How To Fix Fanned Nails

ASK ANA: Curved Nails

Can I Modify My C-Bend?

Enquire ANA

"Hello Ana, I've done a lot of googling only I can't find much reference at all to whether ane tin ameliorate a flatish c-bend on natural nails – most people seem to take the opposite problem.

Most of my nails are quite broad and fla

t, only not spooned or

anything. I'chiliad a picayune envious of those with a high c-curve! Any thoughts? Cheers for any suggestions. ~Liz

Respond

The bend of your fingernail is determined by the shape of your matrix. This is where new smash cells are fabricated correct behind your cuticle line.

Unfortunately, information technology's not child-bearing.

Flat nails tend to tear more at the sides.

Curved nails can ringlet too much and literally hurt.

Since the shape of your matrix can't exist changed, you lot can change definitely change the look of your nails cosmetically. Just wait at the women who get from squares, to almond, and back to squares.

As nails abound longer, the c-curve tends to tighten because the tips are drying out. They start to curlicue in the same way an autumn leaf curls every bit information technology dries out.

Side Filing

I don't know where the myth came near that you should never file the sides of your nails—that they would somehow be made weaker.

Does it seem logical that you can file the tops of your free edge just not your sides?

Non to me.

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Too Wide?

If your nails are flat and tend to widen out at the tips, yous can file the side edges to make them a little flake more rectangular.

If you take wider nails, wearing shine at all times is going to exist very of import for you. Information technology will help add together temporary force, thus reducing the side tears.

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Like most people, my pollex nails are flatter than the rest of my nails. They tend to go more side tears.

Once those tears happen, the only solutions are to cut your nails back or repair information technology by applying a silk or fiberglass wrap.

Are Curves Improve?

It depends on how curvy your nails are. My nails take a strong c-curve—so much so that they will showtime to curl too much.

For me, if those sides curl too much, they weaken and break.

It is possible to have besides much of a skilful thing.

I exercise file my sides to take the pressure level off my pare. Side filing also reduces the tension of the curl and then my nails flatten out a bit.

If you similar the way your nails look when you come out of the shower and they've captivated 3 times their weight in water, and so y'all've got dry, dry, dry nails.

You definitely want to start using a loftier quality jojoba wax ester based nail oil. The oil will aid soften the curve and make your nails more flexible. This volition brand them more than resilient.

It is also important that you NEVER shower naked—as in naked nails.

The water and shampoo help dissolve the oil out of your nails. I explain how damaging h2o is to nails in "How to Get Smoothen to Terminate Chipping in the Shower."

Ever have at least 1 layer of base glaze completely wrapped around your tips.

In Conclusion

We all have parts of us that nosotros would similar to modify, and often times our nails are no exception.

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The nail community is getting bigger by the infinitesimal, and so at that place's certainly plenty of boom photos to view.

I know it'southward really easy to covet what you lot don't have. I certainly know I would love to have longer nail beds.

I think one of the best things you tin can do is keep your eyes open for nail art bloggers who accept nails similar to yours. Let them inspire you lot.

It's certainly meliorate than wanting something you lot can't have.

One of the things I love about Sammi from The Nailasaurus is that she's become hugely successful with short, flatter nails. Picture show Credit: www.thenailasaurus.com.

I've always had longer nails, just she has taught me that short, well manicured nails can be equally gorgeous.

You lot don't have to be perfect. Merely accentuate the positive.

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