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  • Polishing the nails - what's your thang?

    Friday, Sep 5, 2008 9:00PM / Standard Entry / fashion / Members only
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    I've noticed this on occasion.

    Instead of polishing the toenails in their entirety, I've seen ladies with the toenails only partially-painted.

    There's a wide swath of color at the center of the nail, extending from the cuticle to the edge at the toe's tip. There are unpainted parts to the left and right of the polish.

    I believe I've seen this technique also applied to the fingernails.

    I usually paint the whole nail. Nothing left to the imagination.

    If you paint your nails, do you shoot for 100% coverage or less?

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  • Katie_x
    Katie_x 
    posted on Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 9:19AM [Report]
    Mm in my head im imagining it would look like one strip of polish on each nail then..? No? Maybe I'm not reading the description properly, LOL. But yeahh... 100% coverage and more. As in, I'd actually be checking to ensure it's covered 100%. Mmm but if I see this new trend and I like it, I might do it one day :p That's if I ever see it coz I havent really heard or seen anything like that before =\
  • Seeker-09
    Seeker-09 
    posted on Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 8:20AM [Report]
    Something like that wouldn't look good on me anyway, nail colored polish & 100 % coverage looks nice these days.

    Just my opinion, but I think the half n half look is hard for most to carry off cuz it 'stunts' the look of the nails & at the same time calls attention to them.
  • Jaine
    Jaine 
    posted on Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 5:51AM [Report]
    100% coverage
    simple colours
    thats me
    =)
  • casara
    casara 
    posted on Tuesday, Sep 9, 2008 12:24AM [Report]
    i dunno.. I heard this myth nail polish turns your nails yellow...

    but when I use to do my nails, i did them how ever i felt.. either full on nail polish.. or decorate just the tips.. or do lil designs in the centre..

    Just whatever I felt like.. ^_^
  • amy_sycheng
    amy_sycheng 
    posted on Monday, Sep 8, 2008 9:34PM [Report]
    100%, no extra flowers/ crystal/ little white line, just plain color!
  • xibanyae
    xibanyae 
    posted on Monday, Sep 8, 2008 11:41AM [Report]
    can men participate too? ;) in regards of toenails in a woman i prefer natural with no paint or 100% one single color like white or pink ;)  no mega reds, dark purples or black, no designs and specially: no longer sharp  toenails with french pedicure style! yikes, that "thang" scares me away........

    [now, if she is very hot i may make some exceptions ;) ]
  • janechu
    janechu 
    posted on Monday, Sep 8, 2008 11:27AM [Report]
    uhm... both my fingernails and toenails are super short... =) so yea, I don't paint them.... hahaa...
  • JoanneSanderson
    JoanneSanderson 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 5:20PM [Report]
    100%!! I only paint toenails though, my fingernails are so short they looks dreadful with polish on.
  • RenRen
    RenRen 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 5:10PM [Report]
    If I'm applying polish it's usually 100%, but if I'm trying do add some fancy little fake crystals on then I only paint where necessary.
  • HuisyG
    HuisyG 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 1:49PM [Report]
    100% coverage for me, especially if I have to go to work...

    Half painted nails can look good only if they're done properly, if not, they can look pretty cheap...
  • yenc
    yenc 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 12:15PM [Report]
    Seldom paint it now days coz it get very hard to clean it up after part of it peal off. I usually cover the whole surface. But if to draw something, i might only draw 1 or 2 finger for fun. can't draw using left hard on my right finger.

    I like to paint it white or black. I use to laugh at myself looking at my own fingers dancing across my keyboard.
  • AsianChick100
    AsianChick100 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 12:11PM [Report]
    100% coverage all the way. doesn't it look WEIRD if it were half painted???... like, someone forgot to finish the job! hehe...
  • musicnote
    musicnote 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 10:43AM [Report]
    I paint my whole nail
  • unwoundclock
    unwoundclock 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 3:25AM [Report]
    i paint 100%.. i havent seen anyone just paint the center.. i used to do that 4 years ago but i had my nail 100% painted with black and in the center i had a strip of white.. i thought i was the only one in the whole entire world who weirdly painted their nails like that.
  • JRS
    JRS 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 2:19AM [Report]
    100% or nothing at all (these days it's nothing at all!).  Flagday's too funny!
  • jaymee
    jaymee 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 1:07AM [Report]
    i have tried having 2 different colors on the left and right of my nail but definitely not leaving portions of it empty. wouldn't it look really weird? i'm not really into nail painting actually. chips off really quickly. LoL!
  • lc
    lc 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 12:52AM [Report]
    HUH??I've never seen that b4... a line up the middle of the nail???  that would be strange...then again I think nail art is strange but its really popular
  • butter
    butter 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 12:42AM [Report]
    100% coverage
    Toes only
    Colors: Essie Mademoiselle or Pinking Up The Pieces (both pale pinks cause Mr. B hates dark polish)
    As someone who does alot with their hands, I don't really get super long nails or that nail art stuff.
  • Dreamy
    Dreamy 
    posted on Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 10:12PM [Report]
    ofcourse i paint the whole nail.
    are u talking about the french manicure where just the tips are painted?? it's weird to just have some painted and some not
  • Flagday
    Flagday 
    posted on Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 9:55PM [Report]
    I don't paint my nails, but on the rare occasion I do I usually smear it over the entire tip of the digit, kinda encapsulate it.  No, seriously, I make such a mess of it that I rarely try.

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