Achieving Perfect Nails: For Both Women and Men

Your nails can say a lot about you.  In fact, many upper managers of major corporations will look at the quality of nails during an interview.  If your nails are unnatural colors, chewed, or thin, then that can say that you don’t take care of your body, you are a worrier, or you are careless.  In addition to that, your nails are often a mirror or looking glass into your overall health.  If your nails aren’t healthy, then there is a good chance that the rest of your body may be the same as well.

So, whether you are a man or woman, finding ways to achieve the perfect nails may be in your best interests.  Now, obviously, women may take to this article more than men, but there is something here for everyone.  The key is to give your body the tools it needs to grow perfect nails

How To Have Perfect Nails For Men

We’ll talk about the men first.  It is not “unmanly” to want perfect nails, especially if you are in the white-collar world.  You are always shaking hands, and you want your right to be as presentable as possible.  It’s just one more thing to add to your credibility so you can win that case, close that deal, and maybe buy that yacht.

Now, your rules for perfect nails are going to be a little bit shorter than for women, so take a deep breath, this won’t take too long.

The first rule is quite simple: clip your nails, and do not bite them.  Men are often habitual nail biters, and this has obvious adverse effects on your nails and cuticles.  In addition to that, your mouth often has diseases that don’t affect that part of the body, but can affect your nails.  People have been known to give themselves an infection from nail biting, so be careful.  Perfect nails come from care and not abuse.

Next, make sure you are eating plenty of proteins.  Yes, we just told you to eat meat!  The reason is that nails are no more than long strings of amino acids, and meat will give you the building blocks for the perfect nails.  Also, eggs have wonderful properties in that respect.  Another food to use is garlic.  In fact, rubbing garlic on your nails and cuticles will help align those long strings of amino acids, in effect strengthening your nails as they grow.

How To Have Perfect Nails For Women

Here comes the fun part.  If you are wondering how to have perfect nails, then you need to follow all the rules we mentioned above.  But, this is the part where you can get a bit creative.

Make sure you have your nails professionally done if you are going to an interview.  Yes, it is cheaper to do them yourself, but the last thing you want is to have spotty, blotchy, and worn looking nails.  Either that, or you might as well take an interesting artistic, yet professional looking approach if you’re short on cash.

You will need a newspaper, a small bottle of 70% isopropyl alcohol, white or gray nail polish, and nail polish protector.

First, apply the normal coat of white or gray nail polish.  This will give your design a base.  Next, take a part of the newspaper that you want and tape that piece to the nail you’re focusing on.  Apply the alcohol to the newspaper and allow it to soak through to your nail.  This will drain the colors, in effect staining the nail polish.  Remove the newspaper, and you will see the text or graphics still on your nail, and then apply the protestant.  This look will give you the perfect nails for that interview, as they will be professional looking, healthy, long, and thick.  Nothing says that you’re a pro like having clippings of the Wall Street Journal on your fingers.