French Nails = Slutty?

[jackie100]

I agree with everything Honneybun said. I frequently look at pics of celebs and pretty much no one wears french manicures or acrylics except the playboy girls or Pamela Anderson. I also never see acrylics and french manicures in high fashion magazines, but I do notice a lot of cashiers and people in the service industry wearing long fake nails and french manicures.

Personally I don't mind like looking slutty though, I am self employed so I can look as slutty as I want. I have had an ex told me he liked acrylics and that's cause he was conditioned by porn. All the pornstars usually wear fake nails... I don't wear them cause I take my fashion cues from celebs and magazines and acrylics and french tips are not "in" now.

I think this is unfair to say perhaps, but sometimes people might judge your "class" by the nails, for example it would be rare to find a woman in a very high position like a partner in a law firm or CEO to wear french tips or acrylics.

 

[abrody]

i think french manis on really long nails can look a bit cheap especially with the really white and thick tips. but on short/mid length nails i think its such a beautiful look

 

[aimerbijoux]

That is so odd... and when I asked my boyfriend about what color tips I should get (I want a french manicure) he said white because it looks very "classy" which is what i've always thought - and TRUST me, if he thought they would remind other guys (namely, the guys at my college) of pornstars and hands on "junk" then he would never let me get them because he's that protective lol.

 

[Insalubrity]

This is just my opinion: Natural nails with french tips basically means someone is well groomed. Acrylics? Porn star. That's what my first thought when I see them. Otherwise, I dont really care (except for chunky, glitter nail polish which I'm not so fond of). Am i going to write someone off as slutty because of acrylics? Nope. Are they going to start on a lower rung of sophistication on the very first impression then someone who hasnt done anything with their nails? Probably, it depends on how they carry themselves otherwise. Is this a superficial way to judge people? Yep. Do people normally make these kinds of judgments all the time? Of course.

*shrug*

 

[BEA2LS]

if you really notice nails, you might be surprised to see that a lot of celebs do have Acrylics. maybe not most or even half, but they do show up in short lenghts and many, many have french nails

 

[greengoesmoo]

Your magazine can eat my dick.
Those things are exactly why girls get self image disorders!

 

[hello_kitty]

Haha, most people I see with French manicures are probably 40s or 50s or older... and look like stuffy old librarians. Maybe they're all porn stars on the side? Haha.

I like the look. Not a fan overly long, but I don't really care what others do. I just didn't like mine overly long because I still need to function. If I had the disposable income still, I would most certainly have my gel nails with white tips because it was damn nice to have great looking nails no matter what I was doing! If people want to think I'm slutty because I have my nails done a certain way, sucks for them... glad I don't live in their little mind.

 

[BEA2LS]

I remember when this thread first came out.. I posted in it than and than again last year.. my opinion is still the same.. nails are nails are nails. i am not a fan of claw like nails, even less of a fan of the long pointy nails some celebs sometimes have these days (yuck) but i do not judge or really care how other people do their nails.
french manicures aren't really my thing.. i like color and i like to change it up often.. but they are pretty (i prefer them short), and are very popular.

 

[teeezyy]

LOL this thread is hilarious. nails now determine a girls sexual promiscuity? come on ladies, really? my mom was getting acrylics for awhile. are you calling her trashy? shes been married to the same man for 25 years now and she is also very classy. although i personally do not like acrylics on myself, i dont think they are tacky. however, i think a manicure on a natural nail looks very nice. porn stars do french manicures? well, they also curl their hair. hopefully we dont think that nice hair is trashy....

 

[clslvr6spd]

Wow...I guess I am trashy & proud of it! I really could give 2 shits what people think, I think they look hot. I also don't just get white tips, sometimes I go with different color glitter tips as well. I rock fake nails when I have platinum blonde the most and they get longer as well!

Just crazy...I say do what you want, it's your money and if you like them...fuck 'em!

 

[Nicala]

I'm not very into acrylic nails simply because of how much it damages your nail.. but my mom likes it very much. Mainly because the acrylic nails (not long of course) distract from the arthritis she has in her fingers. It boosts her self esteem, so I'm all good with it.

 

[sparklemint]

I think alot of girls already have enough worries about looking "trashy" or "slutty" because of their hair and makeup without having to throw the color or style of their nails into the mix. I find it ridiculous that anyone would judge a girl by her nails.

 

[ashmarie019]

Oh, for heaven's sake. That's absolutely ridiculous. Some one thinks acrylics are slutty someone else thinks french tips are slutty, and the others think you should only wear pink flesh tones to NOT be slutty.

Well, when you get your nails done half assed like most cheap nail salons do, they look awful and ruin your nails.

Its rare now to see a properly done acrylic nail, but in my opinion, unlike many others, i do like them.

Does it matter that the girl next to you with the peach boring polish thinks your fingernails are an indication to how many men share your bed?

No and nor do I care... I will wear my black liner for my daytime looks, insane crazy colors on my nails, and maybe even FAKE ones *gasp*

So get your nails done girls, wear what you like, if you don't like it don't wear it. Now if your boobs and ass are hanging out you may have some problems!

 

[hello_kitty]

I'm back to being a slut, I have my gel nails again!

You should see all the men lining up

I actually got them again because I work as a receptionist at an animal hospital now, and it completed my professional look. The office manager really likes them, along with the other girls I work with. So instead of ragged crap looking nails, I have a French manicure that always looks neat.

 

[westindiesangel]

LOL. I would never see someone as "slutty" because of their nails, but I do think fake nails look tacky...when they're superlong and thick so it's apparent they are fake. Both the french manicure ones and the painted ones with designs on them. I got them a few times and they just ruined my real nails. Now I prefer to just paint or get designs on my natural nail.

With all that being said, I think that they may be tacky, but I can't deny they are fun!

 

[clslvr6spd]

I have long pink & white gel nails considered "stripper nails" & I love them too death!

 

[BEA2LS]

i know i commented a million times on this but this thread just makes me think wtf lol
i always loved my fake nails, i actually liked them thicker, no reason why it was what i preferred. i only had french tips a few times because i like color and i like to mix things up but i think they look cute and professional at the same time.

 

[MizzMelroseMood]

French can be done classy,funky, or sexy. It just dpends on ur own personal taste. Sometimes I hate having fake nails and do my own natural nails. Sometimes I love the look of fake french nails, I like having a normal length done with a perfect square tip that is impossible to get on natural nails. I love having a pearly or opal pink with white tips too, I def don't like the natural french look lol, I'd rather paint my nails a dark or bright color.

 

[Mao6584]

I think ur nails look great. I'm j a regular guy, hetero, and I'm somewhat into french manicures although they don't make a woman attractive alone, they look sexy and set off the clothes, makeup, and hair. They're only "slutty"(I despise that trite term) when they're monstrously long or freakishly colored, in my opinion. They do raise the "hotness" factor! Drew