fighting (not biting) my nails

I need to get my nails done...

I've started taking up classical guitar, which is traditionally played with fingernails. Trouble is, doing all the home-renovation stuff that I do I'm always breaking and chipping them, and it takes weeks for them to grow back into playing condition... during which time I'll have broken them some more. I tried fingertip picks, but they just don't have the same feel. So I gotta find a nail salon that can work with me ("No, I only need one hand done!")