nail care!
hello friends! i've been trying to paint my nails more—i've only done it sporadically for years, partly because i can never find a color i like besides black, and partly because i'm lazy as heck—but i've been consistently plagued by, well, shitty nails. they're brittle, they break easily, as soon as they grow even a quarter of an inch past the fingertip, they almost immediately start to peel and snap at the base of the white edge. i like my nails to have a little length because my fingers are so stubby, so this is a real annoyance for me.
so what i'm wondering is, what do you guys use to take care of your nails? specific polishes/top/base coats? oils or lotions? vitamin supplements? how do you keep them from breaking or growing brittle (if you're able to at all)? any advice is welcome! also just general nail care advice, tbh.