painting our nails
Having Arthrogryposis, my hands don’t work as they should. At birth, my wrists were 90 degrees bent downwards. I had both straightened when I was younger. As a teenager, I always had long nails, this enabled me to pick items up and type.
I loved painting my nails in different colours. The trouble was, that my grip and dexterity were very poor. This made doing my nails by myself very difficult, painful and of course, very messy.
Then I started to go to nail bars but felt very embarrassed when they didn’t understand my needs and fumbled holding my hands, sometimes even seeming afraid to hold my hand.
I then came across an ad on Facebook, (somewhere I don’t usually entertain adverts) but this one intrigued me. It was a nail system called Sistaco that seemed to solve practically all the issues I had doing my own nails. Read my full Sistaco review. I am in no way affiliated with Sistaco.
This system is not perfect but it does come close.
Having Arthrogryposis, my hands don’t work as they should. At birth, my wrists were 90 degrees bent downwards. I had both straightened when I was younger. As a teenager, I always had long nails, this enabled me to pick items up and type.
I loved painting my nails in different colours. The trouble was, that my grip and dexterity were very poor. This made doing my nails by myself very difficult, painful and of course, very messy.
Then I started to go to nail bars but felt very embarrassed when they didn’t understand my needs and fumbled holding my hands, sometimes even seeming afraid to hold my hand.
I then came across an ad on Facebook, (somewhere I don’t usually entertain adverts) but this one intrigued me. It was a nail system called Sistaco that seemed to solve practically all the issues I had doing my own nails. Read my full Sistaco review. I am in no way affiliated with Sistaco.
This system is not perfect but it does come close.
Sistaco Nail Powders
Since I can’t place my hand and fingers flat on the table in the usual manner, my husband Jeff made me a wooden block at just the right height for my needs. This allows me to rest my hand or individual fingers as needed while I paint my nails. I was amazed at how such a simple adjustment has greatly improved my experience of painting my own nails. Also, I have organised my nail bar so it is perfectly set up with all the tools I need and is within easy reach, making everything just inches away.
Using Sitaco compared to nail polish is by far my preferred option. Even though Sistaco powders can be a bit messy, it is really easy to clean up if you get it around your nails on your skin.
Using Sistaco powders is quite straightforward:
- Base Coat
- Cure Under UV light
- Apply Powder
- Cure Under UV Light
- Top Coat
- Cure Under UV Light
This is pretty much all there is to it. Of course there is a little more in the way of preparing your nails but it’s the best solution I have found by far.