NWR: Nails

I cannot get nailpolish to stay on my nails for more than a few hours without chipping. It drives me nuts.

I just painted my nails at home last night and now two of them are chipped.

I work in an office and am at the computer all day which i'm sure doesn't help, but this is ridiculous.


I have tried gel manicures and while I like them, they are too expensive for me to keep up with right now.

Any tips on good polish that won't chip off my nails in seconds?

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Posted by Stephanie621

Crashing..I haven't tried it but they have DIY gel manicure sets. Maybe those would last without the expense?

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The light to buy it is like $80, and I'm not so sure I would be able to do it myself lol.

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Posted by lauren1802

what about the sticker ones? i havent tried them but people at my office say they are really cool :)

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I have tried those and they are too hard for me to apply. I get frustrated too easily.

Make that four chipped nails. This is unbelieveable. My nails just reject polish lol.

my nails held my last polish for over a month. not nicely but they didnt chip/ break. they looked bad but whatever.

so, i go to the nail place saturday afternoon with nice nails! because i was nervous they'd break in the last week & a half. after all that work! they cut them a little shorter than i'd like, they gave me some new girl who passed me on halfway thru- so the other girl started at the beginning. i had somewhere to be and i was almost late!!!

and 1 day later, one of my freakin nails broke. yesterday, another did. now i have to get tips on them for the wedding. FML!!

im sure i would have broken some anyway, especially bc im cleaning my whole house before my mom stays over during honeymoon.... but IM STILL MAD AT THIS NAIL PLACE!!!

I HATE when they switch during the manicure. At least have the courtesy to finish!

I never let them cut mine. I just ask them to file. They still file shorter than I want.

I have an at home gel kit. You can find deals on sites like Hautelook and Gilt. The one I have is by NaiLuv.

Maybe you should shop around for a place to get a gel mani. I've been to places where it's $20. It lasts for 2 weeks so it's not that much more than going weekly for a regular mani that chips after 2 days.