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Post by ihaveonly1l on Jul 11, 2022 14:23:47 GMT
I'm headed to the salon today and I'm considering changing shapes.
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Post by gar on Jul 11, 2022 14:32:55 GMT
What are your currently?
I find square too harsh and too easily broken personally
Ballerina is pretty too.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Jul 11, 2022 14:35:14 GMT
Other - rough. LOL
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joelise
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Post by joelise on Jul 11, 2022 14:37:12 GMT
Yes, this is me! I do too much cooking, cleaning and gardening to have nice nails! |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 11, 2022 14:42:07 GMT
Other. Bad
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Jul 11, 2022 14:43:15 GMT
Genetics are against me - I have wide nails that bend down naturally as soon as they grow, so I keep them pretty short.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 11, 2022 14:50:39 GMT
Yes, this is me! I do too much cooking, cleaning and gardening to have nice nails! ^^^ me, too. I invariably get dirt underneath my nails, and instead of using my clippers for deadheading flowers, I usually use my finger/thumb. In addition, I am back to chewing my nails (anxiety issues). So my nails are 'short/uneven' shaped. lol. |
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 11, 2022 14:50:47 GMT
A short squoval works best for me. Too square, and they break. Too long, and I can't type. My nails grow super fast -- I have to cut them all the way down to the quick and by two weeks they're way too long.
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Post by Linda on Jul 11, 2022 14:58:51 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Jul 11, 2022 15:02:42 GMT
When they are trimmed (I don't get manicures except for special occasions) mine are almond shaped. My nails are really hard, and i use them all the time as tools: that rounded point works wonderfully for punching through packaging, etc LOL. Of course some get broken that way, and b/c they are hard I can't really just grab something and trim them. I also garden without gloves, so when I have to clean up to go somewhere, they require a bit of extra love.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 11, 2022 15:09:39 GMT
I do my nails at home (dip powder) and have squoval. I love the look of the coffin shape but for the life of me, I can't seem to do it right so sqoval it is.
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Post by peasapie on Jul 11, 2022 15:13:35 GMT
I love the way coffin shape looks but they need a length I. Ant deal with.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Jul 11, 2022 15:42:00 GMT
What are your currently? I find square too harsh and too easily broken personally Ballerina is pretty too. I have the squoval (and have for years) but I am considering changing to rounded. |
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Post by lavawalker1 on Jul 11, 2022 15:48:27 GMT
Other - brittle, peal and break easily. I just keep them short. So boring! 😆
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jul 11, 2022 15:53:25 GMT
Once I pound them into the wood, I don't think about them much more.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 11, 2022 16:31:37 GMT
Mine are about 1/8-1/4 of an inch long and pull weed every few days. No real shape. Never have been. I would say they are rounded.
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Post by quinlove on Jul 11, 2022 16:38:47 GMT
I never get manicures , but always pedicures. Although I do have nice, longish nail beds, they usually end up ripped off and maybe filed.
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Post by pixiechick on Jul 11, 2022 16:59:55 GMT
Short, curved top squovals.
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Post by janeliz on Jul 11, 2022 17:04:48 GMT
I have one nail, on my right index finger, that absolutely will not grow. Once it gets any length on it at all it splits right in the middle. I’ve tried vitamins, nail strengthening solutions, the whole nine yards. Therefore, I have to keep all of my nails in a short, squoval shape. They’re almost always painted, too.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 11, 2022 17:18:42 GMT
Other: ugly. Right now half of them have broken so they have been trimmed down to the quick and none of them are ever the same shape even when they’re all the same length so they look stupid polished. I wouldn’t ever be able to stand having acrylics, I can barely tolerate having clear polish on them.
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Post by alsomsknit on Jul 11, 2022 17:31:27 GMT
Other: nubs
When cared for, squoval.
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Post by Zee on Jul 11, 2022 17:47:37 GMT
Squoval short, I'm trying to cure some peeling and they keep breaking. They're very dry and my pinkies have some vertical ridges, which I'm attributing to hormonal changes.
But they're always polished 100% of the time and have been for the last ten years. It's soothing to me to paint them and I like seeing different colors all the time. I used to do them every day but I don't have time for that anymore so they get done about 2-3x a week.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 11, 2022 17:58:31 GMT
In looking at some pics online, I would say that mine are probably more oval shaped? But maybe slightly more squoval than true oval. I can't stand the super long nails
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 11, 2022 18:21:37 GMT
Short, curved top squovals. That would seem to describe mine as well. |
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Post by peano on Jul 11, 2022 19:21:39 GMT
Super short squovals. If I look at my palms and I can see my nail tips, they’re too long.
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Post by milocat on Jul 11, 2022 19:26:49 GMT
One had is squoval to round the other hand is round to squoval. It's their natural shape. One had I have long nail beds. The other hand from my last knuckle to the end 3 of my fingers are shorter than the other hand and the nails are short too.
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Post by buddysmom on Jul 11, 2022 19:51:57 GMT
Squoval to round.
I try to start as square, just straight across but by the time I file the sides so they aren't sharp, they become more rounded.
My nails grow super fast and I used to have long nails but as I get older I think they look too Cruella deVille for me so I keep them short and polished about 1/2 the time.
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Post by melanell on Jul 11, 2022 20:39:03 GMT
I don't even know what some of those are, LOL. But I guess I would say mine are soft squares?? Or maybe round?? They are more square than my fingertips, but definitely are not squared off.
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Post by Merge on Jul 11, 2022 20:54:30 GMT
Square or squoval, very short, but slightly shorter on the left hand than the right so I can play various stringed instruments. My own nails are weak and thin and I’ve recently discovered the delights of press-on nails. Haha. Much cheaper than manicures and they don’t damage my natural nails like shellac.
I can’t really do any other shape because of how short I need them to be.
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Post by caangel on Jul 11, 2022 20:56:12 GMT
I picked round but mine are oval.
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