How Long Can You Handle Growing Out a Manicure Before You Just HAVE to Take it Off?, nails grow

The popularity of gel manicures (which last two to three weeks) has created another first-world problem: How to decide when it's time to finally cry uncle and take the nail polish off? Change it too soon and you've totally taken the whole long-lasting part that rocks about gels out of the equation. Leave it on like Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Marie here and you've got a serious regrowth issue on your hands. You end up with a French-tipped manicure of sorts but with the tips at the cuticle—and the tolerance for this look completely varies from person to person. So I'm wondering what the general consensus is here. How much regrowth is too much before it's officially time to switch? Is this example on the cusp for you? Way over the line? Or would you feel comfortable sporting the half-moon at the base like this? Discuss! Photos: Getty Images
The popularity of gel manicures (which last two to three weeks) has created another first-world problem: How to decide when it's time to finally cry uncle and take the nail polish off? Change it too soon and you've totally taken the whole long-lasting part that rocks about gels out of the equation. Leave it on like Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Marie here and you've got a serious regrowth issue on your hands. You end up with a French-tipped manicure of sorts but with the tips at the cuticle—and the tolerance for this look completely varies from person to person. So I'm wondering what the general consensus is here. How much regrowth is too much before it's officially time to switch? Is this example on the cusp for you? Way over the line? Or would you feel comfortable sporting the half-moon at the base like this? Discuss! Photos: Getty Images