Monday, February 10, 2014

Nail Rehab: A Confession



Hello, my lovelies! I'm sure you've been wondering why there's been a lack of swatches lately. Well, here's why.

I have a confession to make. Since 2009, I've had gel nails. I knew they weren't great for my nails when I got them, but I'm a person that likes to work with her hands and breaks her nails frequently.

But paying $40 every two and a half weeks for a fill and not being able to swatch when they'd grown out just too much was starting to bother me. So I took the leap and had them taken off.

Now, my nails are exceptionally brittle from the years of damage. But I'm working to strengthen and rehabilitate my nails.

I'm sure a lot of you have gone through this, are going through this, are considering going through this, or just will. So I figured that I'd document my journey through what I'm not-so-affectionately calling Nail Rehab.

I'll be starting with a before picture in another few days, along with my current rehab regimen. I promise, nothing will be gross. There aren't any infections or cuts or anything. Just very short, brittle nails that I'm working to strengthen.

Hope this is something that you'll all find informative and helpful to you!

14 comments:

  1. Proud of you! And sharing your rehab experience will be so helpful to so many others :) Moisturize moisturize moisturize! <3

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  2. Nail rehab! I love it!! Keeping my nails healthy is very important to me, so thank you for sharing your experience! Any info is always helpful! Good luck on your journey to healthy nails!

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  3. Congrats on making the very hard decision between pretty nails now or healthier nails later, and I wish you the very best of luck on your nail rehab. :)

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  4. I love Sally Hansen's Vite Surge. It's nice because it rubs in and you can use it under anything. It's basically nail vitamins :)

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  5. Nailtiques will have those nails back to normal in no time!

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  6. I used to get acrylics all the time and I'm so glad I stopped. I will never do artificial nails again. I look forward to reading about your journey. =)

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  7. Best of luck! I used to have brittle peeling nails. Let me know if you need any help! I used Qtica nail growth stimulator to help grow my nubs.

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  8. That's awesome! I've always had natural nails, and once you get yours up to par again I'm sure you'll love them.

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  9. Pure Nail Oil changed my life! I've had nails that grow pretty well, but are always brittle, and my cuticles and nail wall are always in rough shape. This stuff literally changed all of that. http://www.nailcarehq.com/products/

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  10. Even though I haven't used artificial nails in years, I am interested in what your regimen is. I'm sure I can pick up a few tips from it.

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  11. can't wait to see your healthy nail journey!

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  12. I temporarily had acrylic nails many years ago, and I was horrified to discover just how badly my nails were damaged from that, and this was long before I really got into polish! I'm looking forward to seeing your journey to healthy nails again! :)

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  13. You'll be so glad you did! I wore acrylics for years and HATED getting fills. Doing my own at home is so much easier and I love the more natural look. Good luck!

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  14. This is going to be a great series! Thanks for sharing your journey!

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