The no-effort manicure

[anna_wing]

French tips appear to be back in fashion, which is lovely. If your taste runs to the classic white-tip look (fancy coloured tips are Not My Thing), it is a magnificently easy look to approximate, for minimal effort. A coat of clear or lightly tinted gloss will do. Being lazy, I don't bother to even do that, since these days I mostly just buff my nails. This is best done with the four-sided buffers, with different grades of abrasiveness on each side. The roughest side gets used about once a month, and the smoothest once a week, which keeps a nice gloss on without significantly weakening the nail.

Comments

[shirebound]

Thanks for reminding me to buff, which is the most attention my nails ever get!

[anna_wing]

Mine too. I could never be bothered with professional manicures, and COVID-19 shut all of that down anyway. Though sometimes I like to play with the Ueno gofun water-based nail polish, which peels off in one layer if you get tired of it.

[asakiyume]

The polished and natural-looking approach is very attractive (though I do enjoy seeing everyone's fancy efforts, too). As for me, I have simply awful nails--just ugly and stubby--so I don't do anything with them, as I don't want to call attention to them. But I do like enjoying other people's efforts.

[anna_wing]

Yes, nail art is definitely fun on other people!

[peripety]

French tips are so elegant.

[anna_wing]

And easy to approximate, at least from a reasonable distance!