Nail Tech Secrets

I had a question today from a beauty-loving friend about yellowing nails. She has just really gotten in to all the groovy new nail colors, and had been polishing without basecoat - and guess what happened? Yep, she wound up with yellow nails. This will happen to you too, if you don’t [...]

Does this sound like you?
Even now, rarely a week goes by without my pinky bandaged. I seem to pick on the pinky the most.
My dad tried to get me to stop by shock therapy. Every time he saw my fingers in my mouth, he’d slap them out. I was shocked all right, but I didn’t [...]

Keep an eye on your fingernails like you keep an eye on the rest of your body for signs of bad health. Nails will often show disorders or at least will give you clues before something really bad happens. Look out for these things from Cybernoon.com:
Your fingernails hold clues to your health. Learn [...]

From USA WEEKEND Magazine:
Here are the signs of a fungal nail infection — just remember the word YUCK:
Y Yellow discoloration of the nail bed
U Under the nail bed, a buildup of skin
C Cracking of the nail
K Keratinization, or thickening of the nail
You are always best advised to go to the doctor. However, the treatment [...]

This is an article which is in response to a BBC reader/watcher’s question about why her fingernails are turning green. In a situation like this, ALWAYS go see your doctor. This is probably a fungal infection, but you need to be seen by a doctor. No questions asked. Go.
BBC [...]