I got my very first manicure after I broke my right wrist (surgery included) this winter. I couldn't do them myself because of the cast..and therapy.. and it just didn't work. A waste of money, except for the fact that they had grown WAY too long. Imagine - months without sewing! I was losing my mind! My nails are long and natural - no polish. No hair dye either ( I like my gray stripes.) The only nail that remains shorter is the one with the thimble on it.