Natural nails or painted

I love having my toenails done in any weather. I do my fingernails myself. I just file them and put one natural coat of varnish on them.

I find it very therapeutic painting my nails. I still work and try to look nicely manicured and tidy. I only paint toenails in summer. I always think back to my youth and a new bottle of nail polish cheered me up no end!

Always have toenails and fingernails painted, I cannot imagine going "bare".

Me too, I think it protects the nails too, especially as I always forget to wear marigolds to wash up.
Harris a new bottle of nail varnish still cheers me up no end ( or a new lipstick.)

My latest favourite is a Rimmel one, so nice and cheap, called Rain Go Away.A sort of grey/taupe colour that stays on for ages without chipping.

This is my favourite at the moment its called Bare Necessities.

Only ever used the ‘ordinary’ nail varnish, is the Gel type from Rommel difficult to remove?

GrannyGravy13 That is a lovely colour who makes it Please.

Both, sometimes painted, sometimes not. I like Barry M's "Under the Sea" shades. Subtle and irridescent.

I used to paint myself but now I get a gel mani/pedi. Looks so much nicer than than painting my own nails, I could never get one hand to look as good as the other. grannygravy that’s a very pretty colour, I’ve had red nails for a while I might swap to a more royal nude like yours next time!!

MacCavity, you can buy gel polish remover now too.

Thank you Bellanonna will look for it.

GrannyGravy13 - that’s a lovely colour - who makes it? Is it a standard varnish or do you have to set it under a lamp?

In the wintertime when my toes aren’t on display my fingernails are either clear polish or a very dark colour - my favourite is a very dark gunmetal grey. In the summertime when I wear sandals my toenails are either red or a bright pink and my nails are clear. I just do them myself, I’m not a fan of these thick gel nails, especially the pointy shaped ones with glitter iykwim?

I always paint my toenails in summer. I know this may sound silly, but if I have nail varnish on my fingernails my fingers feel heavy. So I don’t wear it on fingers.

Must admit in winter although I do give myself a pedicure every month, I don’t bother painting toenails. However once it’s sandal weather, usually March if I’m in Spain, I treat myself to a brand new polish.

Unfortunately my fingernails are an absolute disgrace - I use them as tools, cleaning & fixing things because I’m too lazy to go and fetch the proper item! If I’m going to a posh do, I’ll paint them but it’s more to hide than enhance!

Toenails bare in the winter but I paint them comemsandalmweather.
I usually wear a clear nail nurse varnish on my fingernails as they split and break easily. Mine are rather a disgrace too, Pantglas.
In fact they need doing at the moment so I must put them on the list for today or tomorrow.

That should say 'come sandal weather'!

I wear nail varnish all the time on my fingernails. Not usually a dark colour although I would use a more vibrant shade if going somewhere special.

During the Summer months, toenails get painted but with a pale colour.

When I was younger I painted both finger and toe nails but, since having asthma, I've become allergic to the remover. The nail varnish isn't much better.

Ooh, I do like a good nail polish! I wear it on fingernails all the time, partly as a protection, toenails only in summer.
This is my most recent buy - a rather gaudy purple shimmer from Barry M, called Kingdom come. It's been on 10 days now, (as can be seen by the re growth) and will come off tonight. I prefer deep pinks and reds, shimmery if possible.
(It's very difficult taking a pic one-handed with the iPad!)

I'm sorry to say this, but when I look at a set of painted nails I can't help wondering what they're hiding. Are the nails underneath completely clean or is there a garden-full of soil under there?
Sorry - clean and bare for me, well trimmed and natural.

I am at the moment wearing black on my toes and purple on my fingers. Apparently dark nail varnish protects the nails during chemo.

Oh dear, when I worked I used to paint my nails several times a week, in front of the telly of an evening, so that they matched my outfits. Now that I'm retired, with loads of free time, I rarely get round to it, though I do keep them well-shaped and clean. I have about 40 different nail varnishes to choose from as well.

Perhaps this thread will spur me on to start using them again.

ExD1938
How rude.
I always have both painted. And they are perfectly clean.
The usual colour.