What's Your Nail Shape Personality?

by Cinya Burton
Published Jan 31, 2012

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Don't know which nail shape best fits your style? How you file your fingertips can be just as important as the color or design you paint. From pointy diva digits to short sporty tips, we explore which popular celebrity nail shapes fit each personality type.

Divas such as Lady Gaga, Fergie, and Beyoncé all sport long, pointy talons. This flashy style—also know as the stiletto nail because of the manicure’s spiky, tapered shape—gives more space for detailed designs.

Short and sweet! Busy or always active Beauties such as Taylor Swift (imagine what strumming a guitar daily can do to your fresh paint job!) and Vanessa Hudgens don't have time to fret over a broken or chipped nail. Small, rounded tips allow the ends—which are below the fingertips—to be better protected.

Lauren Conrad and Kate Middleton may have vastly different polish styles, but they both enjoy the most popular modern nail shape: the squoval. A compromise between harsher square edges and softer rounded tips, the casual yet sophisticated look works well with medium to long nails.

With well-defined, structured edges, the square shape is sexy and daring. Flirty celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian have been known to flaunt the aggressive style.

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Oct 29, 2012

Havoc M.

None of the above. My nails are naturally VERY long, and I wear them with a quite rounded, oval tip.

Oct 29, 2012

Merry H.

I like a nice pointed tip i find it seductive and almost an element of danger

Oct 29, 2012

Merry H.

and if not pointed then a nice box
tip

Oct 28, 2012

Jenn R.

I'm lately fashionista :)) But my natural shape is Ladylike!

Aug 18, 2012

Yumna M.

centre of attention! :D

Feb 28, 2012

tukkylive t.

I change my nail style frequently.....so I follow Ladylike and Girls next door both...

Feb 20, 2012

Davia G.

Ladylike of course!

Feb 17, 2012

Carolina L.

My nails break so easily that is depressing. I hate it! My type would be 'Girl Next Door', even though 'Ladylike' is the one I like the most. Does anyone have a tip for weak fingernails? Even running my hands through my hair is disastrous. :(

Feb 21, 2012

Rebekah E.

It might sound a tad bit odd, but garlic could be the answer you're looking for! The cheaper option is buying some unpeeled cloves of garlic. Crush a few open with the palm of your hand to remove most of the husk until the fleshy part appears and run the sap over your nails. Try to avoid frozen cloves since they don't work as well as if they were fresh. I've also seen a few garlic-infused topcoats/treatments out there in case the previous option seems a bit daunting, but they could be a bit pricier. It also tends to prevent yellowing...hope this helps! :]

Feb 22, 2012

Carolina L.

Thank you! I will definitely try it soon. :)

Feb 15, 2012

Keyry H.

I guess I'm ladylike, although that's not to say I haven't tried to be the center of the attetion, they just keep breaking :(

Feb 06, 2012

Desislava Y.

Which one am I? Center of attention +++ because my nails are quite long ^w^

Feb 07, 2012

Mari P.

Love your design are, the tips a design from Konad?

Feb 12, 2012

Desislava Y.

Yep :) So easy and fun.

Feb 04, 2012

Heather C.

I am ladylike, I have short fingers, and this shape helps elongate them. Square just makes them look shorter. The fashionista is just not practical, I have a house and family to take care of lol. Even if I didn't have to do much, I still wouldn't choose that shape, it just isn't pretty IMO.