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BEAUTY101: Nail-Biting Habit

I bite my nails and they’re always jagged. How can I make them look cute?

The first thing you gotta take care of is your nasty nail-biting habit. If ya keep polish on ’em, you won’t bite them, right?

Start by doing a DIY manicure. File your nails so there are no jagged edges to nibble. Don’t cut your cuticles, because they’re there to keep bacteria out of your nail bed.

After your nails are shaped and even, paint on a strengthening formula like top coat, like Sally Hansen Thicken Up! Strengthening Nail Thickener.

Embrace a bright neon for end of summer or a dark hue for fall—both striking colors will look super-sophisticated on short nails. OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue, $6, amazon.com; Essie Bermuda Shorts, $5, amazon.com

Slap on a clear coat on your nails every other day to make the mani last longer.

If that doesn’t work, try the ever-icky yucky-tasting polish route. It’s formulated to be extra-bitter, so you won’t bite. Nibble No More, $9, jessicacosmetics.com

By: Callie Reese

BY JIAE K. ON 8/1/2008 9:50:00 AM 136 COMMENTS

136 READER COMMENTS

That helped me too! But my problem is that I'm more of a tom-boy and I hate to paint my nails. But biting them is worse! First Comment!

Hershey on 8/1/2008 10:24:59 AM

i have awsome nails ,rly long and shaped perfectly ,i dont bite them or rly do anything to them ,but i get complements on them lolsz )

rmizzy123 on 8/1/2008 10:29:19 AM

my coments never do show up )

rmizzy123 on 8/1/2008 10:30:26 AM

first comment?

zhangerino on 8/1/2008 10:34:28 AM

First comment? I don't really care but that's really going to help me with keeping my nails nice. They always chip so I'm going to get the hardener.

peace1089 on 8/1/2008 10:38:02 AM

Thats a good ideia im a nail biter 2 i'll try it!thanks GL!!!
xoxo's NailChucker

AriesGal_Lucky7 on 8/1/2008 10:49:40 AM

first comment?!?!

luv 4 chocolate on 8/1/2008 10:54:11 AM

hello???

princessbrat1129 on 8/1/2008 10:57:16 AM

First!??? Anyway I love painting my nails but dont like to spen alot of money so i use NYC. It is only like 94 cents!!

shopping101 on 8/1/2008 11:00:16 AM

MOD---
when will week 5 contest winners be posted?

lipgloss45 on 8/1/2008 11:01:18 AM

cool!!! i really need 2 paint my nails ASAP, i just stopped biting them and they look ah-mazng!!!

luv2shop112 on 8/1/2008 11:12:56 AM

This helped me soso much! I bite my nails and i have been trying to stop for years! thanks so much GL!!

xosherbyxo on 8/1/2008 11:19:20 AM

I have the same problem. i will try to keep nail polish on them and hope for the best

milliesoccer777 on 8/1/2008 11:25:23 AM

good idea! i dont bite my nails but i heart those colors haha.

and i think its a good idea that GL is adding games! soo cool

xoxo J

heyyyyyyy on 8/1/2008 11:27:10 AM

i bite my nails and i have tryed nail polish but it doesn't work for me. please put more ideas next time

hippohero on 8/1/2008 11:40:20 AM

omg? first comment? lol i always bite my nails....but lately i have been doing a good job on keeping them neat! they look so much better when i get a manicure and they are all cleaned up because the nail looks bigger. it also looks better if you pick out a fun color and a design. BTW, does anyone know of any good free legal music download sites???

Cutie Pie 10950 on 8/1/2008 11:40:27 AM

first comment?

Cutie Pie 10950 on 8/1/2008 11:41:24 AM

Wow I love those colors!! I have this problem too, so thanks for the tips!

dancinggurl23 on 8/1/2008 11:42:14 AM

first comment??

jlo128 on 8/1/2008 11:45:05 AM

1st comment!! haha jkk soo annoyyyinnggg. anyway i bite my nails too..im gunna try this!!
thanks sooo much fer posting it!!!
♥dany♥

trackstar on 8/1/2008 11:47:42 AM

I hear you!
I love painting my nails and it helps me stop bitting my nails!

Isabella on 8/1/2008 11:53:18 AM

MOD
when will the grand prize winner for July be emailed that they won????

harrypotterrox on 8/1/2008 11:53:22 AM

wow that is great advice

lea1234567898 on 8/1/2008 11:57:46 AM

I bite my nails and when I stopped for awhile they grew out, but the white part was really big. It looked really weird. I started biting them again so now I'm sad, but I'm trying not to bite them so that when the school year starts I will have cute nails
: )

trombone_marchingbandGeek on 8/1/2008 12:01:19 PM

Cool! I bite my nails too and this is great! I think im going to try it.

Crusher on 8/1/2008 12:10:24 PM

i bite my nails too but the icky tasting nail polish and any others nail polish doesn't help because i just nibble at that too. Do you have any suggestions to help me stop biting my nails????

cococookie on 8/1/2008 12:18:52 PM

Dont worry-I had a nail biting habit too, I was able to break it and now i get asked if i'm wearing fake nails ALL the time cuz mine are so long. All i did was paint them every other day, then paint over them every morning with this stuff called "Stop The Bite." I think my parents bought it off the internet from like Britian or something but it works wonders!

singer2morrow on 8/1/2008 12:21:09 PM

Another thing I did was I figured out why i wanted long beautiful nails. I wanted them because i liked this guy, and i figured that if i was gonna hold hands with him i wouldnt want to be ashamed of my fingers.

singer2morrow on 8/1/2008 12:23:34 PM

first comment? my one friend bites all the time so im gonna tell her bout this. sounds like id work! ♥♪♫♥

<3nicole<3 on 8/1/2008 12:26:47 PM

I used to bite my nails, but now I stopped. I ttly agree that painting them is a good way to not bite them. xoxo

ShopperSoccerGurl on 8/1/2008 12:31:08 PM

i have that essie nail polish on right now and it looks amazing! now i wanna get that dark blue OPI color

label-free♥ on 8/1/2008 12:38:52 PM

First comment!? Sweet! Thanks for the tips!

jonasbroluver on 8/1/2008 12:48:43 PM

Hey MODS: When I go to my profile, then to my account My First and Last Name aren't showing up. So I type them in and push update my info. But I go back to check on it and its not there. What is wrong, and how can I fix it? Thanks :]

rachelxlovesxnickxjonas on 8/1/2008 12:51:15 PM

wow, i would hate to have this habit..... no polish! good luck babe!

shoppergirly2 on 8/1/2008 12:54:19 PM

hmmm none of tht stuff works 4 me =/

~p0!k@dot95~ on 8/1/2008 12:56:42 PM

hi first comment?

smileyqueen on 8/1/2008 12:57:38 PM

great ideas! i dont bite my nals but my sis dos! ill b sure to tell her!

cheer!360 on 8/1/2008 1:00:39 PM

I can not stop bitting them even if there is somigthing on them, so nothing works

kmorfin97 on 8/1/2008 1:07:30 PM

i think that is like so nasty dont bite them

obamagirl18 on 8/1/2008 1:08:02 PM

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uhll on 8/1/2008 1:28:58 PM

Crusher
~Yoooooooo mi hommie!!!!! Wat ^???? LOL, thatz how they say hi n' Cali!!! wannu chat????????

uhll on 8/1/2008 1:29:57 PM

*******MOD*******
what are some good acne medications? rite now i am using neutrogena acne pads and they are burning and stinging my face to the extreme. :-( i'm tired of feeling the strong burn on my face using those, so what do u reccomend besides proactive? my mom used that and she was allergic to one of the ingredients. so do u reccomend anything? my pimples are getting worse. :-/

i love to swim..... on 8/1/2008 1:33:12 PM

Did ne1 watch SO U THINK U CAN DANCE last nit???

uhll on 8/1/2008 1:33:39 PM

is there a mod on?? it dosnt sayv any1 in the corner!!

cheer!360 on 8/1/2008 1:49:20 PM

darlings, i used to bite my nails too, but what helped me was putting polish on, like they said. i put on the BEST and the CUTEST hot pink, and i was sooo lovin' it, that i stopped biting my nails. now i have long beautiful nails. also, idk about you, but my friend is ALWAYS looking for ways to look older then she is (we're both 13) and turns out having long nails makes her look older and more sophisticated! she looks sooo chic now!!!!! haha...people tell her she looks 15 all the time! lol

jobros4president on 8/1/2008 1:58:05 PM

A TIP FOR GIRLS THAT BITE THEIR NAILS

i used to bite my nails and a way i stopped is everytime i had a erge to bite my nails i put a piece of gum in. ya u might go through a lot but soon you stop. hope i helped!!

xoxo.love.xoxo

vollin_bballin_soccerchick on 8/1/2008 2:00:44 PM

is there even a mod on?

harrypotterrox on 8/1/2008 2:02:15 PM

I used to bite my nails like crazy and then my mom told me to always keep nail polish on them! It really worked!

metchick1216 on 8/1/2008 2:06:57 PM

I hope this works. I need to repaint my nails any way. I'm not saying i do this (anymore anyway) but has anyone ever bitten their toe nails. Don't worry your secrets safe with us.

littlemiss139 on 8/1/2008 2:16:38 PM

I bite my nails too and its horrible!! i Hate it beacause like i try to stop but cant. But when i out polish on i less likely bite them. But then i bite them after its so hard not too i try but i just cant maybe i should just keep puttin nail polish on

brunettebabex on 8/1/2008 2:26:34 PM

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Beauty 101

BEAUTY101: Nail-Biting Habit

136 READER COMMENTS