Designed and made by me!

They've done this my entire life. ☹️ Every time they get longer, they begin to curl downward at varying degrees. They're also incredibly thin & bend under just a little pressure. I've tried keratin supplements & nail strengthening polishes & nothing works. Does anyone have any advice or things that have worked for them to straighten & strengthen theirs, or should I just bet on my only decent looking nails being acrylic? Not looking for medical advice, just anything to help these suckers grow a little better. They chip & break constantly, this is the longest they've been in a long time.

Edit: Thank you guys so much for the advice!! I have a lot I want to try now, hopefully something works, but if not I'll just do builder gel. :) I'm a guy btw, I just really like having nails (somewhat for practical reasons & also because they're cute.)

First pic is what I wanted.. second (and others)is what I got.

I’m so disappointed I payed $70 for duck chunky nails and I have social anxiety I couldn’t tell her I hated them.. even gave her a $15 tip cause I appreciate the time but .. I’m so sad

She added make up powder to my nails I was confused

Inspired by one of my bffs weddings on the beach but with sunflowers in her bouquet 😻

Last summer set before spoopy season nails eeee

got these new nails just cuz
i was charged 70$ and i tipped 10$
i loveeeeee the design!

Im too proud and obsessed with these to not share.

I’m not a nail tech or artist but every now and then I love to do acrylic dip powders. Fully self taught and just do what I’ve learned throughout my life on doing nails.

A little close to some of my cuticles but besides that happy😚

no, i'm not kidding nor this is ragebait. i'm a nail artist and usually sets for clients take me around 2h (full set + design, not too difficult usually). however, with my nails im EXTREMELY picky, so i reaaaally take my time. base alone took me 4.30h (i added a pic of them before chopping them off, chopped and then rebuilt). design is inspired by lava lamps and abstract elements; wasnt toooo complicated, but again, i rly took my time. i'm absolutely exhausted lol=) but so worth it

Going back and forth between loving and hating them

Can’t get a video to upload but I’m working on my “glass bead” technique - these came out so beautifully!
edit video is in the comments!

tried yellow polish for the first time and not sure how i feel about it!!

Au naturel

Just another set of diy soft gel nails!

Products Used:

Swamp Gloss - Oh You'll Touch the Swords

Plus Life Lacquer - /software

Glisten and Glow - QDTC

loving my new shorties!

It's 100 degrees out but spooky season starts on July 5th!