Obviously, there is an upper limit and super long nails are neither pretty, nor practical, but even a few additional millimeters make a big difference. This is essentially an extension of # 1: the longer your nails are, the thinner your fingers will look. Relatively slim fingers look fine as long as nails are a tiny bit longer than wide, but if you really want to elongate your fingers, try experimenting with longer nails. # 2: The shorter or thicker your fingers, the longer your nails should be But if your nail beds are wide/short, consider growing your nails at least until they have a slight rectangular shape. Depending on the shape of your nail beds, this might be a given for you even with as-short-as-possible-nails (in my case only my thumbs's nails can be square). Short nails are fine, but your nails should be at least slightly longer than their widest point. Square or round nails (as or less long than wide), do the opposite and will make pretty much everyone’s fingers look a lot shorter.
In order to make your fingers appear longer/slimmer you have to stretch them visually. # 1: Nails should always be longer than they are wide I created some before/after comparisons (sacrificing a few nails in the process :)) to show you four simple ways to use the power of proportions in your (hand's) favour: These two measures are proportional because changing one affects the appearance of the other (longer fingers look slimmer and vice versa).
Like dressing for your body shape, it’s all about proportions.įortunately, nail and finger shapes don't vary as much as body shapes, there are only really two variables involved: length and width. Believe me, your hands can look totally different depending on how how you shape your nails and how you apply nail polish. Now, while we are all pretty much stuck with the actual shape of our hands and fingers, we can manipulate the “extensions” of our fingers, our nails, and create more flattering proportions. But, honestly, I really don't do anything special my polish-changing routine goes like this: take off old polish - file nails if they're too long - base coat - new polish, that's it, nothing revolutionary.For nice hands/nails, I think proportions are much more important than nail care: Hands with slender and feminine fingers are prettier than those with short and stumpy fingers, no matter how flaky their cuticles or how brittle their nails are. I’ve gotten quite a few requests for a tutorial on my nail care.
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