Things Your Nails Reveal About Your Health

Nail symptom: They’re concave enough that a drop of water wouldn’t roll off them.
             

 
The technical term: Spoon or scooped nails
The no-big-deal explanation: Nails can take on a hollowed-out look with normal aging.
Why you should get it checked out anyway: Iron disorders like iron-deficiency anemia are the most common cause of spoon or scooped nails, says Dana Stern, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and nail specialist in New York. Your doctor will likely do a blood test to check your ferritin (iron) levels, as it’s possible that your nails would be the first sign of the problem, says Chris Adigun, MD, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a nail specialist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (That doesn’t mean that all cases of anemia cause spoon or scooped nails, though—other symptoms include fatigue, lightheadedness, pale skin and headaches.) Another, less common, possibility is that you’ve got a thyroid issue. Either way, your nails should return to normal once the underlying cause is under control.

Nail symptom: Vertical brown or black bands 
The technical term: It depends (see below) 
The no-big-deal explanation: Pigmentation in nails is very common, especially in people of color, says Stern. Regardless of your skin color, though, if you’ve had the band for a long time and it hasn’t changed, or you have bands on multiple nails, there’s little reason to worry. Even new bands can be the result of a trauma activating the pigment-producing cells in your nail, like an overly zealous manicure, medications like antibiotics or blood pressure meds, or even pregnancy. It could also be a mole or freckle, though those are more common in children.
Why you should get it checked out anyway: Stern estimates that in less than 3 percent of cases, these bands are actually a melanoma growing in your nail. (All the more reason to remove your nail polish before you get a skin-cancer screening.) Melanomas are more common on the thumb and index finger (experts aren’t sure why) and usually only occur in one nail. If the pigment starts leaching out onto the surrounding skin, that’s a sign that you need to see your doctor now, says Stern, because it means the tumor is growing.

Spray-on nail varnish

As a kid who could barely muster enough coordination for one stroke of finger paint, nail-polish cheats were the kind of thing I dreamed about. I’ve patiently been waiting for someone to invent a machine that allows you instant nail-colour changes at the flick of a button, but until that we have this, nail art’s latest innovation, to get us through. It’s fairly straightforward but, annoyingly, you still have to use a base and top coat for it to stay on. It’s great for going straight from the office to a party, and definitely a decent stocking filler – but do it in the bathroom or on a newspaper because there is going to be a lot of mess. The best thing is that unlike regular nail polish, this stuff washes off your skin instantly, so you can be as messy as you like – but wait for a few minutes for the polish to dry first.



Work Christmas parties are notoriously tense, mainly because you have about seven minutes to get ready in the office loo before your do. Thanks then to Nails Inc, which has created Paint Can, the “world’s first ever spray-on home manicure”. The main shtick is that it dries quicker than graffiti or regular nail varnish. And it’s impossible to screw up. You simply spray it all over your hands and wash the rest off. Not sure about the name of this shade – Hoxton Market – but Alexa Chung rates it, so there must be something in it.

Mani Monday: Khloe Kardashian’s Red Hot Nails — Shop Her Exact Look

Khloe Kardashian rocked yet another manicure just in time for mani Monday. She ditched her jet black nails for a fun pop of color with red hot nails! We love her fun manicure and it is perfect for the new fall season. You can get her exact look here!

Khloe Kardashian, 31, got yet another amazing manicure, and this time it is red hot! We always love when Khloe gets her nails done because she is always trying something new and different. What do you guys think of Khloe’s red hot nails? You can get her exact look here.
Is Khloe not the luckiest girl in the world that she gets professional manicures whenever she wants, which is pretty much all the time!?
Celeb nail artist, Tom Bachik, posted a sexy pic of Khloe with the caption: “Got to spend a little time with this Lovely lady.
Now that it is officially fall we couldn’t think of a better color for Khloe to choose other than a bright red. She looks amazing in the picture — her hair is perfectly blown out and she’s wearing a cozy, fluffy sweater. She looks so ready for fall we love it.
You can get Khloe’s bright red nails with OPI Nail Lacquer Big Apple Red.
We always love Khloe’s manis, she is always rocking a cool color. Last time she rocked her usual jet black nails, so this pop of color with the red was a great choice for the upcoming season!

What do you guys think of Khloe’s manicure — do you love the red? Will you SHOP for her red hot nail color?