If you are someone who loves long nails or has worn press-on nails for a long time now, you will surely be able to relate to the problems discussed in this article. The Nails Girl is here to share with you 10 things you can’t do with long nails. We’ll also suggest how you can save the day by doing your daily tasks differently if you have press-on nails.
10 Things You Can’t Do With Long Nails
If you have invested in sexy, long-ass press-on nails in the design of your dreams, we’re sorry to break the bubble! But here are a few things you won’t be able to do with these long claws as normally as you would otherwise:
1) Type / Text
Typing on your laptop or texting on your phone is a nightmare with long nails. Especially if you are using press-on nails, it becomes very difficult to keep the nails from popping off when you are used to typing with your fingertips and now these long nails are getting in your way.
2) Put on Contact Lenses
If you wear contact lenses every day, the long nails are going to ruin your comfortable routine. You may prick your contacts or even stab your nail in your eye. It might be frustrating and can also be very harmful if it gets severe. You can not even imagine using your lenses with long stiletto or coffin nails.
3) Pick Up Things from the Floor
Coins, cards, or anything that lays flat on the floor is not for you to pick! If you drop any of these, you are just going to play shuffleboard and there will be no way you can pick these slippery things with your long-ass nails.
4) Use Skincare / Makeup Products
When you try to scoop out your skincare or hair masks from the jar, all you will see is a pit in the container and all the product in your nail! It is going to be all messy and irritating getting the cream out from under your nails and it’s going to come out with all the germs and bacteria.
5) Put on Zippers or Buttons
When you try to put on your clothes, you will realize your nails get stuck in almost everything – the zip of your jeans, the buttons on your shirts, and even bra hooks. They also come your way when you close your bag zippers and you are always in a fear that your press-ons will pop off.
6) Clasp Bracelets or Put on Earrings
If you are planning to wear a necklace or a bracelet that has a clasp, know that you will waste at least 20-30 minutes losing the clasp under your long nails and will get frustrated to just give up wearing it. The same is the case with tiny earrings – they will be lost on the underside of your claws! You will find yourself struggling to hold the small studs with the pads of your fingers only to pierce yourself or not be able to find your ear piercings to insert them in.
7) Open Cans
You can’t even imagine opening a beer can or Coke or soda without either bending or popping off your press-on. You have no other choice than to use any other tool or ask for help than to go ahead and sacrifice your manicure. Don’t even think of going on a solo beach vacation and having a beer in peace with fresh press-ons only to come home losing or breaking one or two of them.
8) Use Cards in Card Slots
If you are an independent girly using your bank cards to get money out of the ATM, just be ready to play the game of ‘pull and fail’ trying to retrieve the card from that machine. Your long coffins or stilettos will just keep scratching the card but you will always fail trying to get them out.
9) Knead Dough
If you like to hand-knead your dough for the bread pizza or tortilla, be ready to punch holes in the dough with your nails and come out of it with all the sticky dough underneath your press-ons. If you’re having a bad day, you might as well leave a nail or two in the dough and then keep looking for it ruining both your food and your manicure.
10) Push Elevator Buttons or Toilet Flush
The last thing you want to be embarrassed about is using a public washroom cracking your long nails and trying to flush! Worse still? You may lose your floor while in the elevator and your press-ons won’t allow you to press the buttons without giving unexplained pain and strangers staring at you!
There are many other problems you may face if you opt for extra-long press-on nails, apart from the ones above. Like applying false lashes, washing or wiping your privates in the shower, peeling stickers, punching out pills from the package, peeling fruits with your hands, pulling out a tampon, scratching yourself, lifting weights … The list is never-ending.
We know all this doesn’t sound pleasurable. But we are not encouraging you to not wear long press-on nails. There’s no beauty without a little pain!
And in fact, you can learn to live your normal life normally with long claw-like press-ons with some hacks suggested by us. Read on to know more.
Tips & Tricks to Improve Your Life with Press-On Nails
1) Always remember, your nails are not tools, they are beauty objects. So don’t use them for doing chores; enjoy the princess treatment and get things done by others. Or if you want to them yourselves, adapt yourself to certain tips and tricks for improving your lives (and your nails’ lives too).
2) Opt for a comfortable shape and a manageable length. It is tempting to wear extra-long coffins but it is more practical to choose medium almonds for than feminine and classy look.
3) Be careful when using your hands for tasks that involve a lot of force or pressure. They can get in the way and it can lead to breakage or press-ons falling off.
4) Use your fingertips instead of your nails to grip flat objects like coins and cards. Carefully open jars and lift weights without putting extra pressure on your nails.
5) Instead of filling your nails with products, scoop out your creams and masks with the top of your nails and lay the product flat on your palm.
6) Use a key, a credit card, or a butter knife to pry on beer and cola cans. Don’t insert the bottom of your press-ons under the can opener or you will cause harm to it.
7) Use a cotton swab or a Q-tip to wear and remove your contact lenses.
8) Use your knuckles to press toilet flushes or elevator buttons.
9) You can carry tweezers and use them to pinch out debit cards from ATMs. They can also be used for gripping tiny items and sometimes with jewelry as well.
10) Always keep a nail kit handy. It should have a mini nail file, extra press-on tips, and nail glue. These can come to your rescue in case of any mishaps.
11) Wear gloves while cooking or doing other chores in which your nails might get caught or become dirty
Things You CAN Do With Long Nails
Other than looking pretty, there are a few things that you long-nail girlies can do with your beautiful, long-ass press-on nails.
1) Pick your nose!
2) Gently scratch your pets. Dogs and cats love getting scratched with blunt long nails. Be careful not to stab or scratch them.
3) Always keep them manicured to perfection. Let them grow out without the nail polish chipping or peeling. Use the right nail glue and apply them correctly to keep wearing them for up to 4 weeks without them popping off.
4) Give bitch vibes to the people around you with the clacking and tapping sounds on your smartphone.
5) Leave scratch marks of passion all over your man’s back.
6) Massage your scalp with your claw-like nails using the blunt tips. Overall, the key is to be mindful of your long press-on nails and to adapt your technique as needed to avoid any potential challenges or difficulties and to improve your life.
