Natural nails or painted

What makes it vegan? Is it different from polish that’s not tested on animals?

Did you know you can get Vegan nail varnish? The odour is less than the usual and lasts better for me anyway.
I loathe false nails.

That's my favourite colour MerylStreep! Love it and always go back to it - fingers & toes!

Very surprised to see the comment about dark varnish protecting during chemo - I was not allowed any varnish at all. Also the cancer and the chemo made my nails very flakey but now they are stronger than ever.
I am a toenail painter myself and use a variety of shades and have found OPI varnish to be the most hard wearing. I never now paint my finger nails as I do not like the feeling of it - makes them feel hot.
I have seen that the polishes which need the light source to finish them off are not good - seems the light source is UV and can cause melanoma under the nail.

I love seeing the photos of beautifully painted nails. I always have my toenails painted, usually a sparkly version of the colour on my hand nails.
Unfortunately the nails on my hand tend to flake and split, so I only paint them when they look decent.

All you lucky ones with long oval finger nails.

Essentially my finger nails are wider than they are long, so I leave them alone and let them blend into my fingers. I also cannot bear the feel of my nails once they start getting longer than my fingers, so I clip them close. So no nail polish for me for obvious reasons.

It all depends on the rest of the person - if they are clean, tidy looking and their nails aren’t overgrown then no, I presume the don’t have an allotment under their nails

I don’t like overly long, thickly painted nails though, and for some reason (no idea why) nails which are different lengths really annoy me - you know the kind, where there are 2 or 3 really long nails and the others are various lengths?

I didn't intend to be rude - has no-one else had these thoughts? Isn't that the reason nurses in hospitals are not (well 'used' not to be) allowed to have painted nails.
Sorry to offend (just my weird thoughts which I thought I'd share).

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

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.

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

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.

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!)

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.

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.

That should say 'come sandal weather'!

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.

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!

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.

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?

Thank you Bellanonna will look for it.

MacCavity, you can buy gel polish remover now too.

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!!

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

GrannyGravy13 That is a lovely colour who makes it Please.