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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 612576" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I would get a bottle of almond, walnut or shea oil and apply it to the nails at night every night. On top of polish is okay. You need to esp coat the cuticles and skin around the nails. I would also use nail strengthening polish on them. To get a smoother look as they grow out, do a coat of a ridge filler product first. A good ridge filler will have little fibers in it. These form a protective coating and they create a smoother base for the polish. They also keep the colored polish from staining the nail. </p><p></p><p>If you cannot find a ridge filler with the little fibers, you can take a good base coat and use a little trick I learned from a lady who taught at a top beauty school. Get a tea bag and dump out all the tea - any kind of tea. Tear the bag into a piece big enough to cover the nail. You want a torn edge and not a cut edge because it is softer. Paint a layer of base coat on the nail and lay the tea bag piece over the polish while it is very wet. Use the base coat to push the tea bag piece into the polish and to make sure it is fully bonded into the layer of base coat. Let dry completely. Cover with regular polish as usual.</p><p></p><p>You can always use the tea bag trick if you have a broken nail that is too far down to cut or that you want to keep for a special occasion. Lay a small piece of tea bag over the break and once it is torn to size, glue it in place iwth a coat of your nail polish (best with a base coat, but you can use your colored polish if you are not at home or are short on time). Cover with another coat of polish and it will help keep the break from getting worse.</p><p></p><p>If you are going to paint your nails, use oil or shea butter on them 12 or more hours before. Make sure they are totally dry before you apply the oil or shea butter again.</p><p></p><p>The oils I have suggested, along iwth either shea or illipe butter, are excellent for skin and nail and hair issues. I use them instead of lotions. You would be surprised how fast either of the butters absorbs completely. They don't end up feeling greasy at all. I buy them from a seller on ebay and have had amazing results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 612576, member: 1233"] I would get a bottle of almond, walnut or shea oil and apply it to the nails at night every night. On top of polish is okay. You need to esp coat the cuticles and skin around the nails. I would also use nail strengthening polish on them. To get a smoother look as they grow out, do a coat of a ridge filler product first. A good ridge filler will have little fibers in it. These form a protective coating and they create a smoother base for the polish. They also keep the colored polish from staining the nail. If you cannot find a ridge filler with the little fibers, you can take a good base coat and use a little trick I learned from a lady who taught at a top beauty school. Get a tea bag and dump out all the tea - any kind of tea. Tear the bag into a piece big enough to cover the nail. You want a torn edge and not a cut edge because it is softer. Paint a layer of base coat on the nail and lay the tea bag piece over the polish while it is very wet. Use the base coat to push the tea bag piece into the polish and to make sure it is fully bonded into the layer of base coat. Let dry completely. Cover with regular polish as usual. You can always use the tea bag trick if you have a broken nail that is too far down to cut or that you want to keep for a special occasion. Lay a small piece of tea bag over the break and once it is torn to size, glue it in place iwth a coat of your nail polish (best with a base coat, but you can use your colored polish if you are not at home or are short on time). Cover with another coat of polish and it will help keep the break from getting worse. If you are going to paint your nails, use oil or shea butter on them 12 or more hours before. Make sure they are totally dry before you apply the oil or shea butter again. The oils I have suggested, along iwth either shea or illipe butter, are excellent for skin and nail and hair issues. I use them instead of lotions. You would be surprised how fast either of the butters absorbs completely. They don't end up feeling greasy at all. I buy them from a seller on ebay and have had amazing results. [/QUOTE]
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