My nails are rubbish!!!!!

[tinkerbell23]

As above! Theyre weak after years of biting!! Anytime i get a tiny tip on them they peel or break :0(

Anything good i can use to strengthen!? I seen stuff on QVC i fancy cant remem the name!! X

[ttfn]

Hello tinks xx Thanks for the mention the other night. Hope you are well. Not sure about what to suggest but your op has brought back memories of An Audience With Dame Edna - she commented on the nails of Mrs David Steel - I daren't repeat what she suggested as a solution for the problem ;)

[tinkerbell23]

Ooooooooooh HIYA!!!!!!!!!!!! :0X big kiss hows u!?

My hands and nails just let me down im bloody sick of wearin fake
Ones x

[vodkancoke]

Tinks, I bit my nails for years. My friend was training to do Shellac and she used me as a guinea pig. After 3 Shellac applications, my nails are strong, healthy and above all, long! If it can work for me, it can work for anyone

Good luck! :)

[grasscarp]

I realised years ago my nails were rubbish, but luckily I had enogh good bits that nobody seemed to notice. They are very flaky. The plus side is that I can type without a problem of the nails hitting the keys.

[tinkerbell23]

Vodka i have thot of this- mby in dec when i finish my placement but now i cant cos of work :0( not allowed!! And if i get perm
Job theyl always b a no no :0((

[vodkancoke]

It's better than falsies Tink! Its gel polish that doesnt chip and strengthens your nails. You won't go back to falsies...I promise! lol What is your placement?

[ttfn]

Sorry tinks - I was looking for a link to that Edna Everage link - I am not doing too well with YouTube tonight <keep dark and say nuffink>>
I am getting better thanks, though it takes longer at my age ;)

[LoftyLottie]

I am at the moment using TeeTrea oil from Holland and Barratt (Can't remember the actual name but it is a nail treatment and buffing my nails regularly. It is working better than applying any of the varnish type treatments that actually make your nails dry out even more. For the first time in ages my nails are white at the top and not flaking very much at all. I have always had really weak nails, but it hasn't affected my life or social life and I hate varnished nails and long nails anyway.

However, they were in an especially awful condition this year for some reason and are improving with the TeeTrea oil stuff.

[LoftyLottie]

False nails would have done your real nails n good whatsoever! Leave them off

[LoftyLottie]

But for some reason I can't bear my toenails without varnish!!!! (They are not weak like my finger nails - strange!!)

[islasmum]

I use Sally Hansen - Hard as Nails Diamond Strength - I bit my nails up to about 2 years ago - I used to work with horses and dogs and always had bad nails, now that I'm at home I've paid attention to them, moisturising them etc and now I can be proud of them and wear nail varnish!

[chelle7272]

Lottie I'm exactly the same! the sight of unpainted toenails makes almost makes me feel ill, but I can't bear it on my fingernails.

thanks for posting the question Tink, a few good tips for me too :)

[fliptheswitch]

Stop using the fake nails, for a start. They will almost certainly be the reason your nails are weak, as they glue damages them.
I stopped having mine done a good six months ago, and although they're not in perfect condition, they do look a lot better and are really strong. I used Sally Hansen nail strengthener... oh, and the gross stuff that stops you biting them! lol.

[LoftyLottie]

Strange isn't it Chelle. I even paint my toenails in the winter when my feet are hidden in boots all the time.

I tried Diamond Nails Islasmum, but it wasn't very useful on my very flaky, peely nailing, they still peeled off, together with the varnish. I think peeling nails just need loads of oil and moisturiser together with buffing and keeping very short until they have become more healthy.

[rowanwitch]

Thought you were training to be a nurse tinks...If I have remembered that right you are restricted no false nails or coatings as they may flake and become an infection risk and no polish or clear varnish etc during working day... keep them short and wear rubber gloves the amount of hand washing/hand gel that goes with the job will pretty much wreck them... stick on falsies for special occasions

[tinkerbell23]

Yes rowan 6wks to go- thats why i was saying i cant get shellac- and when i say false i mean stick on each weekend or between shifts!!! If i had another career that allowed it i would just have my nails done 24:7!!

Part of the reason is because i use my hands alot abd my short ugly nails annoy me when i feel i should have nice trimmed nails!lol

I HATE UNVARNISHED toenails lol bud id never go "out out" with no polish on fingernails x

[rowanwitch]

try nail buffing paste and a proper buffer the stimulation seems to help them grow and if you do it properly the shine can be almost as good as a clear polish... the trick is also handcream 4 or 5 times during the day to counteract the drying effects of the hand gel.... and keeping every little snag filed smooth... so they don't split across.