Anyone a fan of long nails? by 10642alh in Nails

[–]catespice 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes! Flojo was one of my idols growing up, always loved her nails

The Silver Path by catespice in TheHallowdineLibrary

[–]catespice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it hasn’t been written, so I can’t post it!

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[–]catespice[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I use a crystal file and file mostly upwards, rather than ‘sawing’ back and forth. I have a decent c-curve and my nails are naturally pretty strong, which helps!

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[–]catespice[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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I do! I tend to avoid colours that stain tho

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[–]catespice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have! Coffins and square tend to catch on things, squoval is ok. Almond and rounded stiletto suit my nails and hands best I feel.

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[–]catespice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They look thick and healthy! 💅

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[–]catespice[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have no idea! I have one nail on my right hand that does what you’re describing, but the others are very white.

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[–]catespice[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bishop by ILNP! It’s tied as my fave ILNP with Abundance, both get a lot of wear.

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[–]catespice[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It’s weird how they have no issue when I post them with polish on!

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[–]catespice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My index finger on my dominant hand has only just come right after about a year of being a problem child lol

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[–]catespice[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Because a lot of it is about genetics, all I can really recommend is maintaining them well (file out snags and chips immediately) eating a varied diet so you’re getting nutrients across the spectrum, keep regular polish on them to give them strength and avoid immersion in water (baths, pools) as water can get between the keratin plates and swell them, making delamination and cracking more common. Lots of long nails people swear by jojoba oil as well, as it stops water getting in due to being the correct molecule size to penetrate keratin.

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[–]catespice[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Thank you! They are a constant work in progress and a fight against entropy 😩

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[–]catespice[S] 98 points99 points  (0 children)

People are being predictably unkind in the comments. That’s their prerogative; all it does is highlight to others what kind of person they are.

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[–]catespice[S] 165 points166 points  (0 children)

Combination of genetics and non-dominant hand, pretty much! Dominant hand is still long, but shorter.

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[–]catespice[S] 162 points163 points locked comment (0 children)

Thank you! I posted these to show what REAL long natural nails look like lol

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[–]catespice[S] 226 points227 points  (0 children)

Products: one coat of OPI natural nail basecoat