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"Yesterday, Kim was saying how having a big sparkly engagement ring on her finger suddenly made her self-conscious about her hands. Even if you&amp;#39;ve never felt the same, these three hand-beautifying tips might come in, er, handy before a photographer&amp;#39;s going to be zooming in on your new engagement and/or wedding ring.\nPinterestFacebook1. Make weekly manicures part of your routine.\nWhether you&amp;#39;re splurging on a professional mani or taking the time to do one at home, having polished nails is one of the best ways to discourage yourself from picking, biting or peeling, meaning it&amp;#39;ll be easier to get your nails healthy (and longer, if desired) before they&amp;#39;re in the spotlight. Applying a good hand cream each night before bed and every time you wash your hands will also help keep those cuticles smooth and neat.\n2. Minimize those pesky veins.\nGot veins that pop out of the back of your hand and/or look blue through your skin? Here&amp;#39;s an easy trick I heard from newlywed Glamour.com editor Susan Cernek: Before a ring photo, hold your arms straight up--&amp;quot;like a Barbie doll with the arms cranked upward,&amp;quot; Susan describes--so that all the blood drains from your hands and fingers. It&amp;#39;ll make veins much less noticeable.\n3. Choose a flattering nail shape.\nIf your fingers are thick or short, avoid pointy-oval or squared-off nails and instead go for &amp;quot;squoval&amp;quot; ones that are rounded at the outer corners but square across the tip. This shape helps slim and elongate the look of your fingers. If it&amp;#39;s your nail beds that bother you--if they&amp;#39;re, say, very wide--you can always just strike a pose like the above that takes them out of the picture.\nAnd if all else fails, you can always resort to Kim&amp;#39;s awkward backward T-Rex claw pose!\nDo you have any other tricks for making your hands look their very prettiest in photographs? Anyone got advice for people with bony fingers?\nMore Ways to Get Glamour:\nChat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;#39;s schedule\nDownload Glamour on your iPad&amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;#39;s now part of your subscription plan!\nLike freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes.\nSign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#39;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise).\nOne more PS: Did you know you can now read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;#39;s the ultimate boredom buster.\nPhoto: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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