Any love for oval shaped nails?

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#16
I tried a more oval shape to my nails once and it just didn't look right on my hands. I guess it all just depends on the shape of your fingers. I let mine grow out naturally and file down the corners a bit. So is that squoval? LOL I saw a girl in the drugstore one time and her nails were very oval. So I said to her "oh.....you are going with the newer look to your nail shape" She said "no, I always keep my nails like this". They were quite oval and I was just not used to seeing this look on such a young girl. It look good though. I say whatever makes you look at your nails and smile!
 
#17
Maurie97 said:
I tried a more oval shape to my nails once and it just didn't look right on my hands. I guess it all just depends on the shape of your fingers. I let mine grow out naturally and file down the corners a bit. So is that squoval? LOL I saw a girl in the drugstore one time and her nails were very oval. So I said to her "oh.....you are going with the newer look to your nail shape" She said "no, I always keep my nails like this". They were quite oval and I was just not used to seeing this look on such a young girl. It look good though. I say whatever makes you look at your nails and smile!
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When I first saw that more people were doing oval nails it did look kind of strange. Now that I'm seeing it more, I'm remembering how much I love it!
My nails definitely "want" to be oval more than square. I guess it does have to do with the way they naturally grow.
 
#18
Lana del Rey does her nails like this, but they dont look like her real nails. I personally think it looks cool on her. I've tried it on me, and it looks weird on hands and with my nail shape :(
 

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#22
I love the look of oval-shaped nails but it's not a strong shape on me - it makes the rounded tips more likely to bend.

Square is also not a strong shape on me - the square corners will bend, although the rest of the nail is strong.

So I have to do squoval
 
#23
I took this quiz http://www.nicolebyopi.com/life-in-lacquer/best-shape-you and it gave me Square! Ew!

Here's my most recent mani. This is pretty much my ideal length (about a week's growth after being cut down to the quick) and shape. I would love for them to be even more almond-shaped but that means I have to grow the nails longer and I only like having short free edges.

You can see from the third picture that I like to make the curve up on the free edge match the curve up on my cuticles.

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EDIT: I thought I should add an older picture of my natural nails to show why I prefer the oval shape. They naturally are very rounded and curved so you can understand when I do them square or squoval there is way too much extra nail on the two corners which feels weird. Also this is usually the longest I ever leave my free edge while still feeling comfortable typing and working, so I don't have to worry about nail strength/integrity.

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#24
peasncarrots said:
I took this quiz http://www.nicolebyopi.com/life-in-lacquer/best-shape-you and it gave me Square! Ew!

Here's my most recent mani. This is pretty much my ideal length (about a week's growth after being cut down to the quick) and shape. I would love for them to be even more almond-shaped but that means I have to grow the nails longer and I only like having short free edges.

You can see from the third picture that I like to make the curve up on the free edge match the curve up on my cuticles.

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Your nails look great, what red is that it looks great for your skin tone.
 
#27
peasncarrots said:
I took this quiz http://www.nicolebyopi.com/life-in-lacquer/best-shape-you and it gave me Square! Ew!

Here's my most recent mani. This is pretty much my ideal length (about a week's growth after being cut down to the quick) and shape. I would love for them to be even more almond-shaped but that means I have to grow the nails longer and I only like having short free edges.

You can see from the third picture that I like to make the curve up on the free edge match the curve up on my cuticles.

EDIT: I thought I should add an older picture of my natural nails to show why I prefer the oval shape. They naturally are very rounded and curved so you can understand when I do them square or squoval there is way too much extra nail on the two corners which feels weird. Also this is usually the longest I ever leave my free edge while still feeling comfortable typing and working, so I don't have to worry about nail strength/integrity.
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Wow!! Your nails are perfect!!!!
 
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