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Fingernails?

How long do they take to grow, on average? I noticed today that every single one of my fingernails has a darker white line (from calcium deficiency) that's about 1/32 from my cuticle edge. I'll see these occasionally on one nail or another, but across all 10 nail beds is unusual. I'm trying to figure out what was going on in my life, stress and diet-wise, that would have caused that...and need to know how to calculate :)

Also, I have a mani/pedi groupon that will be expiring next month. I had planned on doing it this month but my nails have kept breaking and are rather short now. Do you ever go get your nails done when they're on the short side?

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Re: Fingernails?

  • Wikipedia says fingernails grow an average of 3mm per month, taking 3-6 months to grow out completely. I know mine grow rather fast...so what was going on at the end of Oct/early November that was so tragic for my poor nails!?
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  • i usually have the opposite problem--my nails grow too fast!! i always have them cut it short, because if they don't, i'll just be back in a week to get them done again- i got my nails done yesterday, and they are cut below the fingertip line or whatever you'd call it. so--"sorta" regarding your question about getting nails done while short.
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  • my nails grow SOO fast.
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  • Mine grow really fast too.  Shelac is pointless b/c the grow out is very obvious after a week.  I do sometimes get a mani when they're short, or have them cut short during mani.  I think of it as a fresh start.  ; )  I wouldn't do it if they were super short though, like flush w/ my skin.
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    Mine grow really fast too.  Shelac is pointless b/c the grow out is very obvious after a week.  I do sometimes get a mani when they're short, or have them cut short during mani.  I think of it as a fresh start.  ; )  I wouldn't do it if they were super short though, like flush w/ my skin.

    my coworker got a manicure and shelac and her nails grow quickly.. but because she got a french manicure, it still looks great!

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    How long do they take to grow, on average? I noticed today that every single one of my fingernails has a darker white line (from calcium deficiency) that's about 1/32 from my cuticle edge. I'll see these occasionally on one nail or another, but across all 10 nail beds is unusual. I'm trying to figure out what was going on in my life, stress and diet-wise, that would have caused that...and need to know how to calculate :)

    Also, I have a mani/pedi groupon that will be expiring next month. I had planned on doing it this month but my nails have kept breaking and are rather short now. Do you ever go get your nails done when they're on the short side?

    I just used a living social voucher today fora  mani/pedi. My nails are super short, because I break them constantly. I still enjoy the pampering, clean cuticles, etc. I do usually only get clear on my nails because when I get a chip a day or two later with colored nails I get pissed. 

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    imagejennuinne:
    Mine grow really fast too.  Shelac is pointless b/c the grow out is very obvious after a week.  I do sometimes get a mani when they're short, or have them cut short during mani.  I think of it as a fresh start.  ; )  I wouldn't do it if they were super short though, like flush w/ my skin.

    my coworker got a manicure and shelac and her nails grow quickly.. but because she got a french manicure, it still looks great!

    I only got french.  Looked great for a week, then grow-out was very obvious...at least to me.

    I've seen others who can look good for weeks...I think my nails just grow way too fast.  They do normally and I've been taking pre-natal vits every since we first started thinking about TTGKTFU, so that probably doesn't help.

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  • I get mani's even though my nails are always short. I'm a nail biter plus my job chips/rips my nails a lot. I just like getting them cleaned up and a french mani looks good on short nails too.

  • Maybe I'll go ahead and schedule it for mid-March. I like my nails longer, I hate having the skin just under them exposed to touch, so the 2-3mm some of them are right now is CRAZY short for me!
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  • Mine tend to grow slowly, but I've heard if you have nervous habits like tapping your nails or some such, they grow quicker cause the heightened blood circulation? But I'm not sure how true this is.

    I go get manipedis when I want to, regardless of how long my nails are, but I do try to get them long enough for the nail stylist to shape (I am so horrible at shaping my own nails).

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