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This may be absoltely ridiculous; but anyone anxious that their nails won't look up to par when he proposes? At this point I don't know if it will be 6 weeks or 6 months and I don't want my nails looking busted when he asks. My nails grow long, but are highly prone to breakage. In the last few weeks I have implented Operation Pretty Nails, but then one of my nails will randomly break or catch onto something and I have to start all over again. if I just knew when the dang thing was coming I can prepare adequately!
I'm nuts, aren't I?
not at all!! for months after my birthday up til his I had a PERFECT opi manicure!!! however since i don't think he's going to ask anytime soon i don't have any at all and i have the most awful habit of biting my nails when i am stressed... i don't think he's asking until sometime next year (probably my birthday) so i guess come june/july i will start again with the perfect manis.. i'll probably get one before christmas, but more as my christmas gift to myself than a ohh he's going to ask gift lol....
Just keep them short, then. They'll be easier to maintain and with a nice coat of polish (or a fresh buff!) they'll still look good.
I have the same problem! My nails grow long and look great and then one breaks or tears and I have to start all over again! Having short nails when you get the ring will be just fine and you could always go out for a mani after you get the ring before you start showing it off to everyone.
I had a manicure the day of my engagement. I sort of guessed it coming. Plus, it was NYE, so I had a good excuse either way. :p
I love you guys, seriously! i told my SO about this predicament and he just rolled his eyes lol.
Don't stress yourself out too much-- you're human, you don't have to be perfect! I'm sure he loves your hands for how great it feels when he holds them, not for their flawless finish...
I was going to say, too... get the manicure before you show off the ring to friends and family; less important for when you get the actual proposal :)
I work in a lab and wear gloves all day long...and i will tell you...wearing gloves all day makes your nails not grow and they dont look very good. so im pretty much SOL on this one!
my nails are always done, so it wasn't a thought for me.
for those who like their natural nails but have problems with breakage and polish lasting, try an overlayment like gel silk or acrylic on your natural nails. that is what i have on mine now that the tips have grown out. they always look beautiful and never (watch me ginx myself now) break. costs maybe $25 a month without airbrushing.
Before we went ring shopping, his mom took me out with her for a manicure. It was a sweet memory-maker for us and meant I had pretty nails at the jewelry shop. I'm not worried about when he proposes, but I do plan to get a manicure right after to show it off.
I thought I might be the only nut who actually thought about this! I almost never have my nails done - but twice in the last few months I got manicures because I thought for sure it was going to happen!! It didn't................................so now I am just going to wait and get them done after I get the ring.
I'm a nail polish girl, but I was especially compulsive about keeping my mani looking good before we got engaged. I didn't want to end up with a crappy looking manicure when I took all those ring shots. ;)
i just painted mine.... but i did it because my nails look like crap.
Nope, not nuts. Since I found out it was coming, I went and got my nails done (my nails are really brittle so if I want them to look good, I have to wear acrylics). I didn't tell him that was why I did it though, I played it off as something I did for my friend's wedding. Now I'm just meticulous about going every two weeks to get a fill - I want my nails to look awesome when he finally proposes!
Honestly for MONTHS before I got engaged my nails were ALWAYS perfectly manicured LOL!!!!!
And it stayed that way for a couple weeks after but now they are a mess again LOL!
It is totally NOT crazy!
yeah you are NOT nuts at all! I started getting my nails done a month before what I thought would be the proposal - thank goodness because he proposed like 4 days after I got my first manicure! And in the few pictures we have from that night, most of my girlfriends say "wow, you look so happy! oh, and nice nails!" Nothing wrong with being prepared :)
you are def not nuts! i wish i had nails that i could make (and keep looking) pretty! i'm a chronic nail biter, and i'm rough on my hands. the last time i tried to get manicure (just shy of 2.5 yrs ago), it was destroyed w/in 24hrs!! i've been trying to make a better effort to at least keep them looking neat, but who knows! i'm trying not to overthink it!
I worried about this, because I often neglect my nails. They were just okay on the proposal day - and I couldn't have cared less :)
My nails from this point on are going to be perfect!!!!! lol
@honeybear: betta bee because you know it's coming soon!!
This is TOO funny-i kept wondering when he would ask me and before all weekends and holidays i MADE sure my nails were done (they are manicured acryllic nails) and so when he asked me on the 4th of july i had just had them done the day before so come Sunday morning i was loud and proud. But since the engagement i have had my normal nails and nothing takes away from the ring, so i think when you get yours you will be fiiiiine and not even worried
I was so worried about mine being done and I was totally convinced that he would ask while we were in NYC over spring break. He ended up asking a week before we left and my friend (who was in on the plan) had been trying to get me to get my nails done with her, but I refused because I wanted them 'fresh' for our trip! I should've listened! :) I agree, though, that it's more important to have them done for when you're showing off the bling to all your family/friends!
my nails look awwwful right now but I was bartending today and nail polish and bar glass cleaner/santizer dont mix lol..you better BELIEVE they will be perfect next weekend for my birthday!
I'd been growing my real nails out but had a major catastrophe this last week (I swear at my job I handwash about 100xday) and they can never get strong, even with special stuff on them. But I'd managed to keep them neat, always the same length, and polished at all times. Last night I had given up on them. I actually filed them down and had removed all polish as I didn't have time to do any kind of "save" before we went out. They looked awful.
So we were at the lighting of an area Christmas tree last night and T looked down at my nails after holding my hand and said "aw I'm sorry some broke. Are you going to break down and go get a new set or have them work some nail magic at a salon? He said also "You don't have too much time to grow them in this case" .
He's really sweet. He was actually worried my nails wouldn't be perfect and he knew also I'd grown them out to try to have my own nails look good and to also save $$. He then said he'd love to go buy me a gift certificate and send me to my fave salon.
What a sweetie. So I guess I gotta get in gear huh?
Just a note for anyone who is trying to grow/strengthen her real nails-- give this product called Nailtiques a try. It's a bit expensive (can find it at salons or the drugstore), but it always has worked really well for me.
... wow. I had no ideaI was such a slob about my nails compared to everyone else! They're always, always dirty, never have polish and I peel/ bite them when I'm nervous or bored.
Hmmm...
Whoa...maybe I need to get mine done. They usually look nice,but when I get stressed, I bite them. Right now they are short. Maybe I should just paint them...
my nails are so flimsy, they tear so easily it's hard to keep them looking nice. i was sure that my boyfriend would propose 2 weeks ago, so i started trying to grow them out and keep them looking decent. still no ring and im afraid my nails are going to break soon!
I was lucky cause I had gotten mine done for my friend's wedding a few weeks before he proposed and they still looked nice. After a few weeks of trying to keep them up though, I quit and let the ring do the talking. My nails look like poop but I figure, no one's looking at my nails!
I say go get a manicure the day after he proposes if you're worried.
I am going to keep my nails short because my nails tend to grow long too. I plan on making them pretty just in case he proposes this weekend. I am praying that he does!!!!
I always have gels tips (french) I am very ocd about my nails anyway so I guess I lucked out. I wouldn't stress on it...just get them done before you show off the blingage!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy a bottle of your favorite color so you can paint them really quick just incase!
Yes, this has def been on my mind- especially now that I have been evem more stressed about him NOT asking me so I have been biting like crazy! We leave for Mexico for New Year's and hoping the proposal will happen there.. all i know is the anticipation and stress of thinking that he wont ask this year is making them worse! I was doing so good to and not even biting them anymore but the past 3 weeks have not been good in the nail dept.
I'm a nail biter too. I'm trying so hard to keep them looking nice, but as soon as they grow the tiniest bit they break and I'm back to square one. :(
haha. that was soo me! I had a weekly manicure until we got engaged and then for the next few weeks but once everyone had seen my ring, I let me manicure slide! But I literally went ever week for like three months because I didn't know when he was going to propose!
Update: Went to the nail salon today and have a new set of gorgeous (not very long, I don't like em' terribly long) nails! and my soft french is back!
I feel better at least and in case anything happens, they're bling ready!
Update: Went to the nail salon today and have a new set of gorgeous (not very long, I don't like em' terribly long) nails! and my soft french is back!
I feel better at least and in case anything happens, they're bling ready!
i gave myself a french today but my nails are super short so it's an uber thin line but they look fairly decent. i also gave m's little girl one, she's so cute.
@offbeat bride - I never do my nails, so it's not a problem for me either, hehe.
Do your nails have to look different from usual for a proposal? I mean, don't you want your hands to look like YOUR hands?
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