Nail Color Question

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

I have a question. My nails are strong and I keep them mid length. When one breaks I cut them and redo them to the same length.

The other night I was cutting onions when I hit my nail. The cut went down almost into the nail bed. After dinner I took my polish off, got the clippers, and cut the others down. I put one coat of clear on.

I have a busy two days coming up. My nails haven't been this short in a really long time! Can I wear a light color, like a neutral or pink, or should I just stay with my clear for now?

Queen of shop · ‎12-13-2020

Hi @beach-mom .

Since Covid I have kept my nails very short. Haven't been back to my nail salon yet. Just because your nails are short, doesn't, IMO, mean that you can't wear a bright color or any color for that matter. My nails are OPI Big Apple Red. Wear what YOU like and enjoy it. No rules. Only your own.

Yikes about cutting a nail doing onions. Been there and done that. Not fun.

decaf · ‎05-13-2021

@beach-mom Yes, of course wear a pink or neutral, even a bright. There's no rules. Or you could wear black polish which looks best on very short nails.

Just glad you didn't harm yourself more with that kitchen incident!

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@Queen of shop wrote:
Hi @beach-mom .
Since Covid I have kept my nails very short. Haven't been back to my nail salon yet. Just because your nails are short, doesn't, IMO, mean that you can't wear a bright color or any color for that matter. My nails are OPI Big Apple Red. Wear what YOU like and enjoy it. No rules. Only your own.

Yikes about cutting a nail doing onions. Been there and done that. Not fun.

Thanks @Queen of shop! I actually thought about doing Big Apple Red on my toes last week, but went with OPI Red-y for the Holidays. They're both pretty reds. I do use them on my fingers too, but just finished with the red-orange OPI She's a Bad Muffuletta. I'll probably go with a lighter color tomorrow, but thanks to you I'll be confident I can wear a COLOR!

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@decaf wrote:
@beach-mom Yes, of course wear a pink or neutral, even a bright. There's no rules. Or you could wear black polish which looks best on very short nails.
Just glad you didn't harm yourself more with that kitchen incident!

Thanks @decaf! Yes, I'm glad I didn't cut myself more- although I have done that too once or twice!

juperier3 · ‎10-07-2019

Wear whatever color you would have worn if you hadn't had to cut off your nails.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

Yes, by all means wear you favorite colors no matter the length of your nails! I am the same way --- when one of my nails break, I always cut the others off so they are all uniform. I think it looks messy when some nails are long and some are short.

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@beach-mom even years ago when I had acrylics, I kept my nails short and used the dark reddish brown polishes I like best. Just had my toes down with that color this week. I have horrid finger nails which I now keep light because there's not a polish that doesn't chip the same day it's applied. Exact color doesn't matter for what I need.