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“Changes in nail color, hang nails, white streaks and/or white spots, brittle, thin nails, spoon-shaped nails, and yellow horizontal lines ... or vertical ridges,” she says.

“Changes in nail color, hang nails, white streaks and/or white spots, brittle, thin nails, spoon-shaped nails, and yellow horizontal lines are all things ... nails (known as koilonychia) or vertical ...

“Changes in nail color, hang nails, white streaks and/or white spots, brittle, thin nails, spoon-shaped nails, and yellow horizontal lines ... or vertical ridges,” she says.

Longitudinal ridges on one or two nails can be due to trauma to the nail plate. However, this is unlikely to be the cause if all your nails are affected! It's also very unlikely to be due to a ...

These ridges, called Beau's lines, involve one or more horizontal band-like depressions affecting one or multiple nails. Beau's lines happen when the nail temporarily slows or stops growing. They can ...

I did notice some slight bubbling of the glue underneath (the packaging claims "no bubbling"), but that could have been due to my application technique or the ridges/uneven texture on my nails.