Acrylic nails

my own nails grow like wild fire, but don't grow straight and they break quite easily, hence nail bar! the bar I use came by recommendation and seems ok so far. the nails are only attached more or less to the end of my finger nails. I've had them removed completely once and they were soaked off, I think I might leave them off every 6 months or so, but I love the nails

Another vote for ruining your nails. Wish I had never done it.

I’ve been doing them every month for the past six years. Yes, they do make your natural nails turn to the texture of toilet paper, but I have no intention of stopping. I like having pretty nails which don’t break.

I had mine done for my birthday last September and as others have said it ruined my nails and has taken ages for them to recover! Two or three nails still haven't recovered and I suspect never will. I have been put off having them done again !!

Interesting. A friend said the same that her nails were ruined after only one application but another friend and her daughter have had them for many years with only a week or two break now and then and hers are fine.
I have thought about it often as I love pretty nails.

Having a lifetime of short soft nails, I had the acrylic nails for a wedding two years ago and got 'hooked' on them. Going every five weeks for the infill. Went about a year before I had them soaked off and my own nails were dreadful. I will only have them again for a special occasion and then have them off.

I cannot say more than those who have warned you of the dangers.
My nails took the best part of two years to recover and I still get vertical cracks which never happened before,
When the girl first removed them, filing them off had me in tears and my nails felt as soft as skin-not nails. You could see he damage to the nail bed.
Yes it is a quick fix- but unless you want to look like Dorian on Birds of a Feather, gels should be short , never long.
I would say soak them off today - and treat yourself to a good nail cream and strengthener to help them to recover.

I had acrylic nails for about a year and I bitterly regretted it for another 2 years after, because it took that long for them to recover. They were soft and pliable; very easily split down towards the nail bed as well as across the nail and they looked really poor and unhealthy. One of my nails developed a groove across that remains there to this day, no matter how long or short I keep them. I'll never do that again.

It''s a miracle that the adhesive itself hasn't melted the nails.
I don't think long use would be beneficial to the nails as they could cause discolouration besides damage to the actual nails.

My own nails grow like wild-fire both fingers and toes so have to look after both. I always file my fingernails and paint them when they're all the same length.

Although mine looked amazing they left my natural nailbed practically shredded ! I love the look of gorgeous nails, never having had them, but it just took far too long for them to recover so I have to give it a miss now sadly

And make sure the old ones are soaked off, some technicians file them off, resulting in paper-thin nails.

They absolutely RUIN your own nails, so I would avoid like the plague. My own nails are quite long, but that's with the assistance of a nail strengthener, and I assiduously manicure them every week.
If you must have them, make sure you use a reputable nail bar, and if possible have a break every so often.

You might find your own nails are thin and soft when you remove the acrylic ones!