally. I keep a shiny clear coat on them all the time. I am fortunate that I do not have a job where it would be an issue or a type of work where it would damage my nails.