Q&A for How to Have Beautiful Nails

You just need to take care of them. Avoid harsh chemicals and don't pic or scratch at your nails and cuticles. Get regular manicures. It's not super complicated!

You can, but I wouldn't really recommend it. The clear coat actually serves a protective function as well, and you're much more likely to chip your nail polish if you don't put the top coat on.

Patience, mostly. That's the key. Check out this article for further tips: how to get long nails .

Unfortunately, it is very hard to file and shape your nails without any tools. A nail file will do, and they can be bought at almost any convenience store for a low price.

If you are struggling to do everyday tasks, then you should probably cut your nails to a more manageable length.

Yellow nails are damaged nails. You'll have to wait for them to grow out. In the meantime, you can cover them up with light-colored nail polish (avoid the dark colors, which can cause further staining).

Use a nail file to make them rounder, and you can use nail polish to help hide the fact that you bit them. If you want to stop biting your nails, use a cotton swab to dab vinegar or lemon juice on your nails so you won't be tempted to bite them.

Put some egg yolk in a bowl and dip your fingers in it for 30 minutes. Do this daily for a week, and changes will be noticed.

You should paint them and keep them in good shape with filing and regular moisturizing.

Use a hardening base coat under your polish for several months (after those few months, start using a peel-off base coat so you won't have to use nail polish remover) for a boost of hardness, but you have to use nail oil (either a product marketed as a nail oil or 100% pure jojoba oil) every morning and at night so your nails will flex without breaking. Don't bleach or buff your nails; it weakens them and takes off natural layers.

Draw a line with a pencil, then you can cut it properly.

Always keep you nails moisturized. To grow strong, long, shiny nails, use castor oil or coconut oil. When filing you nails, always file in one direction. And don't over-do your cuticles when pushing them back. It's better to have them there than to not have them at all.

You can treat this by actually preventing it from happening in the first place. Use a nail oil, cuticle oil/butter, chapstick or Vaseline on your cuticles to moisturize them, so you won't get dead skin or hangnails. If you do have a hangnail, moisturize your cuticles, then take a cuticle clipper or a nail clipper and gently clip off the extra skin.

Yes! Apply nail oil daily and always have your nails painted to keep them strong. If your nails are very thin and flimsy, use a strengthening base coat under your manicure for a couple months in conjunction with the nail oil.

Grow them out for a really long time without cutting them.

Use the wikiHow article on how to grow long nails found here . Then cut your nails to the shape you prefer using a nail cutter.