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Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 6:48:38 AM
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humbleinspirit
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Do you let your finger nails grow long? I think I have noticed time and time again that while while some women paint their nails, most of them do not have them grow long at all. Just wondering.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 9:19:50 AM
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PrincessButtercup
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My nails rarely get past the tips of my fingers. And I haven't painted my nails in years. Haha!
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 10:50:43 AM
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They're not chewed to the nib, but they're not excessive. Long enough to paint, but short enough to type easily with.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 10:52:24 AM
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humbleinspirit
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I could see how long finger nails could be a challenge to type with, and yet isn't that how most women did that in the olden days?
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:12:00 AM
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humbleinspirit
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The 1930's or so, in the days before computer keyboards.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:16:57 AM
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miasma
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I still don't understand what you're saying.
Yes, women - and men, have always had fingernails, and have had to type with these fingers, and the accompanying nails.
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The 1930's or so, in the days before computer keyboards.
Computer keyboards didn't come about 'til some time after the 1930s, and typewriters are still used - I use both.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:19:12 AM
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humbleinspirit
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Wome used to have much longer finger nails than they do now, that is what I am saying.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:39:47 AM
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miasma
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Wome used to have much longer finger nails than they do now, that is what I am saying.
In all my years of studying women's history, and the history of clothing/fashion, that's a new one.
If I had to take an educated guess, I'd say it was the opposite, as the general day-to-day life of a woman in the first half of the last century (ie, 1900-1960s) was more labor-intensive - and I'm speaking of the middle-upper class. I'm rather certain "Women" used to have much shorter fingernails, because longer ones just weren't practical.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:53:18 AM
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humbleinspirit
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Perhaps you are right, it is just my perception of things.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:56:43 AM
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I'm pretty sure that impractically long fingernails were not fashionable until at least the 80's - 90's.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 12:05:20 PM
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I was noticing at many of the local nail salons, they offer a variety of lengths and have named them.
Sporty length
Active length - which is what most women have apparantly
Long length
Elongated length - those really long ones with all the jewels stuck on them
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 7:49:21 PM
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Where I worked for 10 years required the wearing of fake nails. But, I had worn them for years before that - and they were about 1/2 inch long (beyond the tip of my finger). I absolutely LOVED them!!!!! The job made me cut them down. And for years after the job, I still wore them (since I could do them myself).
Fast forward to 2004 and I was flat on my back for 6 weeks with a pinched nerve in my back. I stopped doing EVERYTHING because it hurt too badly. My natural nails started growing and with the prednisone I took, they because very healthy. Since then I've just let them grow naturally and love them more now than I ever did before! Sure, there are moments when I miss the nice LONG nails, but then I realize just how impractical they are and just how "high maintenance" it makes me appear (when in reality, I am not because I do them myself).
So, long story short - I've had them both, and I'll take the short nails now any day - they're still considered long by most standards because my nail bed is very long. I only use strenthener on them now. My toes are the only ones that get color - it's a must in FL.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 8:31:18 PM
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I don't usually have them very long. Right now they're about an 1/8 of an inch and it's about how I normally have them.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 9:28:22 PM
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I do not like mine too much past my fingertips. Most fingernails only last 3 months before they start to break, chip,etc..
I tried acrylics, but at first found them awkward as I use my hands a lot.
I will probably get them for the summer, they make my hands look very nice.
On the other hand, growing up I was more tomboyish and my older sister use to grow these *weapons* on her fingertips, and I mean these things were long.
However me, being the tomboy, showed her how unhealthy they were when we got into it and I tore them off her fingers. Oh in case your wondering, when they do break like that, they break below the intended line. (Yes I was a mean spirited child.)
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 9:34:06 PM
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Do you let your finger nails grow long? I think I have noticed time and time again that while while some women paint their nails, most of them do not have them grow long at all. Just wondering.
I don't like false nails. (If someone else does, that's totally fine.)
I let my nails get to medium length. They're not excessively long, but they aren't nubs. I leave them natural, but I shine them (not polish, but shine). My toenails are the same way. :) I think they're quite lovely.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 9:46:54 PM
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I don't usually have them very long. Right now they're about an 1/8 of an inch and it's about how I normally have them.
Yep, mine are about that length from the nail bed. (1/8 inch or around 5 mm) But they're starting to split and break, so I'll trim them to about 2 or 3 mm away.
I don't often paint my fingernails. In spring and summer I usually keep my toenails painted.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 9:56:17 PM
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My toes are the only ones that get color - it's a must in FL.
Yep, we wear sandals a LOT down here, so a good pedicure is a must, even when we do our own.
My nails are at a perfect length right now, maybe 1/8", and not visible when I'm looking at the palm of my hand. That means they're the perfect length for typing. When I had few responsibilities, I'd let my nails grow and yeah, I was pretty high-maintenance about it.
Oh, and if you ever hear a woman say "I broke a nail", have a little sympathy - it HURTS, especially if it's into the nail bed.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 10:45:15 PM
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It drives me crazy if my fingernails get long. Always has. I think it's because I need my nails short to play the piano, and I've been playing since I was eight. I do like to paint my toenails, but I keep them short as well.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/18/2008 11:05:06 PM
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My nails never seem to grow too long even though I don't bite them.I also don't paint them very often.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/19/2008 12:05:12 AM
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My fingernails are between active and long. I get them reinforced because of the amount of stress I put on them. They are painted sheer and I love them because they make my hands look really great and make me feel girly girly.
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RE: Long Finger Nails - 1/19/2008 9:06:22 AM
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On the other hand, growing up I was more tomboyish and my older sister use to grow these *weapons* on her fingertips, and I mean these things were long.
Weapons? 
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