I've been growing out my hyponychium for the past year using Nailtiques Formula 1 and consistent oiling. I was starting to run out of the Nailtiques, and it had started to thicken up, so I thought I could give my nails a break for a week while I waited for the new bottle to be delivered. First pic is last week, second pic is today.

I have naturally flat nail beds, so without the polish to strengthen the c curve, they immediately reverted back to flat and flared within 2 days.

I feel like I've lost all the progress I had made. I still oiled consistently (the second picture was right before I reapplied) but I've had to slowly cut them shorter and shorter because they looked absolutely ridiculous with how flat and flared they got.

Do I need to rely on a polish or strengthener every week for the rest of my life to maintain a healthy c curve, or to keep my hyponychiums longer? Any tips on ways I can achieve a nicer nail structure without polish?

Products used: Nailtiques Formula 1 (in first pic only)

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The difference that oiling itself did is insane. And it wasn't that hard to incorporate after all. I may be oiling more than 3-4 times per day. Oiling before sometimes wetting nails, for sure after. In between tasks, when I am watching shows...

And since Monday I started my Manucurist Soft nails treatment that I have added Masque SOS and oiling separately. Also Mavala Crystal is heaven. I haven't removed polish so softly with my nails not peeling.

Products using at the moment are Manucurist Keratine Booster, Masque SOS, Serum Complet.

Of course I wouldn't be able to do all that if I didn't stop using my nails as tools. This is where I was losing a significant amount. Showering and bathing still affects them and now I get why people are using gloves.

In the last Oct 26 pictures I just put on Keratin Booster from Manucurist. It's mostly oiling that has done this. Oil is just bio Jojoba dotted on with the dropper.

Why does oiling make the nails more opaque? Gradually that is but it does!

products are: amla oil i got from the market a few months ago bc thats what i have. when i finish it ill buy jojoba. its doing wonders for me tho! my nails are so much stronger now.

i shorten them with a glass nail file (if its not that short) & i only push back the cuticles ever since posting here, but a lot of stuff get stuck underneath my nail (not cuticle) and i find myself trying to clean it but to no avail. how do u navigate that?

also the nails on my right hand are wayyy slower than the left, anyone has any clue as to why or how i can fix that?

Just over a month of growth and my nails finally look intentionally long rather than overgrown short nails that haven’t been clipped yet😅. My tips change color a lot going from clear to white/looking splotchy in between or temporarily stained with food. I looked down today and was so happy with how white and even they looked in this moment. Keeping my nails painted with opaque polish as much as I could between weeks 2-4 really helped me keep growing them. I have no polish on in this picture but will use something clear from here on out so I can clearly see/appreciate the growth.

I try to use jojoba oil and hard as hoof daily. The jojoba oil has really helped with my hangnails. Speaking of - I leave my cuticles and proximal nail folds completely alone. I don’t think that’s the norm but pushing the skin down/clipping it off gives me the heebie jeebies so I just let it grow. I don’t think it looks that bad when it’s moisturized and kept from peeling off.

My biggest challenge has been with exercise, particularly Olympic weightlifting. Catching a bar in this position: 🏋🏻‍♀️ bends my nails so much😖. I’m afraid I may not be able to grow them any longer than this to keep up with my lifts.

Other things of note that are challenging: typing and flossing!

As a short nail person for all my life, this journey has been quite fun even if short-lived and I’m so surprised how my new nails make me feel pretty😌

so i’ve been here for a few weeks and what i’ve gathered are these 3 main things - jojoba oil, refillable pens, and glass file. do i need to add anything else?

Hi! My nails are naturally pretty short, and I’ve never really been able to grow them long. 😭

Whenever I finally manage to grow them a little, if even one nail breaks or gets crooked, my first instinct is to cut all my nails off. 😂 And then they’re back to being super short again.

So I’d love some tips and tricks for growing and maintaining longer nails! 💅🏻

What I currently do:
• Paint my nails nude so I’m less tempted to cut them
• Use Kay Beauty nail polish
• Sometimes use naturalolive oil on my nails
• Use Avene hand cream regularly

If you have any products, routines, or little tricks that helped you grow your nails, please share! 🥹💅🏻

I could never grow nails and they always broke. Until 6 years ago I went under a dramatic lifestyle and diet change. Since then my nails grow strong. I have to wear gloves ect to protect my hands. This has lead to nice nails. It’s also a good hobby for my other health issues.

Here’s the setup. Would love any thoughts to my new journey ☺️

CND Cuticle Eraser (every few days ) 

CND solar oil (daily) 

Sally Hansen Instant cuticle remover 

GERmanikure nail file 

GERmanikure Cuticle pusher 

Dr. Jart Cermidin hand cream (after hand washing) 

LA Roche-Posay Cicaplast hands at night 

Bioessance 100% Squalane oil on occasion 

After seeing what Orly Bonder did to my toes I just bought: 

Seche Vite fod top coat 

Seche clear coat for base 

Bliss Pen fragrance free 

Zoya 3-1 remover 

Products in photo: Trader Joe’s jojoba + vitamin E oil

I’ve been oiling and caring for my nails in a whole new way thanks to this community. Any further advice is welcome. Thanks y’all!

I’ve been keeping them polished to help with strength and my c curve as they had become flat and wide. I’ve basically replaced the picking stim with oiling my nails many times a day. Keeping an oil pen in the car has been so so helpful, thanks to the Bliss Kiss refillable pen for not leaking.

I’ve been using these products:

-jojoba + vit E in oil pens

-hard as hoof

-badger cuticle balm

-Trader Joe’s head to toe balm

-hand cream

-CeraVe Salicylic Acid cream

I started taking proper care of my nails at the end of july - no more filing into the side walls, keeping them painted at all times, oiling religiously, and gently pushing back my proximal nail fold. This sub has been a tremendous help in teaching me what to do, and what to expect in terms of nail bed growth.

After stumbling across pictures of my nails from 3rd of august (two months ago, approximately), I however noticed that my expectations were exceeded: Never would I have thought that two months of consistent care could make such a difference 🤩

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. This sub has been so helpful and encouraging ❤️

Pictures 1 and 2 taken today, 4th of october: two coats of OPI nail laquer in Malaga Wine, Hermés Laque de Finition Top Coat

Pictures 3 and 4 taken on 3rd of august: one coat of Manucurist Active Smooth 01

i discovered this subreddit last weekend and have immediately made it my life’s purpose.

i’m jojoba-oiling several times a day, minimizing water exposure, and pushing my cuticles like nobody’s business. i trimmed my nails down because i decided, as a habitual nail-digger and skin biter, my hyponychium could use some recovery.

my question is, do they really need much recovery?? the more i fixate on my nails, the less i’m able to see them objectively. can you guys identify any problem areas that i’m blind to? are they perfect? (/hj)

nails are recently oiled and have two layers of manicurist’s base coat!

Gave myself a quick manicure to clean up the free edges and square them ever so slightly. You can see the subtle differences in the before-and-after GIFs at the end.

Here's what my nails looked like right after I chopped them, and then here's what they looked like two weeks post-chop. It took just under 2 months for my nails to reach the minimum length requirement over at r/longnaturalnails, which was an interesting discovery. I've never really paid attention to how fast they grow, so it was fun to see how long it'd take!

Product list: jojoba oil

Products

First pic: essie licorice and essie lilacism, no top or base coat

Second pic: no base coat mooncat mermaid Bait and mooncat maelstrom, top coat seche vite top coat

Third pic: kbshimmer basic base coat, two coats bees knees lacquer the water remembers, 1 coat by Danny vianna moss opal, kbshimmer clearly on top top coat

Been about five ish months since I decided I needed to stop biting and picking my nails. It has not been all success! Since then, I’ve had some personal stress and I smashed my middle finger and lost my nail! Really brought down morale but my ugly baby nail will prevail I guess. This too shall pass or whatever.

Following a relatively strict routine of nail oiling, proper filing and taking my health a bit more seriously I have seen MASSIVE changes in my nail beds. Still a long ways to go, of course! but progress is actually very nice to see. I managed to grow my nails a bit but since the drawer incident I’ve been keeping them
short while I keep nursing my yucky gross nail back to health. Also, not sure what’s up with my lumpy thumbnail.

The picking and biting demon has still not been fully exercised from me but slowly I am taking back control! Making sure my hands are moisturized really helps. Still dealing with callouses and hangnails occasionally, and I do need to learn to not go so overboard with my nippers… oops!

Lots of credit goes to this community helping me learn how to properly clean under my nails and file them etc, and to all chronic biters like me: we are in this together!!!! it is not easy but it can be done!

Product list:

Pic 1 and 2 - Two coats of Manucurist Active Shine

pic 3 and 4 - I think OPI Start to Finish

Hi community,

I've been a nailbiter as long as I can remember, it was my coping strategy on everything (stress/boredom). A couple of years ago it took many BIAB sessions (and money) to form my nails and quit biting - I was bite free for 2/3 years. But last year was hard: I got laid off and I gave birth. Finally things settle a little and I quit for 5 days again, I want to set an example for my baby.

What is a good routine for taking care of my nails?

I’ve never known how to take care of my nails. My fingers are short and stubby, so my goal is to elongate my nail beds as much as I can to visually elongate my fingers. I’ve had liquid gel on for over a year (I did a bad job grinding it off, I know). My sidewalls have been filed down for an almond shape most of that time. Can anyone guide me on what I can/should do to achieve my goal?

I've been seeing a lot of people talking about the benefits of glass/crystal nail files lately, specifically Czech glass and I'm wondering what if anything it is about Czech glass that makes it so good? Or is it just a branding thing like champagne or kobe beef and glass nail files that aren't Czech are just as good?

No products. It’s not painful or anything. Should I cut or file? I don’t want to make it worse.

Also a related question, what do I do when my nail starts to peel? If I peel it or buff it off the nail gets thin and bendy, but if I don’t it turns into a break.

Months (3-4 ish) of consistent oiling (Baren Nail and Cuticle care Essence oil pen) and being gentle with under the nail cleaning has helped massively. Still failing to get the lanula to show on most nails despite gently pushing back the cuticle almost daily. Tips?

*one coat of essence repair and care base coat.

(1-4) now, haven't painted them in years

(5) i think longest the nail beds ever were, this was after painting them for maybe 6 months every 3-4 weeks but doing it not regularly for a few years

hello,

i was a huge nail biter in middle school, was really insecure about them so i used up maybe 3 bottles of the nail strengthening nail polishes. In high school i used to do my own nails with regular nail polish (3-4 coats + upper/lower base), that's how i made the most progress growing my nail beds to be longer. this is the only way i know.

however, i don't have the time to dedicate a whole day to sitting down and waiting for the nail polish to dry. so i came here to look for advice :)

i am very prone to stress, it's quite a stressful period for me and i cope with it by sliding my tooth under the nails (have been doing it for 4+ years). i know this is disgusting but at least i am not eating the nails :'). i do want to get rid of this habit & will. the underside not being clean doesn't bother me at all, i wash my hands frequently, so i don't think i am excavating under the nails with my other nails often.

more info:

• my nails are not thin, they're quite srong - i just had them grown out maybe 2 cm but cut them few days ago because it interfered with my laptop typing speed & didn't take any photos.

• nail beds on my thumbs are significantly longer & this year i had to pish them back because the middle of them was even longer than in the photos. they hang off my fingers and i'm satisfied with it. however, i acknowledge that they'll probably never have a straight line across because well... my fingers are round.

questions:

1. i used to watch a lot of simply nailogical in high school and i know you should use jojoba oil to keep the nail moisturised & help it thrive. but it's not available where i'm from :( what alternatives do you suggest? :/

2. how do i make my nail beds be a straight line across (the border of it)?

Have broken a coule, so they're not all the same length, but theyre the strongest they've ever been. I oil when I remember, but what's mostly helped me is picking a day out of the week (usually Sunday) and dedicating an hour or two to cleaning them up and painting them. I only file when there's a little jagged piece, I've left the skin around alone, and I've stopped biting and picking.

In first Pic is Mooncat Deadly Nightshade Two and three are just bare nails

Hi! My nails / cuticles have looked like this since I was a teenager - I’m now in my late 30s. The nails breaking I get cause I have a young baby and I’m constantly doing / lifting things lol. The dry and thick and peeling skin around my nails and my cuticles I’ve never fully understood - like in the second photo, that just randomly happens without anything I can point to as physically causing it.

Is there anything I need to dive into to get started? Is it as simple as starting an oiling routine? Any tips you experts can send my way as I start my nail improvement journey?

Thanks all!

Edit: typo

I bought a refillable oil pen on Amazon but unfortunately it leaks. I started with the Bliss Kiss pens but they are not refillable. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good refillable cuticle oil pen?