Do you think Upper class women use nail polish?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an offshoot of another DC thread but fits here. So I grew up MC but now I’m UMC. My mom always said my hair and nails should be done. But I see a lot of commentary about nails not being done. Do you think UMC women always have their nails done? What about upper class?

Always done!!

[Anonymous]

Ah just read comments. Yes always done in short, pale or neutral, never the gel claws or any of those things.

[Anonymous]

It is unhealthy, so only for special events, and remove it immediately after. Clean, trimmed short and neat.

I work with my hands though, so it's a lot of work to keep them neat.

[Anonymous]

I’m a former nail biter/skin picker/excoriator and will proudly have tasteful silk wrapped manicures and pedicures every two weeks for the rest of my life. I choose pastels but sometimes go crazy and get hot pink or lipstick red.

I guess I’m UMC. Have worked in healthcare and seen it all. There’s some truth in nail color, length and style as an indicator of socioeconomic, demographic and cultural choices and differences. Someone please study this! Generally, long, elaborately/brightly painted/shaped/bejeweled manicures means this person isn’t in a professional or leadership role - either impractical, unsanitary or distracting - would look garish with professional attire or maybe within the office environment. Also tells me this person isn’t working with her hands and certainly is t a medical professional.

[Anonymous]

Who cares?????

How do YOU like to wear your nails? That's the only consideration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former nail biter/skin picker/excoriator and will proudly have tasteful silk wrapped manicures and pedicures every two weeks for the rest of my life. I choose pastels but sometimes go crazy and get hot pink or lipstick red.

I guess I’m UMC. Have worked in healthcare and seen it all. There’s some truth in nail color, length and style as an indicator of socioeconomic, demographic and cultural choices and differences. Someone please study this! Generally, long, elaborately/brightly painted/shaped/bejeweled manicures means this person isn’t in a professional or leadership role - either impractical, unsanitary or distracting - would look garish with professional attire or maybe within the office environment. Also tells me this person isn’t working with her hands and certainly is t a medical professional.

here we go again. So boring. At least have an original insult, please.

[Anonymous]

My personal observation from being married into a traditional old line family is that overly done makeup, nails, flashy jewelry, and overdone hair are never encouraged.

When I had my daughter’s ears pierced at 2 years old I was surprised at the firm disapproval from my in laws. Her school doesn’t allow girls to wear earrings or any cosmetics during the school day.

Nail polish questions aside, it could be said that the upper class “look” is best described as “understated” - nice clothes, no labels, nothing obvious.

My mother in law is a perfect example. Always put together and you can tell she is wearing very nice clothes and shoes but nothing is obvious.

She only wears a simple gold band as her wedding jewelry. Rarely wears anything flashy unless it’s a very special occasion and then she gets out the jewelry - even then, it’s still understated.

My in laws and the rest of the family drive paid for used cars, and don’t wear brand names, at least not obviously.

The whole mission is to create lasting generational wealth that won’t get burned through by the next generation.

Nail polish doesn’t seem to be the done thing.

[Anonymous]

Life is too short to worry about shit like this. Wear what you like. Be authentic. Be happy.

[Anonymous]

I literally have no idea of what the distinction is between UC and UMC. But I grew up in a fam worth tens of millions and my mom would lose her mind if I had a manicure with any chipping. Like a single chipped nail as a 12 year old and she’d make me take the whole thing off. So maybe part of the issue is how the manicure starts to look after it begins to wear.

As an adult I don’t give a hoot about this and my moms lessons haven’t taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dip and gel manicures are so tacky nowadays too. I find it tells of a certain class...

…what are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I literally have no idea of what the distinction is between UC and UMC. But I grew up in a fam worth tens of millions and my mom would lose her mind if I had a manicure with any chipping. Like a single chipped nail as a 12 year old and she’d make me take the whole thing off. So maybe part of the issue is how the manicure starts to look after it begins to wear.

As an adult I don’t give a hoot about this and my moms lessons haven’t taken.

Same!! My mom would freak about perfect nails.

I’m a UMC sahm mom and normally I do understated colors but this week I went either super bright. And you know what? Who cares? While others work, I don’t. So really. I mean if I was going to a work function for my husband’s job, I know how to fit in. But this week I’m free to do whatever. How lame to be a UC plain woman imo.

Also there is UC (can you ever be?) by income and not class. So in that case, for examples celebrities who outearn mainline families, don’t care. I’m thinking Rihanna not the K’s. But I’ve also been on Nantucket which is I guess our UC and seen other colors.

[Anonymous]

Never change, DCUM.

In my circle of UMC/UC professionals in their late 30s (think high 6-figure/low 7-figure incomes, $2-5MM net worth, $1-3MM homes), women typically have colored manicures and nail art in particular is all the rage.

When people here think nail art, they tend to think this. And I agree it's out of place in the boardroom.

https://images.app.goo.gl/aqEVZhkQtrEzyT937

But in reality, I'm seeing women who usually have their nails done once they reach this professional level. And many of them will do nail art that is more feminine/sublte in nature, like this

https://images.app.goo.gl/zujmZxXhoEo6MAh97
https://in.pinterest.com/pin/843017623984806466/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My personal observation from being married into a traditional old line family is that overly done makeup, nails, flashy jewelry, and overdone hair are never encouraged.

When I had my daughter’s ears pierced at 2 years old I was surprised at the firm disapproval from my in laws. Her school doesn’t allow girls to wear earrings or any cosmetics during the school day.

Nail polish questions aside, it could be said that the upper class “look” is best described as “understated” - nice clothes, no labels, nothing obvious.

My mother in law is a perfect example. Always put together and you can tell she is wearing very nice clothes and shoes but nothing is obvious.

She only wears a simple gold band as her wedding jewelry. Rarely wears anything flashy unless it’s a very special occasion and then she gets out the jewelry - even then, it’s still understated.

My in laws and the rest of the family drive paid for used cars, and don’t wear brand names, at least not obviously.

The whole mission is to create lasting generational wealth that won’t get burned through by the next generation.

Nail polish doesn’t seem to be the done thing.

I grew up and socialize as an adult with people from "old money." This is definitely a correct stereotype for older women in families, but the younger women (Younger Millinenials/Gen Z) have more of an edge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an offshoot of another DC thread but fits here. So I grew up MC but now I’m UMC. My mom always said my hair and nails should be done. But I see a lot of commentary about nails not being done. Do you think UMC women always have their nails done? What about upper class?

Op, google photos of Jacqueline Onassis. Your welcome.

She wore gloves. Plus nail salons weren't really such a thing back then anyway. Cant you come up with an example from the last 40 years?

Google search shows she wore a lot frosted nail polish and lipsticks. She also smoked and didn’t use sunscreen. Too outdated to help OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My personal observation from being married into a traditional old line family is that overly done makeup, nails, flashy jewelry, and overdone hair are never encouraged.

When I had my daughter’s ears pierced at 2 years old I was surprised at the firm disapproval from my in laws. Her school doesn’t allow girls to wear earrings or any cosmetics during the school day.

Nail polish questions aside, it could be said that the upper class “look” is best described as “understated” - nice clothes, no labels, nothing obvious.

My mother in law is a perfect example. Always put together and you can tell she is wearing very nice clothes and shoes but nothing is obvious.

She only wears a simple gold band as her wedding jewelry. Rarely wears anything flashy unless it’s a very special occasion and then she gets out the jewelry - even then, it’s still understated.

My in laws and the rest of the family drive paid for used cars, and don’t wear brand names, at least not obviously.

The whole mission is to create lasting generational wealth that won’t get burned through by the next generation.

Nail polish doesn’t seem to be the done thing.

Yep. This is all of my relatives and self. New England old $. Nails short, clean, generally no polish. Hair not balayage or overly highlighted and none of those curling iron beach curls. Pedicures- polish yes. But it’s understated, non-flashy look. A Carolyn Bessette type look.