The Dogmother Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ok, so I admit that my nails are terrible - ragged cuticles and very dry hands (eczema) so I was totally ashamed when a perfectly groomed friend sent me a picture of chicken-themed nails (why is it the everyone sends you chicken stuff when you keep them yourself?) Here are mine look away if you're supremely well groomed or a nail technician! Let's see your nails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I love those chicken themed nails 😊 My nails are very small, to go with my short, stubby fingers, so I won't be showing mine. I can't wear nail varnish as my fingers feel like they are suffocating. Can't wait to see what other people have though xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Gave up on nail varnish long ago when starting chemistry studies... was no point with all the solvents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I much prefer yours, DM. Those chicken ones look terribly impractical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Mine are pretty raggedy. Skin around the nails is really dried out from the alcohol wipes and so on. Sometimes I wear varnish but I'm bad at putting it on tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 hours ago, soapdragon said: I much prefer yours, DM. Those chicken ones look terribly impractical! Too kind - they aren't at all elegant or pretty though. I really must get around to putting cream on regularly, it's just that all the handwriting that I do anyway and being outside in cold weather really does them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I've been making carrot, corriander, orange and lentil soup this afternoon so mine are stained orange at the moment......will post a pic when it's washed off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, soapdragon said: I've been making carrot, corriander, orange and lentil soup this afternoon so mine are stained orange at the moment......will post a pic when it's washed off! Oh, do post a pic now! And send some soup up too, that sounds divine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Now those nails are cute - with the chickies. As for your nails, peeps who dare, they look similar to mine. I've been slathering on the cream but the dry edges and ingrained dirt in the rough areas are annoying. Nails seem clean though. Stupid phone won't load pics to the laptop now. I have had a few hissy fits - blown out of proportion with the lockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I love nail varnish in theory and when I can be bothered (very rarely) to take the time I like the way it looks. Trouble is my work and life is not kind to my nails and I’m lazy so it always looks awful very quickly! I’m not precious about them - here they are. And accompanied by a photo of them at their best ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 That's a special nail polish - does it come like that or are the flecks a separate coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 The flecks are a separate coat. Bottom layer of silver then top coat of clear with glitter flecks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 My thumb is sporting an orangey yellow coating, rust around the edges. Someone ripped a hangnail as it caught in her jumper. Leaked all over the greenhouse, gave up, came in, washed it, dabbed it, doused it with iodine. Well that covered the dirt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 56 minutes ago, mullethunter said: The flecks are a separate coat. Bottom layer of silver then top coat of clear with glitter flecks. Oooo, you're clever 4 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: My thumb is sporting an orangey yellow coating, rust around the edges. Someone ripped a hangnail as it caught in her jumper. Leaked all over the greenhouse, gave up, came in, washed it, dabbed it, doused it with iodine. Well that covered the dirt! Lucky it wasn't purple spray! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 That was last month! Still little purple droplet stains all over the draining board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I decided to paint my nails for the first time in absolultey years when I came out of hospital.....just for fun, something to do and because I knew I wouldn't/couldn't do anything manual for a few weeks. Disaster. Totally cackhanded so it looked a real mess, all over the cuticles, thick and gloopy and I hated the shade as it seemed to male my fingers look red! Took it all off again straight away. I will, however, be painting my toenails when I can reach my right foot without aggh! again. I've been slathering on handcream whilst hors de combat and so they are looking quite respectable but, oh my feet! I love L'Occitane foot cream and slosh it on regularly but again, with limited access to my right foot recently, I am desperate to give my feet a good going over. Have promised myself that I will have a proper pedicure when this is all over. My fantasy at the mo is being in a posh salon (so very NOT me!) with someone working on my feet whilst a hairdresser simultaneously sorts out the dead badger on the top of the head look at the other end😆. That's what is keeping me going (well, that and Lindor!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 No, they aren't mine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Cutest nails evahhhh! Even if they are someone else's - would that be R's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Nooo, just a pic that a friend sent me - they might be hers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I know E would love those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Valkyrie said: I know E would love those! Rosie probably would too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
