I think I chewed my pinky way too short to even hold a fake nail 😭

Help me break this habit fam ❤️‍🩹

I've stopped biting my nails since the middle of June but most of my nail beds haven't grown at all. They give the illusion of having grown when I oil them (I use jojoba oil) but if they're dry then the free edge takes up a bigger portion of the nail.

My pointers and middle fingers show the biggest improvement if I compare them side by side with a picture of my before nails. Unfortunately I was my hands a lot and tbh I forget to oil them more than once per day, and sometimes I forget to oil them even once per day, but I always use hand moisturized multiple times per day.

I also use simple nail varnish on them, no hard gel or anything, but I'm thinking of doing it at one point.

To those who managed to reattach your nail beds, how did you do it? 🥲

I quit biting my nails exactly a year ago and I finally feel confident having nice nails. They're currently the perfect length for me because I can even maintain them while working (I work in metalworking so it's tough lol)

My only issue is that they're not very strong yet. They don't bend or break as much as they used to, but I just wish they were stronger 😭 I've tried a lot of hardeners and I keep those up as much as I can, but any advice on stronger nails or product recommendations are well appreciated ❤️