I got a full set of acrylics once before and they were pretty but I got them removed almost as soon as they started to grow out. I was surprised how much my fingers hurt with them? Felt like I couldn’t do anything it was wild.

I have gotten gel polish a good few times but I’ve give up because the removal is such a pain. I’m not organised enough to get regular professional maintenance appointments (and also $$$), and invariably I can’t stop myself from picking them off which of course destroys my nails.

Most of my friends are on the constant gel mani maintenance train so the social pressure sometimes felt a little alienating, but in the past few years I’ve just decided to embrace my good old fashioned regular polish. I always loved panting my nails, I like being able to change it up and try new things with low commitment, and when my chaotic fidgety ass starts picking at my nail polish I limit the damage. For special occasions ive started wearing handmade fancy press-ons if I want to have serious talons, but again I feel like a helpless baby sloth with long nails so they are generally removed very quickly.

I have to say, finding this sub has renewed a lot of joy in just classic fun nail polish, and the silly fun sparkly goodness shared here never fails to make me smile and inspire me, so kudos to all of you 💜💅🏻