This is mainly for the ladies but I reckon the men can chime in as well if they see fit.

Do you grow them out, cut them, polish them, what do you do? My mother always grows hers out so they're long, though she usually paints her toenails instead of her fingernails...I haven't painted mine since I was a kid and I generally keep mine cut nice and short. It seems too much of a bother to me to have them long because then everything would risk breaking them, not to mention how ANNOYING it is getting stuff trapped under them.

I keep them fairly short.

I paint my toes in the summer. With my hands, I do nothing. They grow a bit and break if I don't bite them. Other than keeping them clean, I don't worry with them.

They grow out a little bit, but not that much because I can't handle the upkeep of long nails. I clip them twice a month or so.

I polish them and I'll go get 'em done. I don't like long nails for the most part, but I will get acrylic tips on them every now and then. The length is always manageable.

When I have the money, I'll get the acrylic set, I like the gel too, they look more natural and are better for your nails, but they cost a bit more, so I usually go with acrylic.

When I'm low on ends (like now), then I keep my nails trimmed/short.

I clip mine every week or so.

I keep them short and clean and sometimes I will spring for a manicure.

Tony Marino wrote:

I keep them short and clean and sometimes I will spring for a manicure.

Pedicure?

I paint them on a semi-regular basis. Every other year or so, I get lazy about trimming them and they begin to grow out. From there, I'll call myself trying to keep them manicured and fancy, but eventually one cracks and as soon as that happens I'm done. They all get clipped at that point.