i started getting my nails done when one of my best friend's (a nail tech) hand model went awol right before an important show... for years i had them as long as the tips when you put them on....25 yrs ago, they didn't have the airbrush systems in all the salons you find now... and right before a show, every nail was different.
they are not that long anymore. but i've had them done (or done them myself) for so long that i can't type, sew, cross stitch, bind a quilt, garden, cook...anything without them.....
i too will be the old lady in the nursing home with the hussy nails, and still be dying my hair to its original red to match !!