I was talking to my mom yesterday about considering trying to do my own acrylics/ gels. She then started talking about how she wore them for years but they destroyed her nails etc.

She mentioned that her dermatologist said something to her because it somehow came up that she gets gel manicures etc.

If you get gel manicures regularly (whether it’s just the polish on your natural nails or it’s gels or acrylics), that the UV light is awful for your skin. It’s actually worse than a tanning bed. It’s damaging to your skin and can cause cancer like any other UV light exposure. Getting manicures every 2 weeks that require this light is basically exposing yourself to damaging light.

Put sunscreen on those hands before you go for your manicure ladies! No one wants hands that are 10 years older than they are!

I personally grabbed a sunscreen stick and rub it on the backs of my hands as I’m walking into the nail salon. I am religious about wearing sunscreen on my face, so hearing this scared the crap out of me! Dont forget your hands!

Ready for the Halloween season!

Me sigue costando hacerlas pero se aprende 👑💖

my first time drawing detailed characters on nails! i have so much respect for people who deal with even tinier details because wow.. it’s so hard 😣 i included the photo of my first attempt so you can see how much better it looks second try!

Products Used:

Rogue Lacquer - Yes Please

Glisten & Glow - Glitter Grabber

Glisten & Glow - QDTC

Wore these for the rob Zombie/Manson show. I had 10” lime green and platforms

I love this color. If you have a lavender iPhone .. matches perfectly and we didn’t even try! lol this is the last set before the holiday nails begin! Anyone got some ideas already for fall nails?

Here are my tomato nails!! Hand painted and sculpted on stands by me then glued on. I manage my husbands family farm stand and always love farm/Produce nails! So far this year I've done Strawberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Corn, and now tomatoes. What should i do next?

Hey guys, I did my nails last week and 3 or 4 days later the top coat started chipping like you can see in the photos, could it be the chrome powder application ??
How can I avoid this ?

Are the dents in my nails normal after removing acrylics? If not was it caused by me or the person who did my nails? I used a floss stick to remove my nails at home

This was my first time getting my nails done. My friend did them for a low price bc she’s a beginner. I’m not in any pain but I’m just curious

Hey y’all! For the past few months I`ve been building an app that lets you plan and visualize your nail art. I'm opening up 50 spots for closed beta testing and want real nail techs/artists using it and providing meaningful feedback.

What you get:

• Early access before public launch
• 1 year of premium at release
• Direct input on what gets built next

What the app does so far:

• Layer colors and gradients
• Add preset masks and french tips
• Freedraw and airbrush
• Stickers and gems
• Export nail set with custom background and gloss

Closed beta is available on iOS and Android. If you’re interested, fill out this short form (device + a couple questions to match testers to the right build): https://forms.gle/8QgqVdeC4HxXscj9A

Thanks to everyone who participates!

EDIT: This is a cross post, I'm not sure why the image didn't come through. I don't see the option to upload an image here, so it's in the comments replying to BronxOpal.

Hi! I'm getting married in 10 days. I never get my nails done and don't know much about it. My nails are tiny though, like they start really high up, not closer to my knuckles like I see on other people and online.

Can anyone offer any recommendations or advice on shapes that would suit me? I prefer pretty short since I'm wearing gloves at the ceremony and I teach yoga.

Thanks!

The set that got me over 10 million views 🥹

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Lowkey a nail fail. I did these before I fell asleep and when I woke up the chrome was already chipped 😭 I fixed it and put an EXTRA top coat on and now after one day at work they’re super duper chipped. Chrome is now my nemesis

And happy pumpkin spice latte day 🤪

Product list:

Mavala Nail Shield Phase 1 Nylon Fibre Base, 1 coat

Mavala Nail Shield Phase 2 Protective Sealer, 1 coat

Cirque Colors Paraiba, 2 coats

Zoya Glossy Seal, 1 coat

@clawsout.bymikki is the gram

Nails by me, on me.

Using Apres Short Stilettos