Fingernails polished

[+ KensingtonHomo]

7 hours ago, Milo Janus said:

As one already posited:  What if he showed up with lipstick on?  Because you know it's coming.

You can just hand him a wet wipe. Lipstick comes off pretty easily. 

[+ DrownedBoy]

As long as the nail polish goes with the rest of the guy. Red nails on an otherwise masculine- dressed guy would be incongruous. 

However, a goth guy with black nail polish (and, even better, long black hair) would look excellent in it.

Accessories are the key

[Monarchy79]

On a style perspective, I think that the polish and color should go with one’s overall aesthetic for it to “work.”
 

If a guy has the entire rocker look & vibe and has some black polish on a few fingers, it can work. (Think, Lenny Kravitz or Jared Leto) Or a dude with clear, coated, well manicured nails, whose style of dress is just crispy and sharp (very “Phineas Cole”), I can see that too. 
 

However, whenever I see these guys out here with bad haircuts, terribly styled bargain bin H&M outfits, busted shoes, with overgrown crayola nail colors, it just cracks me up. 
 

a lot of what cracks me up with what I see is not even about the masculine vs. feminine thing…. It’s just that everything’s is so poorly executed. It’s the overall lack of good taste. 

Edited March 12, 2024 by Monarchy79

[Scott Virginian]

Is this thing still going 18 months later??  

I'm where I was at the start.  

If it matches his drip or his eyes I'm kinda into it, and if I'm gonna watch a guy's fingers running down my bod, I'd rather see a nice manicure than chewed-up, bitten-off nails.

[dbar123]

Unlike an ugly tattoo, polish is temporary 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Well-kept hands are bueno.  Manicures can definitely their purpose.

That said, if the guy lifts weights, his hands shouldn't be all that pretty.  Hard work is sexy.

Polish/colors are not my jam.  I tend to disqualify guys I talk with on apps if they have their nails painted.

Just my personal preference.

[+ APPLE1]

I lean toward guys who have more of a IDGAF attitude and seem low maintenance. While I am sure we all draw the IDGAF line in a different spot for appearance, painted nails definitely crosses that line for me.

Edited March 13, 2024 by APPLE1

[pubic_assistance]

19 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

I tend to disqualify guys I talk with on apps if they have their nails painted.

Same.

Huge turn off.

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

On 12/19/2022 at 6:22 AM, Rudynate said:

When I do a show, I get a mani/pedicure and a coat of clear polish.  I love it.  It makes me sad when it wears off.

The key to wearing cosmetics, whether male or female, is to make it look like you're wearing none at all. I can think of many women I wouldn't hire because of their long fake nails.  I think " how can they work in those?".   There are several colors of nail polish that will enhance a man or a woman by making the nails clean and healthy, and several colors that detract from the overall appearance by  screaming look at me, look at me.

[Rudynate]

2 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

The key to wearing cosmetics, whether male or female, is to make it look like you're wearing none at all. I can think of many women I wouldn't hire because of their long fake nails.  I think " how can they work in those?".   There are several colors of nail polish that will enhance a man or a woman by making the nails clean and healthy, and several colors that detract from the overall appearance by  screaming look at me, look at me.

The thing I don't understand about makeup is why women think they look good when their foundation makes it look like they applied a thick coat of paint to their face.

[Rudynate]

2 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

.I can think of many women I wouldn't hire because of their long fake nails.  I think " how can they work in those?"..

If you're a hiring authority, best to keep those thoughts to yourself. 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

59 minutes ago, Rudynate said:

3 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

.I can think of many women I wouldn't hire because of their long fake nails.  I think " how can they work in those?"..

If you're a hiring authority, best to keep those thoughts to yourself. 

Thankfully, artificial nails are not yet a protected class.

[SirBillybob]

1 hour ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Thankfully, artificial nails are not yet a protected class.

Isn’t the Pawtucket Brewery case before a rights tribunal? 

[+ FreshFluff]

18 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

The key to wearing cosmetics, whether male or female, is to make it look like you're wearing none at all. I can think of many women I wouldn't hire because of their long fake nails.  I think " how can they work in those?".   There are several colors of nail polish that will enhance a man or a woman by making the nails clean and healthy, and several colors that detract from the overall appearance by  screaming look at me, look at me.

Taylor Swift has made long acrylic nails hot. 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

4 hours ago, FreshFluff said:

Taylor Swift has made long acrylic nails hot. 

I've never seen him.  I guess I'm getting old when I don't know who the teen idols are any more.

[mike carey]

3 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

I've never seen him.  I guess I'm getting old when I don't know who the teen idols are any more.

her

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

1 minute ago, mike carey said:

her

Thank you, I learn something new everyday.  I wouldn't have known that based on the name.  I just assumed she was male because this is Company of Men and we're usually discussing men. 

[mike carey]

5 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Thank you, I learn something new everyday.  I wouldn't have known that based on the name.  I just assumed she was male because this is Company of Men and we're usually discussing men. 

No big deal, she was just here for seven concerts in 80K and 100K stadiums, and there was nothing else on TV (I exaggerate) for a couple of weeks. I'm surprised her attendance at the Superbowl to watch her boyfriend play didn't saturate everyone's consciousness in the US. And now back to our regular scheduled programming.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

9 minutes ago, mike carey said:

No big deal, she was just here for seven concerts in 80K and 100K stadiums, and there was nothing else on TV (I exaggerate) for a couple of weeks. I'm surprised her attendance at the Superbowl to watch her boyfriend play didn't saturate everyone's consciousness in the US. And now back to our regular scheduled programming.

I haven't watched television in over 15 years, so I wasn't aware.  I knew Las Vegas was going to host the Superbowl this year but hadn't realized it happened already.  Therefore, if there are advertisements for long artificial men's fingernails, I haven't seen them.  I have seen women trying to use them to order at kiosks at fast food restaurants, and it is laughable.

[+ KensingtonHomo]

3 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

I haven't watched television in over 15 years, so I wasn't aware.  I knew Las Vegas was going to host the Superbowl this year but hadn't realized it happened already.  Therefore, if there are advertisements for long artificial men's fingernails, I haven't seen them.  I have seen women trying to use them to order at kiosks at fast food restaurants, and it is laughable.

I realize this is drifting off-topic, but I feel like you'd have to have spent the past 15 years on an isolated Island without electricity not to know who Taylor Swift is.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

12 minutes ago, KensingtonHomo said:

I realize this is drifting off-topic, but I feel like you'd have to have spent the past 15 years on an isolated Island without electricity not to know who Taylor Swift is.

The last celebrity pop sensation I was aware of was Justin Bieber.  I don't remember him ever using nail polish.  But if he did, he was remembered for his talent and other aspects of his looks besides outlandish nail color.

Edited March 14, 2024 by Vegas_Millennial

[+ KensingtonHomo]

9 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

The last celebrity pop sensation I was aware of was Justin Bieber.  I don't remember him ever using nail polish.  But if he did, he was remembered for his talent and other aspects of his looks besides outlandish nail color.

You're a millenial and the last pop sensation you remember was Justin Beiber? And you think he's talented? Do you also not listen to the radio? Use the internet? 😉

It's just weird because Taylor Swift (whom I don't particularly care for) is one of the most famous women in the world and she started her career a few years before Beiber. 

[mike carey]

Gentlemen, I'm as guilty as anyone else of going down the rabbit warren of who Taylor Swift is rather than sticking to the point that @FreshFluff raised about her having set a trend on long nails, but we've pretty much done the issue to death now.

Please keep to the topic of wearing nail polish from now on.

[Rudynate]

12 minutes ago, KensingtonHomo said:

You're a millenial and the last pop sensation you remember was Justin Beiber? And you think he's talented? Do you also not listen to the radio? Use the internet? 😉

It's just weird because Taylor Swift (whom I don't particularly care for) is one of the most famous women in the world and she started her career a few years before Beiber. 

My husband and I only have a vague idea of who Taylor Swift is.  But then, we're baby bommers, so maybe our ignorance can be excused.

[ICTJOCK]

I concur on the fingernail (or toenail)  polish.  I have a client is who bisexual,   and puts bright pink polish on his toenails.    I always kind of chuckle,  but to each his own I suppose!