Mani-fique!
Well-Known Member
Hi guys! I wonder if anyone can help! in an earlier post I spoke about my nails being flaky at the sides and wasn't sure if they were classed as brittle or soft.
Well I've started using Toughen up and they don't seem to be any better. My thumbs and forefingers keep splitting right down at the stress point (something they tended to do before toughen up I hasten to add), at the base of the free edge, at the sides and I wasn't sure if using Toughen up on them was such a good idea.
My nails are fan shape so I end up having to file the sides of my nails to get an even look to my nails and so wasn't sure if the flakiness and the splitting was caused by that. Or whether its because some are brittle some are soft!!! As a rule I try not to file the sides but once they start flaking its a bit difficult not too!.
ahhhh, the pains of being a newbie! I know you're all going to be groaning at me. Every time I think I've got it sussesed it goes all wrong again.
Is there anyone out there that could help me sort out once and for all what type nails I have?
My nails in a nutshell: Apart from Fan shape, most are quite bendy (forefingers and thumb a little stronger) they flake and peel all of the time at the sides (all of them) the free edge goes translucent if I go anywhere near water! Also I tend to get little fleks of dry bits of skin on the nail on some of them.I also suffer with M.E. (chronic fatique syndrome) so my health is never brilliant.
I know I should know all this by now but can anyone pleeease help me as my nails seem to be getting worse.
What shape is best for fan nails?
I'm using cuticle eraser and solar oil every day.
Thanks
Tamm
Well I've started using Toughen up and they don't seem to be any better. My thumbs and forefingers keep splitting right down at the stress point (something they tended to do before toughen up I hasten to add), at the base of the free edge, at the sides and I wasn't sure if using Toughen up on them was such a good idea.
My nails are fan shape so I end up having to file the sides of my nails to get an even look to my nails and so wasn't sure if the flakiness and the splitting was caused by that. Or whether its because some are brittle some are soft!!! As a rule I try not to file the sides but once they start flaking its a bit difficult not too!.
ahhhh, the pains of being a newbie! I know you're all going to be groaning at me. Every time I think I've got it sussesed it goes all wrong again.
Is there anyone out there that could help me sort out once and for all what type nails I have?
My nails in a nutshell: Apart from Fan shape, most are quite bendy (forefingers and thumb a little stronger) they flake and peel all of the time at the sides (all of them) the free edge goes translucent if I go anywhere near water! Also I tend to get little fleks of dry bits of skin on the nail on some of them.I also suffer with M.E. (chronic fatique syndrome) so my health is never brilliant.
I know I should know all this by now but can anyone pleeease help me as my nails seem to be getting worse.
What shape is best for fan nails?
I'm using cuticle eraser and solar oil every day.
Thanks
Tamm