Your feet look lovely Angie. I sometimes take a break from polishing my toe nails. I don't polish my finger nails. I have also buffed my finger nails. All great ideas.

Thanks, ladies. I appreciate the cheer leading and wisdom.

Oh my word, anchie. GOODNESS. You poor thing. Sorry you had to go through that. Glad you're sorted and good luck.

Looks good AND healthy! Lucky you it recovered fairly quickly. It seems every year I damage a nail (I have long toes that probably bang around too much). Currently watching one turn black and another about to fall off..UGH. Good thing I live in a place where sandals are only useful about 3 months of the year.

Health is youthful and sexy. Your naked toes are beautiful. You have inspired me to join the Naked Foot club for the entire year, not just the cold months. No one is going to think that you look less polished with naked nails. If they notice at all, they will be envious that their own feet and nails are not up to par.

Healthy feet are happy feet Totally into nude toe nails myself. And I like Zoya's formulas, hope it works for you.

I just started wearing color on my toes again after their winter break. I haven't worn color on my fingernails for a couple of years now and I like the clean nude look a lot.

I just can't go naked

Sounds like you do need to let your nails heal (pun not intended, really!). I should look in to the products you mentioned, as my toenails are getting brittle and hard. I currently use either OPI or Essie polishes.

Health first is the real basis for beauty, and nothing to take for granted. Here's wishing you speedy healing.

Where does one go in the U.S. for medical pedicure? Seems that's much more common (and accessible) in some countries than in others.

I am on the Naked Toenails team. I am taking this as inspiration to give them a little buff or something

Totally agree with all the comments about health and beauty.

Minimalist, I didn't even know a medical pedicure was a thing until I moved to Germany. I am not sure it is a thing in the U.S.

I had a pedicure one summer with navy blue polish that looked so good and lasted so long that I probably left it on for over a month. When I did take it off I ended up with some kind of nail fungus on my big toe. It took a lot of time and a lot of hydrogen peroxide to nurse my nail back to health. The lesson I learned it that nails need to breath. So now I am an occasional pedicure girl. I don't leave the polish on for more than a week and then I have naked nails for a long time. I even get pedicures with no polish sometimes.

Dear Angie, I just saw your lovely feet and I think they may have unfortunately started growing bunions, which may be the culprit for your nail issues. I am saying this as I suffered from them myself. Like you, I am an avid walker. Slowly, after 40, my feet became fussier and fussier. I started having repetitive big toe nail infections that had to be treated with antibiotics. At first, I could still wear heels, then only expensive heels, and eventually only platform Dansko or Fluevog heels, and finally no heels, and then... there was some pain with flats, constant pain with flats, pain with orthotic flats, all the way to almost constant, plain pain. Pain was first dull, then started to shoot up in sharp darts. I thought it was my bony feet. But in reality, my big toes had been veering inwards more and more, and a bump had appeared on the side. On my left foot, the bump became red and furious and painful. Eventually, it thickened to the point that I couldn't wear most of my stylish footwear, and thought my foot size had changed. I noticed movement on my big toe was limited. It felt as if I had a permanent golf ball inside my foot. This is what happened to me because I didn't pay attention to the initial signs.
I saw my doctors of course. I had developped arthritis in my bunions. Bunions are silent with no pain, but arthritis crazy hurts. Doctors could only offer surgery involving fusion of the toe, permanently locking it with the foot.

This meant not being able to walk properly ever, let alone dance. It was out of the question. I love dancing, and I love fashion too much. I fully realized my feet were not just "fussy", but had become disabled. After much research and hesitation, I finally went for an unconventional treatment called "shockwave therapy". This is not cheap, and requires many visits. I'm on my third visit and the therapist promises to rid me of all the calcium accumulation on the fourth. The treatment hurts like you have no idea. One hour of torture (because of the arthritis, but I'm told it's not that bad on bunions). But it is working! Toe movement range is slowly returning. I am already able to slip on my Beautyfeel strap kitten heel sandals again and walk around for 4 hrs without pain. I have faith I will be able to wear *some* heels sometimes again, and certainly be able to sustain my stylish - but orthotic friendly - flats again. Imagine, I was down to one pair of Dansko and runners.
So please, have your feet checked by a podiatrist; maybe it's not just the nail polish.

Krish, thanks for sharing your story. Sorry you've been battling, but fabulous that there's a happy ending.

Actually my feet are 100% bunion-free, and I'm very grateful for that. Long may it last. I do find it odd that you think you could see bunions. Perhaps it's the angle of the photo making it look like that?

I am not a foot expert, but 100% tea tree oil applied to the toes everyday will make the difference. I am a nurse and have seen bad toes from lot of military and this is the cure. Ala natural.

Good for you, Angie, and here's to healthy nails! I'm another one who likes to take a break from polish on my toes during the winter. I usually keep my fingers bare unless there's a special occasion. Another fan here of Zoya products!

Angie, maybe the angle or the pose. Good then!

Glad to hear your toes are restored to full health!

You know, I've never totally understood nail polish as a beauty tool. I can certainly see how the right shade of lipstick, or well-made-up eyes, or judiciously applied concealer all work to make the wearer appear more attractive. But nail polish? It doesn't look any prettier than naked nails to me -- just different. It's fun, for sure, but I swear I cannot see how it makes one's fingers or toes look any prettier than they normally do.

I assure you, to me your naked toenails look just as good as they do wearing your beloved Kyoto Pearl.