I feel so liberated! No more fake nails!

May seem dumb....but I have had silk wraps for about 6-7 years. I decided that I was done with having them on...the money and time to have them done was not worth it anymore to me! So I had them taken off and just had a regular manicure!

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Re: I feel so liberated! No more fake nails!

isn't it great to be in and out of the nail salon in 40 minutes?

i love having my natural nails.

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Re: I feel so liberated! No more fake nails!

I finally ripped off the gel wraps that I had been keeping up since my wedding. Although I loved having my nails done, it was becoming a chore and expense every couple of weeks. It's taking some time for them to grow out but it feels nice to be natural again!

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Isn't it the best feeling...Regular manicures are the best..you are in and out in 15 minutes!!

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I couldn't wait to take my wraps off - Since I got married the Friday after Thanksgiving - I needed to get my nails done on Wednesday - I ended up getting them wrapped and doing the permanent french since I knew that I would have chipped my polish by Friday (I have a bad habit of not wearing gloves while washing dishes)

I kept up with them until the New Year - then they came off...I couldn't keep up with the price every week and half - I'm very clumsy - I cracked one or two every other day...

I LOVE being in and out in 25 minutes

Message edited 2/10/2007 1:57:22 PM.

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Re: I feel so liberated! No more fake nails!

I know the feeling. I ripped off my nails last week. They were so thin I had to get a gel manicure. Too bad I cracked the friggen nail 2 days after I got them done.
I can't wait until they're strong enough to get regular manicures. I've had mine for 9 years.

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I had them for over 10 years and took them off just before I met DH. They were too costly to maintain and I felt my time was better spent doing other things than sitting in a salon for a long period of time. Never again.

ETA:
They are no short, but not weak.

Message edited 2/10/2007 2:15:44 PM.

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I did that right after the wedding too!

Re: I feel so liberated! No more fake nails!

I haven't had tips for a while, but my nails had still been weak. I Just started using this new product that I LOVE. It's by Essie and it's called Millionails. They are getting so much stronger! You are supposed to use this for 3 months, then move on to "Billionails" and then "trillionails". So far...LOVING IT!!!!

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I just took mine off last month and they're been breaking since then, but they never get long in the winter. I can't wait until the summer to have my own long nails again..I hated being in the salon for hours.

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I know what you mean, I took mine off a year ago and then put them on for a month only so they would look nice for the wedding and I could not wait for them to come off. Now it's been 5 months and they are strong and look great again! Use the nailtique stuff while you grow out the weakness.

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i hear ya! when i took mine off for good i felt free!!

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i had mine taken off about 6 months ago! i had them for the wedding and then decided au naturale was the best (and cheapest )...what a liberating feeling!!!

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im a manicurist and I absolutely hate fake nails - i love nice natural nails - fake nails are so bad for you too!! Good move enjoy your freedom

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It makes life sooo much easier than having to sit there every 2 weeks for over an hour.

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Free-dom!!

woo hoo!!

I did that six months ago, and I will NEVER go back to wraps, acrylic again!!

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Funny you should post this- I also took my silk wraps off in January - and I posted the same thing - how I felt so liberated!

Well, after more than a month of trying to do the "regular" manicure thing - I broke down and got silk wraps TODAY! haha

Message edited 2/12/2007 9:13:33 AM.

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Re: I feel so liberated! No more fake nails!

I went through that stage a few months ago and took all my wraps off. I hated having to maintain them, but after a few weeks I had them put back on. I just do not have nice nails w/out them.

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Posted by Klomo906

I went through that stage a few months ago and took all my wraps off. I hated having to maintain them, but after a few weeks I had them put back on. I just do not have nice nails w/out them.

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I haven't had wraps for about 6 years now. It was hard when I first took the wraps off b/c my nails were paper thin. It took about 6 months for them to completely grow out and grow in stronger. It was a HARD six months but once your nails grow in stronger it is great.

The down side is that I have to polish my nails about every other day since the polish chips so easily. It was a more finished look w/ the wraps but I love not being a slave to the nail place.

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