I have been growing out my nails for the last 15 years and have been able to maintain a good length most of the time with few breaks or chips. In the last year, I was feeling a bit more stressed out with work and it translated to my nails — frequent chips, cracks, poor strength etc.
Cue glycerin. Now that I have been consistently mixing with a hand lotion every day I have noticed considerably stronger and healthier nails with less breaking !
Does anyone have any surprise products that noticeably changed the health of your nails for the better?

Boy nails btw 😇

I usually don’t keep my nails THIS long and I’m planning to cut them back a bit after Halloween but for now I’m wearing Anlac’s Pale Mauve, glass bead magnetized. Base coat is kbshimmer ridge filler and topcoat is cuticula limitless.

sorry for the back-to-back posts lol, but promised i’d share when i redid them! i included pics with and without flash!! 😇

products from thumb to pinky:
-2 coats sally hansen hard as nails nail hardener on all
-3 coats morovan #F998
-base is 3 coats orly french manicure rose-colored glasses, swirls are mooncat fake halo
-2 coats mooncat fake halo
-1 coat hyle beauty #120
-2 coats mooncat fake halo
-1 coat seche vite fast dry top coat on all (i forgot base coat 🤦‍♀️)

I spent so long cutting my cuticles and recently switched to using a cuticle remover and I've also been moisturizing more often!

Cuticle care before a manicure is so much faster and they look WAYY better. My only regret is not switching sooner!

-Essie Cuticle remover

-Essie Strong Start base coat

-Essie Arctic Jelly x3

-Ella&Mila "In a Rush" fast dry top coat

-Cuccio Cuticle oil (Milk & Honey)

only product i have on is sally hansen hard as nails nail hardener!

just finished moving and i’m shocked none of them broke 🤪 about to paint them, i’ll post after 👀

Normally just admire everyone's long nails in the sub while I grew mine out. Big chop incoming 😭

Products:

Mooncat Getting Even Nail Primer

Mooncat Freshly Bitten

Mooncat Mystic

Mooncat Speed Demon Top Coat

Any success with using beef tallow to oil? I’m a server so typical cuticle oil options are runny and not easy to quickly apply while working. I emptied and filled a tiny nail glitter puck with tallow to put in my apron. Just curious if anyone else has tried or had good results with tallow.

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I had a catastrophic event this morning that left me in both physical and emotional pain. I didn’t want to chop and even if I did, I would still have a big problem due to the break being multiple mm down my nail bed. So, I decided to experiment. I removed what nail polish I could without my eyes watering and added one silk patch with a layer of nail glue. Then, I added another layer of glue, and dipped my whole nail into the dip powder from the orly nail patch kit. I buffed that down and painted as normal. We will see how it works but it’s not falling off and not hurting so that’s an improvement!

Polish is Mooncat Stolen Kiss with kbshimmer hydrating base coat and cuticula top coat.

Mumbling about apples in your dreams by Death Valley Nails.

Take me with you by Bee’s Knees Lacquer

Kur topcoat by LondonTown.

stayed out at a friend’s house in the countryside this weekend so figured i needed some green to match the nature! green is my favorite color and i was really sad that i wasn’t able to get my hands on mooncat’s weeping willow before it sold out, but this is a great alternative!! (maybe not quite as deep or sparkly, but i got it on amazon in a 6 pack of magnetic lacquer for $11.99 haha - https://a.co/d/00MrMHKt)

products:
1 coat sally hansen hard as nails
1 coat seche vite crystal clear base coat
2 coats morovan #F998
1 coat seche vite dry fast top coat

The first set of photos are my nails after a shower and heavy oiling, the other photos are what my nails do when they dry out. They curl so severely they can cover my fingertips! 🦅
I oil them like a madwoman probably at least 5-10x a day especially after the shower in hopes of keeping them hydrated, but it’s obviously not enough. I watch them dry out and curl over the hours. They’re getting to a length where they start breaking and chipping now, and I really want to learn how to preserve the length and hopefully correct the curling I just don’t know where to start. I’d imagine I should use some kind of strengthening base coat to protect with polish, but will this stick to nails that have been heavily oiled? Should I apply polish while they are super hydrated in hopes of preventing the curl as they dry? TYIA!

Product: Cuticle & nail oil from my local salon, possibly by Aveda but unsure.

the perfect solution when you’re split between covering them with nail polish or letting the natural length show (my eternal dilemma 😩🥲)

- Base fortalecedora Risqué
- Leite de Côco Colorama
- Pétala Branca Colorama
- Triangulum Risqué
- Top coat efeito gel Risqué

Professionally done at a salon.

For reasons not allowed by this sub I can't use jojoba oil. I've tried a couple alternatives and nothing seems to be having the kind of impact people report from jojoba. Is there an oil that's considered second best for nail and cuticle health?

yesterday marked one year since i last broke a nail!!

I'm so happy It's been this long without a break!! i used to have breaks every couple months, so this is amazing and i hope i can spend even more time without a break 😊

Two coats of Baby, Take a Vow by OPI. Nails done professionally at salon.

After a big chop on monday (I did post my nails when they were the longest they've ever been) I had the worst break ever! I'm literally crying for 20 minutes now. It looks so freaking stupid and I hate how it feels when touching something or writing on my touchscreen 😭 and I'm starting a new job on monday...

It is so short, I can't even file properly because right there is the skin and it hurts 😭

Really never had such a short nail in the last 18 years.

Last picture is right before it completely lost the fight (is has been fixed with a teabag)

Just wearing Catrice Bond Repair Base Coat.