Beauty

[ECBG]

 Except when I was a teacher and did gel nails, I have always done my pedi and manicures.  I am having an arthritis issue with the left hand and can no longer lean over my knee on the deck bench to do pedis and my nails are an issue also; only polish now.

It's another inconvenience for me.

What do you do, please?

[simplyfriends]

Yes I've been doing my own mani and pedi ever since the lockdowns. Every once in a while I get the urge for gel nails but fight the urge because I know my nails are so much healthier now and I prefer a more natural nail. 

[monicakm]

@ECBG 

I'm sorry   I don't often wear polish on my fingers but when I do, I do it myself.  I take my toes to a salon.  Just got the most beautiful pedi EVER yesterday.  My toes look like they're painted with (dark blue) liquid glass.

I have problems with my hands too and right now they are extremely painful.  I don't know if it's MS or arthritis.  Do you have stinging, jabbing pain in your hands/fingers or is it a whole hand ache?  Does it hurt worse laying down than being up?  Last night my husband got out my red light therapy mask and had me lay my hand on it.  I did it for 20 minutes and I swear it helped.  If it was all in my head, that's ok with me, just as long as I got some relief.

[Trinity11]

I always have. I have Type 1 diabetes so have to be careful with nail salons (doctors orders). I have a tremor from a stroke so I need pale polish. No bright reds etc because they are more difficult to apply. I have medium length nails and they grow like weeds, so every 7 days I give myself a manicure. 

[Desertdi]

Years ago...I totalled up what my mother spent on "beauty"...and the estimate was a quarter of a million dollars over a lifetime.

I decided to NOT follow in her footsteps...

[Sooner]

I did manicures for awhile and then decided it wasn't me to have painted long nails.  I have always played piano, cooked and worked and polish doesn't last under those conditions.  Not worth it.  So it's short natural nails for me.

I hate having my feet messed with and also too much trouble for polish--so they also are neat, well maintained by me and polish free.  

[monicakm]

@Trinity11 

When I was young in the 70s and 80s, wore dark polish all the time and did my own nails.  Now I use light colors on my fingers for two reasons.  One, to elongate the look of my fingers and two, because like you said, it's easier and boo boos aren't as glaring.  Light pink, light beige and clear with sparkle are my fingernail colors of choice.  I don't know if it's arthritis or MS that is causing my hand pain.

[ECBG]

@monicakm 

I have 4 trigger fingers on the left hand.  No one in my family had arthritis but my dr. From age 28 said to expect it since my "joints were a little bigger".  

Dr's have been amazed that although I have feeling, I have no pain!.

I will see a neurologist on the 30 and have just had an MRI.

[monicakm]

@Desertdi 

How on earth were you able to even guesstimate how much money your mother spent on beauty??

[ALRATIBA]

I do my own.

Even at my ancient age and issues - I’m flexible enough to cut my own toenails. I don’t wear polish on toes or ant open footwear.

Fingernail - I do every Thursday night.