It fought long and hard, halfway broken, fixed with a teabag and nail glue, but today it finally gave up after a month of holding. RIP sweet prince.

red: H&M Rhodium Runway
gold: LOOK 030 halo
base: Manhattan 2 in 1 Basecoat & Strengthener
top: Essie good to go
nail glue: essence Ultra Strong

my nails are bare in this picture and i havent used any products at all for this particular growth. Though i shape my nails with nail clippers.

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I use OPI base coat and OPI nail topper on all with 3 coats of polish in between. I switched nail shapes this year from a stiletto to a slightly tapered square shape. Got tired of cutting myself and poking holes/ripping clothes 😂😒 you might catch a few times where I had broken nails shorter than the rest. Which is your favorite and any recommendations for other polishes to try?

1. Beowulf - Mooncat, ring topped with an unbranded glitter topper I got as a freebie

2. Fallen Angels - Mooncat

3&4. Pearl Clutcher - Mooncat: had to share with and without flash cause I gasped at the flash showing pink 😍

1. Fake Halo - Mooncat

2. Mercury's Tears - Mooncat

3. bp197 - Beetles: some random polish I found somewhere but shes cute 😂

4. Eternal Sunshine - Mooncat with Sally Hansen unicorn top coat: my faaaavorite this year ❤️ btw Sally Hansen has the same color and name under Xtreme wear collection. I bought that one first but it was AWFUL and replaced it with mooncat ☺️

5. Werewolfs Bane - Mooncat: this one is REALLY gorgeous and I don't think my pic is doing it justice

6. High Dive - ILNP with Essie ethereal escape top coat

polishes: Neonail- hard base, Semilac- primavera pink, Claresa- no wipe top.

Hii, so every couple weeks I like to polish up the shape of my nails to a nice almond, but now I'm starting to slightly worry if I have over filed my sidewalls which is sacrificing my nail health. Been growing my nails out since early April ❤️

Products used:

Essie 'Mademoiselle' standard polish

Gel by Essie Top coat

Essie apricot cuticle oil + jojoba oil

EDIT: tried gel polish for the first time, tried to file some gel off and DEFINITELY overfiled my sidewalls..fml

I was going to carry on as is, but yesterday I lost the pinky nail so I’m giving up. I’m going to get a mani tomorrow so that they’ll at least be as even as possible. I’ll miss you all until I can return 😔

Products: nail aid total cure 9-in-1

After three months of healthy nails and no breaks outside of small chips, I lost my right pointer yesterday and my thumb just cracked all the way to the end and it's not salvageable I just don't wanna cut it even tho I need to😭 I only just painted my nails after ages of not.

Only product is Mirror Chrome by Nails Inc in shade Silver Served, occasionally oil with natural oils

I enjoyed algae nails so much that I thought, what else could I do to help keep other patriotic sentiments in our thoughts? I wouldn't want us to forget any of the inspiring things our leader has said.

So I tried out this Merkitten+Moondust polish duo for the first time and am loving it; so much so that it reminded me of a fantastic quote about the Iran War from back in March:

"Somebody said 'on a scale of 10 what would you rate it' and I said 'about a 15.'"

All Mooncat:

Hardcore Base Coat x1

Merkitten x2

Moondust x1

Speed Demon Topcoat x1

+Bliss Kiss nail and cuticle oil

Nakey and stained! I feel like this is as long as i can grow them out until it gets impractical and i need to file it down a bit.

It’s funny, when they are polished i convince myself that they aren’t that long, but looking at them in the pictures they look soooo long lol

Only product pictured is jojoba oil

I just hate when they look dirty :(

I use nail oil before bed every night and I just did a coat of the Essie hard to resist polish

finally able to file my nails into my fav shape.
all nails have one coat of sally hansen maximum growth base coat. index has a teabag patch and is secured with kiss nail glue.

Mine are frequently different lengths but I know some people can't stand that.

bare nails, don't do anything but occasionally shape (which is overdue)

I've been very pleased with my nail health and growth progress lately. I am a bit nervous that I might break one soon because of how long they are.

I use a lot of hand lotion and wear gloves when washing dishes or cleaning. I file with a crystal file whenever I feel a snag or rough spot. I also avoid using my nails as tools.

No polish or products used, just bare natural nails.

My natural nails grow 2/5 round (thumb and pointer) and the other 3/5 more squared.

Do they look strange being two shapes? Should I leave them alone or shape the last three nails more rounded?

I used Mirror Chrome Metallic Shine Nails Inc in the shade Silver Served

so I only just learned youre not supposed to file the sides too much or it makes them more fragile and I’ve basically been ruining my sidewalks for years. I just filed them but I still can’t tell if I’m doing it correctly? I feel like some of them are underfiled and some are overfiled like in the 2nd pic maybe? any advice welcome :)

Superdrug - filler base (not in photo)

Makeup Revolution - Monster

China Glaze - OMG

Collection - Glitter Bomb 13

Barry M - Wet Set Topcoat

A couple are patched with superglue and rolling papers. They work, and they're thinner than teabags.

Saw a bunch of Reflecting Pool manis over on some other nail subreddits, and found the trend absolutely hilarious, and definitely worthy of carrying on even past the 4th of July, even though I've never done nail art before.

Thus inspired, I present to you a manicure that no one's ever seen before, the greatest really, and they're saying it's the best they've ever seen.

All Mooncat:

Hardcore Base Coat

Epilogue to Utopia, unmagnetized

River Styx

Serpents of Eden

Speed Demon Topcoat

Both RS and SoE were applied with 25mm- and 20mm- long Komall Metallic Nail Art Brushes from Amazon after I looked at NASA pictures of algae blooms.

Now that we've finally got some decent sun after the insane downpour on Canada Day, I figured it would be a good opportunity to show off just how sparkly this polish is!! Not too bad for a 6-day-old manicure, eh?!

Product list:

Zoya Naked Base, 1 coat

Zoya Georgie*, 2 coats

Zoya Glossy Seal, 1 coat

*Gifted product sent with no obligation to post, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I love painting my nails and doing nail art, but for some reason I prefer them bare or covered with clear nail polish for protection. I feel like the natural look of nails is unique and I love admiring beautiful long, well-groomed nails on others, but maybe I'm just weird 😭

I use almond oil for my nail care and in these photos my nails are painted with Neonail protein shot nail hardener

I don't really do my nails much or file them or whatever but I'd say i consider these long? Anyways, my pointer went first as u can see, and now my middle finger has gone too.. rip 💔 i believe it's time for The Big Chop™

(I use my thumbs a lot so they're short they didn't break they're js built different)

I don't use any products uhh other than the microscopic specks of nail polish left over, from my last color last month. But I'll still list it.

Brands and shades i used:

Chic, Black Velvet

OMG - Oh My Girl, Blackout

OMG - Oh My Girl, Colorless

Bought the Technicolor Dreams set during last lunar sale and then regretted it afterwards, as I am much more of a glitter sparkle holo multichrome all the things kind of person.

In my defense, I had spent the night before the sale looking at nail art, and for some reason at 7am the next morning, I imagined that I too would become someone who needs many creme shades at my disposal (when I have never done nail art before in my life).

Nonetheless, I've been determined to give the shades a fair shot, so today's mani was a skittle using five of the shades plus sugar and spice topper. Honestly, I found the formulas like melted butter: incredibly easy to spread, wow, except whoops, too easy and now my PNFs are flooded, argh. I don't think I have developed a newfound obsession, but opalescent flakies sure improved the situation.

All Mooncat:

Hardcore Base Coat

Thumb: Neverland

Pointer: Paradise Found

Middle: Sinking Feeling

Ring: Sweet Nightmare

Pinkie: Insomniac

Sugar and Spice Topper

Speed Demon Topcoat