Acrylic Nails

Just wondering really if anyone else has them done regularly? I'm getting mine done again tonight, only the 2nd time i've ever had then done though. Last time I had them done, they were done by a trainee and were quite lumpy, and not that good tbh. But then again they only cost a tenner as she was only training!

They'll cost me £20 tonight so hopefully they'll be better!
Am I able to post pics or not?

Also have they ever left your nails in a state? Apparently they don't make your nails weak or w.e, it's not the acrylic/gel that's damages the nail, it's a bad nail technitian.

Do you prefer acrylic or gel?

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Ive had them done before and when I got them taken off they gave me nails a manicure :p
You can post a pic as long its your hands only in this thread

I got them last year for my prom, they were nice, but i had a lump in my nail when they came off (where they were glued) and it took a while for it to go. And my nails were a bit horrible when they came off. But i would get them again for like a special occasion, but not for everyday wear :)

Acrylic nails? :confused: :p I have never had my nails done. Not even manicured :p

Awww Kasple :p

Yeah mine took ages to do and set, they werent glued I know that much, I wouldnt know what to call it

I had acrylic nails about 3 years ago, had quite a few problems with losing a nail here and there all the time but continued for 6 months. By then I have had enough and my natural nails too, they were extremely weak and it took me ages to grow them again, taking vitamins etc and applying nail hardener and all this. I suppose I never had strong nails to start with and artificial nails just aren't for me. I suggest that you check your natural nails whenever you get the opportunity, technology advances quickly these days and wearing falsies might not be so damaging to some nails anymore as it was 3 years ago.

If I had false nails I'd probably knock them off within a day :lol:

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Originally Posted by Perdita

my natural nails too, they were extremely weak and it took me ages to grow them again,

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I agree. My sister is a qualified beauty therapist. I've had acrylics on twice, the first time they lasted a week and the second I had on for a while.

My nails were in an awful state when I had them taken off. The top of the nail had peeled away and they were really thin and broke off.

I would have them again but only for a special occasion. I couldn't wash my hair properly or get dressed without the nails getting in the way. It is nice to have nails that look good though, mine are always breaking off and looking scraggy.

I've had mine done a few times now with no problems at all.
My sister has her's done too, as she wasn't happy that she couldn't grow them, so she had them done for a few months until hers underneath were long enough and now she just has the acrlic strengthner on them to make them stronger but they all her own nails now.
I'm thinking about getting mine done on Saturday as i'm off work so can have long nails for a couple of weeks.

I got these before and made a mistake of eating chips with garlic sauce...the sauce got under the nails and stank.. I had to rip them all off.. but they lasted a good while (about 10 days) before I removed them.. I would get them done again but only for a special occasion

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I got these before and made a mistake of eating chips with garlic sauce...the sauce got under the nails and stank.. I had to rip them all off.. but they lasted a good while (about 10 days) before I removed them.. I would get them done again but only for a special occasion

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Oh dear and ouch!

Ooooo, ouch, you should never rip them off, always et them removed properly and then your own nails will be fine.

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Originally Posted by Jessie Wallace

Ooooo, ouch, you should never rip them off, always et them removed properly and then your own nails will be fine.

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Mine were removed properly by the nail technician and my real nails still were not fine, because you have to put your fingers in this lotion to soak the falsies for them to come off, it damaged my nails, made them very thin and brittle and it took me about 18 months before they were the way they used to be. No more false nails for me, that is for sure. I do say though that my nails have never been very strong so others need to bear the state of their nails in mind to decide whether to have artificial nails or not.

My nails go really soft and break off if I wash up (great excuse :D) so there's no wonder that my nails were so brittle when I had the acrylics taken off. All that filing down and buffering on the nail wasn't good.

Like Perdita said though, everybody's nails will be different.

ive never had them as i play football and sail and play instuments and they dont tend to work well on a keyboard whistle of Cornet! My mate had some though yesterday and had a slight problem. She couldnt hold a pen!

Even if I go for a French Manicure at the nail salon (which I have done twice) I can see my nails are so baddd! This is own my own nails as well! So since then I stopped and my whole nail has sort of 're-grown' again so therefore it's nice and healthy.. occasionally chipping but that's normal..
I actually bought some jelly cubes (to eat one a day-raw (but I ended up eating 3 because it's soooo good)) as I have heard it helps with strong long healthy nails :D Will let you know how it goes!

I paint my nails like a French Manicure myself :p

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I paint my nails like a French Manicure myself :p

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I do too sometimes but I haven't got the good quality nail polishes to do so, only ones that my mates gave me for Christmas, those cheap fast drying gooey ones :) Ahh well thought that counts and all that!

I do however paint my nails alot (it's all a bit chipped off now - half term, acceptable!).. I like the Barry M nail polishes, not that pricey, dosen't go all gloopy so easily and they have a range of colours!:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Abbie

I paint my nails like a French Manicure myself :p

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OOh, clever girl, how do you do that then? Is a French Manicure where you have real white nail tips? :searchme:

Get a french manicure kit, Avon do one. There's a pinky coloured varnish that you put on first then you paint on the white tips. The Avon one includes guides to get the tips straight.

Alternatively you can get a set of french manicure falsies from Boots.

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I paint my nails like a French Manicure myself :p

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OOh, clever girl, how do you do that then? Is a French Manicure where you have real white nail tips? :searchme:

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Well, you know the nail bit at the end that actually grows? ANd can snap off?
Well I paint that bit white, I can also paint the rest of my nail a pinkish colour
:lol: I know werid description

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Originally Posted by Abbie

I paint my nails like a French Manicure myself :p

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OOh, clever girl, how do you do that then? Is a French Manicure where you have real white nail tips? :searchme:

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Well, you know the nail bit at the end that actually grows? ANd can snap off?
Well I paint that bit white, I can also paint the rest of my nail a pinkish colour
:lol: I know werid description

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No, I know what you mean. One of my artificial nail sets had that, did not last long though :( I am using a keyboard loads of times, not good for nails

Pictures! ;]
Not very good ones though as I had to tke them off my Dad's phone because I have no leads for my phone and I can't find my camera ;s

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f9...niHolz/000.jpg

Before
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f9...niHolz/003.jpg
After ;]

I was hoping she could do sculptured but she only had the tips so had to make do with white!

Ooooo Looks very nice :D

:eek: How are you going to manage with nails that long? I'd be pulling them off after a day

I bite my nails when I'm nervous (bad habit I know :p) So they'd be gone five minutes into an exam :lol: If I ever got them done - special occasion only :p

She'll be fine, i managed to do the cooking at work for 50 people with nails that long and didn't break one, or chop one off! and they were my own, i must confess that i did cut the down the next day, i just wanted to know if i could do it or not! lol

I find fake hards really hard to manage for some reason but when I grow my own nails really long (to the length of falsies) I don't find them that hard at all!

I had acrylic nails for a bit whilst I was pregnant with DS4 (and before). They ruined my nails and I had to plaster them in solar oil every day to get them to recover but they did.

I used to love them - there is no way I'd have been able to have bitten them though thats for sure! I used to have them a medium length and the worst time was when I caught one loading the washing machine and ripped it and half of my proper nail off. That really hurt!

They look lovely though

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:eek: How are you going to manage with nails that long? I'd be pulling them off after a day

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They're not really that long, the white tip is glued quite a bnit down my own nail as they're only short. They are just under a cm past the end of my finger.

The only downside about them is that they hurt soooo much if i bang them! MY bedroom is the attic conversion and so the roof is slanted down where my bed is and last night I wacked the nails on it in my sleep ;[