Buffed fingernails on a guy?

[Canadian Mountain Man]

OK or does it come across as effeminate*? Not talking high gloss but just enough to but a bit of a sheen.



*Don't get me wrong, if that's the look someone is going for have at it.

 

[Snurgblat]

Clean and buffed nails are a requirement for manly men - like lumberjacks.

"I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok . . ."

 

[Lmarkow]

Ok in my book. I don't have a problem with clear polish either.

 

[Rory1262]

It's a Mafia thing!

 

[Merle]

Granddaughter got ya huh?
It was cute when the niece was 8, crazy Deja vu when she grad cosmo school...
(I liked the clean cuticles though; yet, disappears way too fast.)

 

[Canadian Mountain Man]

Thanks for the input.

Funny, just watched the Sopranos episode where Paulie was getting a manicure. Still an awesome show!

No granddaughter (no kids for that matter), just been taking better care of myself lately including spending a bit more time on my nails other than just clipping them.

 

[emwolf]

I had a co-worker who used to sell jewelry. he was a very masculine guy, but said when he sold jewelry he routinely got a manicure and had them buffed. You want your hands to look good showing rings

 

[RayClem]

I went though a period a number of years ago when my fingernails got really rough with grooves. I decided to get some nail buffs and smooth them out on my own. They got much smoother, but not really polished. Something changed over the years and I no longer need to sand them smooth.

 

[Toothpick]

I’ve heard some say manicures are cool for dudes. Pedicures....not so much.

I’ve never had either. Not opposed to it though. I’m just a biter of fingernails.

 

[Canadian Mountain Man]

Pedicures are awesome! When the weather permits I wear sandals a lot & even in the winter I'm often barefoot around the house. Nasty feet (on me or anyone for that matter) skeeve me out so I go a couple of times a year to have the hooves tidied up.

 

[WalterK]

I'm going to the the only old fart that says it's going too far.

Clean and trim: yes, a must. Buffed and polished, nope.

 

[davent]

I had the nails on my right hand manicured a few times to keep the nails usable for classical guitar, saved the day, the left hand, i'd bite the nails off to keep them usable for fretting the guitar.

dave

 

[Snurgblat]

I had the nails on my right hand manicured a few times to keep the nails usable for classical guitar, saved the day, the left hand, i'd bite the nails off to keep them usable for fretting the guitar.

dave

 

[Rhody]

My 2 cents. Yuck.

 

[Alex S]

Clean, clip & file works for me.. It's good to take care of yourself..but when the glitter & polish come out I don't want to hear any silly excuses.

 

[Canadian Mountain Man]

but when the glitter & polish come out I don't want to hear any silly excuses.

I'll be sure to tap out long before I have to consider changing my name to Caitlyn

 

[211bma]

I had the nails on my right hand manicured a few times to keep the nails usable for classical guitar, saved the day, the left hand, i'd bite the nails off to keep them usable for fretting the guitar.

dave

I also play Classical Guitar and since I manicure my right hand for plucking, and strumming, I always do the nails on the left hand while I'm at it. I do put strengthener on them (looks a bit like clear polish), to keep them from breaking. The strengthener is much better than what happens when I break one, as then I have to cut a bit of ping pong ball which I super glue in, and I shape it so I can play.


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[BigJ]

I'm going to the the only old fart that says it's going too far.

Clean and trim: yes, a must. Buffed and polished, nope.

+1! Clean and trim. Period. IMO also.

 

[davent]

I also play Classical Guitar and since I manicure my right hand for plucking, and strumming, I always do the nails on the left hand while I'm at it. I do put strengthener on them (looks a bit like clear polish), to keep them from breaking. The strengthener is much better than what happens when I break one, as then I have to cut a bit of ping pong ball which I super glue in, and I shape it so I can play.


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I was a lifelong nail biter, an expert, until i started classical lessons and stopped biting them just like that. Tried to trim the left hand with curved nail scissors, trimmers, what have you, the control i had with my teeth surpassed the tools so i went back to teeth trimming on the left hand followed by a nail file. And will teeth trim the right hand if there's a break. Did the ping pong balls and super glue as well for emergency repairs.

Been a number of years since i played the classical, my downfall began when a started building tube guitar amps, i've gone over to the dark side and my nails get battered.

dave

 

[211bma]

I was a lifelong nail biter, an expert, until i started classical lessons and stopped biting them just like that. Tried to trim the left hand with curved nail scissors, trimmers, what have you, the control i had with my teeth surpassed the tools so i went back to teeth trimming on the left hand followed by a nail file. And will teeth trim the right hand if there's a break. Did the ping pong balls and super glue as well for emergency repairs.

Been a number of years since i played the classical, my downfall began when a started building tube guitar amps, i've gone over to the dark side and my nails get battered.

dave

I never play steel strings at all, also I was never a nail biter, I am dubious that biting your nails is good.

I file and shape my right hand, and both hands get filed, cuticles trimmed, and I apply a treatment to my nail beds, and then I put the strengthener on.

The ping pong ball is quite a good fix though it falls out after a while. I just keep gluing it in when I practice, the tone is even good enough for recitals.

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