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[smoochy]

[FranandZoe]

Thanks everyone!

[febe1]

My nails have always been strong and grow like crazy.I'm always asked if they're my nails.

Love manis and pedis. Stopped them when I got a fungus in one nail. Took forever to get rid of it.

It's advised to take your own tools to keep it clean. That seems more trouble than doing my own. Of course, they NEVER look as good. 

[Kitty Galore]

no faux nails here,  have my own natural nails,  never did faux of any kind .   Do pedis in summer in colder months do my own. 

[roeroe1005]

Years ago I had nail tips. Never had them too long as I was a secretary and did a lot of typing.  When a nail came off and I saw what my nail looked like, I had them removed and it took a long time to get my nails healthy again.  

Did I learn my lesson??  Of course not.

I went to gel nails, loved the look, especially when french manis were the rage.  But I hated the grinder thingy to file them.  Again, stopped and it took months to get some sort of nails back. 

Did I learn my lesson??

Several years ago, when I worked at Vera Bradley outlet, one of our employees was a student at a local cosmetology school.  She became a nail technician and we were her guinea pigs.  She then got a job at a nail salon right across the street from us.  So I started again.  My nails looked so nice, but one good thing is that she manually filed my nails instead of that grinder thingy.  Of course I gave her a larger tip for that.  I stopped when I moved back to NY.

Since then, I use a product called Keratin in a yellow bottle  I put it on my nails every day.  Get it at Walmart for about $5.  And I take Hair/Skin/Nails gummies & collegin every day.  When I went for a mani this week, the technician said my nails are strong.  They are short, but strong.  

I've finally learned my lesson!

[SurferWife]

I have hard gel nails and have gel polish on top.  I get them filled every 5 weeks.  I don't have time to maintain my own nails.  I don't have to touch them for 5 weeks, but I apply cuticle oil every night.

[rockygems123]

@FranandZoe 

If you've had fungus before odds are you could have it again.

I've had friends with it and their entire nail had to be removed. 

[smoochy]

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@rockygems123 wrote:

@FranandZoe 

If you've had fungus before odds are you could have it again.

I've had friends with it and their entire nail had to be removed. 

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fear of getting a fungus is a main reason I stopped going. I dont even go for manicures anymore, dont like the practice of cutting cuticles. Sometimes a little too close and ouch! There is immediate opportunity for bacteria to get in. Nope. Going to keep doing my own at home

[Still Raining]

I had them for many years, loved my tech and went every two weeks.  Then I just got tired of the time commitment and quit.

It was shocking to see how weak my nails were underneath after they were removed.  Never again.

[FranandZoe]

Thanks again everyone.

My natural nails are "ok."  I keep them short, (Like Smoochy's.) I keep them manicured (I do my own.).  I could never grow my nails much beyond the end of my fingers as the middle and pointer finger nails bend.  

I've taken Nature's Bounty Hair Skin & Nail for many years - it has really helped.  My nails don't break like they used to years ago.

Just curious and thinking about faux nails again lately - I love the look of longer nails.  Not super long though.

If I had a fungus in the '80s whyt would I necessarily get another one today??