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Hosts nails

SuziQ2 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:02:59 GMT

I don't know the hosts name...but the one that did Diamonique this eveningmorning for some of you...her nails were just so badly done! That made me not what to buy anything from her. Nice nails do so much when presenting jewelry.

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EnglishRose88 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:17:08 GMT

I have often wondered why most of the Q's hosts do not have nice manicures and/or refills (for fake nails.) My nails ALWAYS look nice. I have them done professionally every 10 days because I have fake nails and I cannot stand the look of needing a refill. It's odd to me that the hosts on HSN all have lovely nails. I think that must be a HSN rule. What little rules and regulations QVC ever had have long been gone. And not just rules about nails. I'm talking about rules for proper attire also.

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Krimpette — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:24:57 GMT

I always admire the nails of the HSN hosts. Not sure why QVC doesn't take a look and learn from them. Especially when presenting jewelry.

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conniebird — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:27:33 GMT

I agree...the best looking nails seem to be the natural ones. Nancy Hornbeck has lovely nails. She is a beautiful woman & is so easy to watch....no screaming at us etc. I won't mention who I think has horrible nails...don't want to offend her.....large, fake, square nails...always look awful. Fake everything!

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Susan25 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:41:03 GMT

On 7/18/2014 Krimpette said:
I always admire the nails of the HSN hosts. Not sure why QVC doesn't take a look and learn from them. Especially when presenting jewelry.

Agree. I once had a part-time job in a jewelry department of a top retailer and all of us had manicured nails.

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pattypeep — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:10:23 GMT

I've watched HSN for 20 years. Their hosts are always, always well groomed. I believe they are told certain things to do and not do. I recall Colleen many years ago having to cut her hair shoulder length. She said that they got a new head person (can't remember the exact words) and that the hosts had to cut their hair shorter. Colleen was very uncomfortable with it shorter. Another host once said that they could not wear false eyelashes. It appears that HSN's hosts are held to high standards, and frankly, I am impressed with all of them.

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:38:32 GMT

I don't remember Colleen being told she had to cut her hair but I do remember when Sammy gave her a short haircut right before she had to go on air and she hated it.

I think when you are going to have the camera on your hands the way the hosts do, it's a must to keep your artificial nails filled because even a slight gap looks horrible on HD cameras.

The worst nails I have ever seen are on the JTV hosts. Some of them look as if they haven't had a fill in 4 or 5 weeks.

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lulu2 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:12:28 GMT

Kathy Levine wrote about it in one of her books. At one time QVC was strict about hosts' nails. They could wear only pale polish, nothing that distracted from their presentations. I remember once when she appeared on air with a bright polish, she said she knew she'd have a memo in her folder.

I remember Mary Beth apologizing she'd broken a nail on vacation and did not have time to have it repaired. The next day it was fixed.

Even the men had manicured nails.

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Krimpette — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:42:11 GMT

The worst I've seen was the noon show today. The host was showing a watch, so there was a close-up of her hands. Her nails had a taupe-y color polish on the nails….except two were bare and ragged. Maybe she explained the condition of her nails early in the show, but I just tuned in. Her hands looked absolutely dreadful. Hard to believe there was no time to improve the look of her hands before going on the air.

Updated to note that she is now applying the gel coat. However, the nails still looked dirty underneath. Surely, she could have waited until the presentation to remove polish and then apply the gel coat.

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chrystaltree — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:46:44 GMT

I noticed that too, that should never happen. To be fair, I don't recall seeing any other Q host with unsightly nails. I've seen unkempt nails on Liquidation Channel hosts too. I don't recall the channel but several weeks ago, in the late night hours, I saw a male vendor who had ragged and dirty nails. Like he worked in his yard all day. Nasty.

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emmysmom — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:57:25 GMT

On 7/18/2014 conniebird said:
I agree...the best looking nails seem to be the natural ones. Nancy Hornbeck has lovely nails. She is a beautiful woman & is so easy to watch....no screaming at us etc. I won't mention who I think has horrible nails...don't want to offend her.....large, fake, square nails...always look awful. Fake everything!

Ita, also find the fake nails look dirty..ugh!

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lulu2 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:58:45 GMT

I just checked the video; the host put pink gel coat on the 2 bare nails. They were not raggedy. She removed the polish for her demonstration.

I do not know who the host is.

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sidsmom — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:23:30 GMT

On 7/18/2014 Krimpette said:
The worst I've seen was the noon show today. The host was showing a watch, so there was a close-up of her hands. Her nails had a taupe-y color polish on the nails….except two were bare and ragged. Maybe she explained the condition of her nails early in the show, but I just tuned in. Her hands looked absolutely dreadful. Hard to believe there was no time to improve the look of her hands before going on the air.

Updated to note that she is now applying the gel coat. However, the nails still looked dirty underneath. Surely, she could have waited until the presentation to remove polish and then apply the gel coat.

I just saw the video....I totally agree. The host should've waited to remove the nail polish right be fire the polish presentation. Removing nail polish takes, oh, 4 seconds to do? She mentioned 'there's a reason why I have 2 I painted nails. Don't call in'.....so if you have to say that, then yeah, it's not right. So disappointed with the quality of the presentations these days. Believe me....if you were in a department store shopping for watches & the clerk was unpolished because she had "something later", we would all be shaking our heads. Why it is ok for TV? Cuz it's not!

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sissytorres — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:36:23 GMT

I work at a desk and computer with the public all day and I take pride in the way my hands look. The hosts should do the same. I think the worst set of fingernails I've seen was this past Wednesday night during Gem Day and Rick Domier. They were cracked, split skin everywhere. He definitely should NOT have been doing a jewelry show. Or he should have been given a professional men's manicure. I also don't care for the square nails.

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:11:51 GMT

Actually I think if you have to put out a disclaimer that there is a reason you have 2 unpolished nails so don't call in, that's an indication as to how ridiculous some of the viewers are. Who in their right mind would actually call QVC, write on a hosts' FB page or on Q's page to talk about a host's 2 unpolished nails?

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:15:33 GMT

On 7/18/2014 lulu2 said:
I just checked the video; the host put pink gel coat on the 2 bare nails. They were not raggedy. She removed the polish for her demonstration.

I do not know who the host is.

Kerstin.

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sidsmom — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:37:33 GMT

On 7/18/2014 sissytorres said:
I work at a desk and computer with the public all day and I take pride in the way my hands look. The hosts should do the same. I think the worst set of fingernails I've seen was this past Wednesday night during Gem Day and Rick Domier. They were cracked, split skin everywhere. He definitely should NOT have been doing a jewelry show. Or he should have been given a professional men's manicure. I also don't care for the square nails.

Just for grins I viewed Rick's presentations. Holy Sheet! Hangnails. Rough cut nails. Calluses on the knuckles (little finger). Gross. Gross. Gross. And he was showing not just $300 rings, but $5,000 bracelets!!! Ick.

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Margo Channing — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:58:09 GMT

I think Colleen is the gold standard when it comes to hosts' grooming. Her hair is always immaculate, her make up is perfect and her hands groomed. She is age appropriate. Her make up looks lady like, no outlines screaming on her lips or eyebrows. She looks and acts her age and her focus is on the item she's presenting, not on making herself the object.

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sidsmom — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:10:04 GMT

I agree....wish the Q would have Colleen & Sandra....that would be the perfect 'Dream Team'!!

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:28:17 GMT

On 7/18/2014 LipstickDiva said:
Actually I think if you have to put out a disclaimer that there is a reason you have 2 unpolished nails so don't call in, that's an indication as to how ridiculous some of the viewers are. Who in their right mind would actually call QVC, write on a hosts' FB page or on Q's page to talk about a host's 2 unpolished nails?

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