Hello! I am a writer; I found this forum by accident, searching Google for totally different reasons, doing research on a well known model. But - since I found you, and this is exactly the time I need to do this, I have a question:

I have never ever had my nails done. Seriously. Because I'm an artist and work with my hands, I have never bothered. But, I am in the middle of a complete makeover project from weight (South Beach diet works! I've lost about fifty pounds!) to fashion, to hair, it's about time I did!

I would love any tips on what to look for in a nail stylist (remember I work with my hands) what to watch out about, anything you can tell me.

I won't be here for long, but I'm glad to meet you all!

Ness

Hi Ness,

Welcome to the board and congratulations for losing so much weight !!

Read this article which should answer some of your questions. If you need more info or are not sure about something, just shout and someone here will be able to help you.

http://www.thenailgeek.com/general-a...does-mean.html


River

Welcome to the site & good luck on your road to transformation!

Maybe start with regular manicures and then progress to natural nail overlays?

This is what I did for my mum. After getting her nails tip top with weekly jessica manicures, I put clear gel overlays on her nails for protection and strength, and they're fine.

Hope that helps.