Dathra typing her yawmyat… with her finger il dathreen o il athafeeeer il adthar…
Khal agolokom…
When i became a nice attention seeking teenager, i went with a friend of mine into Body Shop… o we bought a nail buffer…
I was amazed by its powers to make the fingers soooo shiny… while im in the car, i buffed the five fingers on my left fist, and showed it to my friend…
Her response “Waaaaaay Dathra!!!!!!! Athafrech kilish ma yeshawgoon”
This was a loooooooong time ago…
I was emmensly hurt by her comment… especially after she thrust her lovely nails masha2 allah in my face to buff… in considered ini a6anger o az3l… lakin i knew i had no right to do so because… deep down in my heart i knew she was right…
You see… Im the kind of person who thinks alot.
when i think.. i chew on my nails!
Ever since i could use my brains… i chewed on my nails…
My parents tried every thing to get me to stop… without anyuse…
Fa my nails up to that point consisted of flaked and jagged nails that are too short…
Every since that day i made an oath to never chew them again… whenever i felt like chewing it i remember that harsh comment and the sadness that flooded me… and then i would stop!
For the first time in my life… i grew them out… in one month, the difference was so visible it was amazing! The next time i buffered them… i thrust them casually in her face and her eyes popped in surprise…
However… they are always always ALWAYS weak!
I would grow them out… then suddenly one of them will break in half and collapse…
then there was the matter of my fingers… fat, dark, chubby, knobby, o wrinkled b3d…!!!!
I dont know any hands treatments to make fingers look better… i don’t even know if that is possible yet…
but i knew of an invention called nail polish…
By my 21st birthday… i was a master in coloring finger nails… i could have opened a nail parlor of my own… i would have little stars and french manicures and stuff 7elweeeen… o had a vaaast collection of nail polishes… it was around the beginning of 2000’s when people habbaw ib solid strange colors for nails… o i rode the habba with them successfuly…
However…
I suffered a draw back… my life becamse so stresssed… i began chewing on them again
Then i found that it was toooo much trouble to remove the nail polishes… u see, if u develop an obsessive compulsive disorder… u tend to spend 6 hours on one nail jabbing at it making sure no nail polish residue are left over without using the Asetone…
o i realized i hated long nails… they scratch my scalp when i trying to shampoo…
So nowadays… i keep them normal sized… not too short.. not too long… always clean and shiny, if im in a good mood i will buffer them until they shine shine… o many days if i have a new project i will chew on them until they are bloody raw… o they will always be very weak…
Shabi y3ni ana il7een?!
El habba il yedeeda allah yesalmkom… ohom il nail bars…
Bubbles o Nail Bar o Nail Spa o asamee yedeeda o madry shino…
o Mootha 3atheema inah il ibneee ilee yeshawgoon choose a new color on daily or weekly basis o yero7oon yeg3odoon o yesolfoon o ye7e6on their nail polishes…
But…
I always wondered… y3ni il manicure… or MANEEEE CAAREE 3la qolat il q8yeen… ilee beed.hom ma ye6eeeee7 abad…
O sar b3d intay halaga if u dont do manicure for ur nails… if they are not colored fa intay dathra…
Ok bs ana bas2al so2al mohim jedan?!
Awal shay i thought they went only during their perioud time or if they have a party tonight…
Then ikteshaft inah laaa… kil yoom il sobo’3 mawjood… if they remove it… its only to change the color only… o this include their toe nails too!!!!
Ok hmmm maybe they go daily y3ni?! in the morning? or something?
Until a friend of mine told me how those girls pray with it… they simply do their wothoo2 o ohom with their sobo’3 athafer… 3la bu inah if its ok u wipe 3la il khofayn … fa insha2 allah wotho2ich sa7ee7 o intay u wipe 3la painted fingernails!!!!
Na3am?! Excuse me?!!!!!
Hellooooo!? Islam 101… in every single mazhab islami.. sini she3e abathee ilee ohoo… mayseer u do wuthoo2 o intay 3leech sobo’3 athafer… perioud!
6b3an il banat kaifhom…
Lakin ilee mo keifhom inah yegolon 3ni ana dathra le ani i dont have my nails painted 24 hours aday 7 days a week… i risk going to jahanam o athaye3 salate o syamee 3lashan banat il q8 ile think im dathra already would think ee she is style she paints her nails!!!!
Lakin ana a3teref… there is a solution y3ni… im riding this wave… lakin on my own terms and conditions…
I buff buff buff my nails during my non perioud days…
On perioud days… the first day… i spend it monthly in a nail bubble place o experiment… then go back for emmence cleansing o polish removal after im done…
Fair enough?!
Now all i need is from u fashionistas out there to let me know the following…
- Which is the beest hassle free professional ultra clean and sterlized nail parlour there…
- What colors are in fashion…
- How to keep ur nails strong and make them grow fast in case of breakage
- How to achieve nails that are as yummy as the ones in magazine shoots
- Any finger and hand remedy?!
Btw my ever ever EVER fav is french manicure on a light pink base
and for ur dry hands… try the rose water therapy by Crab Tree and Evelyn… it’s pure magic!!! Available in Dubai and in the UK…
i recently started to read your blog… all down to you S! great job.
first time I have posted though.
I sympathise with your problem, have very very weak nails too…no matter how careful I was, trying very hard not to pick staples out of papers etc at work…..yaow, before I knew it split nails.
Anyhoo I had been going to soho for my hair for some time and my stylist suggested I try one of their products…it is a nail growth stimulator, i swear it has made my nails stronger!
I now go regularly there for my nails, they are super clean…they use a special anti bacterial spray…and all the tools come in special sealed pouches… sterilised for each client. The products smell amazing. Pedicures are fab too…the only place i have ever been where they actually get rid of all that nasty ugly scratchy skin on my feet and it actually stays that way , unlike in the result of other places. I dont know about the rest of you gals, but I hate that feeling when you are in bed and your heels feel like the way you imagine a nasty syeedis would…you know what I mean… you ever caught a glimpse of a scruffy looking pair of feet in anaal peeping out from a yellowish dishdasha urghh… sorry to get so gritty about it, but its true!
Well as i was saying soho….super fab, extremely clean and professional, oh and the colours to choose from are amazing, they always have the latest collections, last time they had yellow, blue, purple and lots of very very bright pinks and oranges.
Try them out and i know you will love it, the place is waay stylish.
Daddy’s Girl !!!
please post other stuff .. is Danderma a girl only blog now
u dont have any rants i could laugh at? no funny incidents? no reviews?
please please .. cause ur losing ur male readers !!
(PS u dont have to publish this ;D)
i go with u on those girls elly have nail polish 24/7 i used to wonder about 9alat’hom and now i got the answer, its amazing how some ppl risk it all for nothing .. !! :S
and the other day while strolling in avenues with my sister .. sheft wa7da 9ab’3a fesfouri men ras’ha le a9abe3 ryoulha .. w BTW WAAAAAI3 …
i urge u for ur sanity to stay away from fluorescent colors coz they suck w they wouldnt suit a classy women like u
w laish a9ba’3 my toe nails …. laish ??? huh ?? a9lan they look worse with nail polish .. i’d suggest natural..
w i think natural nails look better ..just manicure them, i personally only paint them during my periods w as u.. i obssess about cleaning them afterwards .. w basically thats the main reason that i dont paint them often
i also wondered how girls prayed when they had nail polish on all the time until i came to the same realization, here it stopped mattering to me, i would rather have clean, shiny, healthy nails, and the occasional color, depending on the time of the month, rather than losing my 9ala, but if you consider that continuos coloring of the nails isn’t healthy for the nail and it can cause your nails to have a yellowish tint, you feel better, in a way it explains the obsession with nail polish, no offense to anyone,,,
what i do is continuous color-free mani-pedi’s, which makes my nails, shiny, neat, and healthy… i scrub my hands and more importantly feet, this happens almost bi-weekly, but on a daily basis i try to *mukarimeen* oil my feet before moisturizing to keep them soft,,
i think you should kick your habit of biting your nails,, and maybe try drinking more milk or take vitamins to strengthen your nails,, as for nail colors and spas, lol i’m no expert
good luck
i am dathra eb swalef nails hehe =\
and it helps that i have to keep em short for dawam, so i dont worry about em too much =D
This is getting annoying and sorry to be offensive…but wheres the old danderma we all loved? these are just boring old posts =/…if u really want to go through with this dathra thing then make a blog seperate for it?
sorry if i was too harsh
my rose water therapy tawa emkhales w bi7ooshny inhiyar 3asaby !
its also available in lebnan and paris btw:P
That was such a harsh remark indeed.
I heard too that if you put nailpolish on the nail only and not touching the cuticles, you can pray like that. I’m not convinced though for some reason… it feels strange and wrong doing wuthoo2 with nail polish… :s
- I haven’t been to many nail salons but I love the ambience and fantastic colour+brand selection at Bubbles Nail Spa and also love the service Nailpolish gives, my french manicure lasted for a whole 5 days without chipping anywhere.
- Colours in fashion now are neons especially bright bright pinks and oranges!
- I notice a big change in my nails when I drink milk daily. They truely look and feel stronger. Always moisturise your hands and cuticle oils is definitely an added bonus.
- Magazine shoots kela photoshopped :p But keep your nails yummy by knowing how to apply your nailpolish correctly and carefully. To maintain the healthy look without nailpolish, use a nail file once a week (try the glass ones, they last forever and are a zillion times better than sandpaper files. They don’t hurt and always make smooth ridges. Always file in ONE direction).
Keep all your nails the same length.
- The only remedy I use is hand cream!
i absolutely loove CrabTree and Evelyn!
never tried that rose water stuff tho, i shud.
* Which is the beest hassle free professional ultra clean and sterlized nail parlour there…
I tried Bubbles, it was good but VERY pricy (but SUPER clean)
I like Nailtini and Eden… Queenails at home
* What colors are in fashion…
These are essie summer collection (I LOVE essie)
http://www.essieshop.com/index.php?cPath=74
Also check http://www.opi.com/
save the colors you want in the “My OPI”
Then on the right side (and the top too) there is “try it on” which is a feature I LOVE cuz you get to adjust the nail length and skin color and try their different colors – awesome!
Ohhh and I never go wrong with French! I LOVE it!
* How to keep ur nails strong and make them grow fast in case of breakage
By taking GOOD care of them and avoid biting. Moisturize your hands and keep’em soft. apply nail strengthener/hardner (look for the ones with protein and avoid the ones with formaldehyde) and end it with a topcoat.
Always be patient and visualize your nails healthy and sexaay! Its a motivator, no?
* How to achieve nails that are as yummy as the ones in magazine shoots
Same as above
* Any finger and hand remedy?!
-Awal shay try to have mani/pedi biweekly
-Keep’em clean, filed, cut, buffed, and trimmed
-Dip’em in olive oil… few minutes and then lightly massage’em
-You can also dip’em in warm water before applying moisturizer (both fingers and toes)
I hope that helped
Hi dear!
I just love readin these special posts. Infact, I hd this plan in mind to blog abt similar problems I face, but I wasn’t confident to write abt these, thinkin tht no one wld help me out. Bt readin ur posts has inspired me…
I had a mani-pedi only once!!! Can u beleive tht?!? And, I always think of following everything in routine, bt in vain… i tend to get lazy :/
As for dark knees and elbows, scrub lemon over thr. It takes time bt it works. I do it and I started to see the results.
Lv ya :*
Shoofay itha tabeen itdal3een nafsich go to bubbles in burj jassem. I love it. oo i also like nailpolish in jabriya.
Anyways mithil ma galaw the other commentors the latest colors are the neon ones, bas mo ila u follow the latest fashion, go with what looks good on ur skin. I put fuschia a couple of weeks ago oo 7asait nafsy yahel lol. Bas you could never go wrong with something u know u look good in. oo tara you could get a manicure bedoon la it7i6een polish, just to clean ur nails oo clear them oo chithi, bas i dont recommend it liana i used to get manicures so much oo now my nails 9ayreen ilaw3oon il chabd!
When u give birth u gradually loose all the nutrients in ur body, some to the baby, some bcoz ur not taking the prenatal vitamins anymore.. so i started taking Omega 3-6-9 every single day 3shan y3awe’6ni plus i dont eat fish so y3awe’6ni all the nutrients thats in fish that im not taking.. so its good for hair, nails and skin… gabel la asafer i went to bubbles nail spa for the 1st time, i liked them they were very professional and clean, while she was cutting my nails they were so strong it hurt when u cut them she told me “maam ur nails are very strong” *mashallah* …
for colors i always go for shades of light pink, or shades of red… but whats “in” now is neons, and i dont think they flatter
as for the 9alat THANK YOU! i always wondered that! and for me dayman an6er that time of the month o 3ala 6ol a7e6 color
i dont want to risk it esara7a ma teswa
hmm.. you should try going to Nail Teeni in Surra!
this is their number for reservations and their address:
25355225
oh and i think dark solid colors are whats in right now!
wallaaah likom 5ilg
i dont even REMEMBER the last time i got a pro mani padi ;p bas in your position it’s different i guess 
cuz ya3nee it’s one of your wifely duties to look good 
a7ayyeeech 3alaa kil hal 3awar ras 