Also, just had another thought about this. If you find you don't like the acrylic, you can always have them do the Gel Paint over your own natural nails. The gel paint stays for like a couple of weeks and isn't *quite* as thick as the acrylic, but still makes them smooth and thick enough to not do any damage. I've been getting that done instead recently since I like my nail short. :)
+1 for Gel Paint. I pick my nails/cuticles when I'm stressed, so I made an habit of having my nails done on a weekly basis. Gel (Shellac/Axxium) works wonderfully, because I only have to go to the salon every two/three weeks and looks even better!
Bike maintenance and swimming kind of fucks up my nails, but they grow fast. I like fancy colours and glitter. If you wanna try gel polish, go for OPI Axxium, they are fantastic.
At first glance I read "Masturbating and self-control"
Funny how much effort it can take to accomplish such a seemingly minor task. The only similar habit I can think of myself is maybe scratching my scalp, but I've never considered that as something I do so much that I need to cut down.
I suppose I could just masturbate whenever I get the urge to bite my skin, but that will probably result in a really weird unintended pavlovian response...
Wow, yeah, I don't tihnk I've ever seen fake nails look so good before. ...Or maybe I have, and didn't realize they were fake nails?
If nothing else, haivng changed your hands should make you aware enough to consciously notice them and might help you realize when you're picking at them. Have you ever tried just painting your nails bright colours? That could possibly also work, though I don't have the patience to maintain painted nails; I'm way too careless with my hands.
Yeah, my main hope with this is that my nails will look too nice for me to want to shred up the skin around them. I've tried painting them, but I'm kind of awful with nail polish and it just ends up looking clumpy and messy and chips right away -- which does nothing to stop me from wanting to chew them up, since they don't look nice in the first place. I think in a week or two I will buy some nice tools for nail care and maybe delegate 15-30 minutes a week on making my nails look purdy.
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Bike maintenance and swimming kind of fucks up my nails, but they grow fast. I like fancy colours and glitter. If you wanna try gel polish, go for OPI Axxium, they are fantastic.
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At first glance I read "Masturbating and self-control"
Funny how much effort it can take to accomplish such a seemingly minor task. The only similar habit I can think of myself is maybe scratching my scalp, but I've never considered that as something I do so much that I need to cut down.
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If nothing else, haivng changed your hands should make you aware enough to consciously notice them and might help you realize when you're picking at them. Have you ever tried just painting your nails bright colours? That could possibly also work, though I don't have the patience to maintain painted nails; I'm way too careless with my hands.
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