purplesweat said:

... now.. why some ppl allow their nails to grow like that, i dont get it.. there is nothing classy about it, you cant work with them, it's just nasty and unsanitary... that picture .. wow.. how do u cook with nails like that?

Flowerz said:

That's what they use for gel. It's only for a few secs so they can apply the next coat.

chocolate1 said:

i'll have to do it then..i wanna try the gel

Short, but I would like them a little longer.

Flowerz said:

More importantly, how do you wipe ya ass???

not nubs but not long in the least bit. they always break somehow, & I never pay attention to trying to keep them nice so

I keep them medium length but my nails have been as long as 5inches long (in high school)

They grow very long but are not as strong as they use to be.

Rhondab said:

I'd have to be in a coma to grow nails that long Why you gotta make me feel bad about my broke-ass nubs??

I tried acrylic nails ..... once. It was great. Then I found it hard to grasp or pick things up, or scratch an itch. Then it sucked when my nails started to grow out and I got them cut off at the salon.

Would I get acrylic nails again?? Nope

CalhounSq said:

luv4u said:

They're AWFUL when you take them off I used to get them when I first started college. I got too broke to maintain them & they completely thin out your real nails underneath all that mess - they're tender & fragile for months after. NEVER AGAIN, it's just not that important to me

CalhounSq said:

I had them twice.I ripped one and made it bleed the second time i got them cause I was wrestling with my brother. MAN! It hurt so so so bad I had to put in under cold water to ease it! never again

heybaby said:

Okay, my toes are curled for the next hour on that one - FUCK, I am cringing @ the thought!!!!

I keep my nails long but not too long. I trim them if they get to where they bother me but keep them long enough to scratch if I have to itch a itchy spot on my leg or other place. I also paint them so I dont bite them( cant stand the taste of nail polish and I dont bite them)

Mine are real

They are the length of JessieJ's:


THIS is just too dam long and scary:

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purplesweat said:

I saw a show on TV about this lady and her long fingernails. They're more like claws than nails. I tend to keep my nails short, because as soon as they get long, it makes it difficult to type on a computer. Also my nails tend to splinter and break when they get to a certain length. As soon as I see my nails getting long again, I cut them short.

I can't hold a pen/pencil properly when my nails are too long. I have too much grading to do to have long nails in my way.

CalhounSq said:

my bad

I could type and do all sorts of stuff with they were super long. You adjust.

But they stay about the length in the pic.

I have med. size nails, I grown them sent jr.high school.I don't paint them it never stay on.

KatSkrizzle said:

Same here....the ONLY time mine have really grown long and not been so fragile is while I was pregnant...and we all know THAT is NOT happening again...ever..lol

Right now they are mid length, but I've kept them long and short. They are super strong and grow at an amazing speed.

No fake nails for me - not a fan of the look.

Always keep them short, my nails get this weird curve to them once they get too long. And I hate having fake nails on, last time I had fake nails was for my HS prom

Today they are short

But usually they are sort of medium length, all natural, no false claws

CalhounSq said:

fuckkk

At most times they are med length. I can grow them long with ease though

Short...this may sound crazy, but they hurt if I grow them too long... lol

obsessed said:

Rhondab said:

I'd consider your nails LONG! I think of short nails as those that don't pass the finger, very short and neat. Mine I consider medium, just past the edge of my finger, about 1/4 inch of white part - my nails naturally look like a french manicure and I keep them that way.
But if yours are medium, mine are short!

KidaDynamite said:

S'true....they sort of ache, and as soon as I cut them, they're fine... lol
Must run in the family....both of my sisters say the same thing.....

obsessed said:

Dang!

KidaDynamite said:

Yup, I know...really weird.....