Why do women want their acrylic nails look like huge freaky talons?

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Whatever you do, don't google "long ugly nails."

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Anonymous wrote:What do you consider "super long"? Mine (real nails, not acrylics) stick out about half a cm above the top of my finger. I had to cut them short a couple of months ago because I tore a few off and it was a very odd sensation to actually be touching things with my fingertips again, they felt super sensitive.
I grow my nails because I think it looks elegant and feminine like this neway look Kind of like why I have long hair, and shave my legs. I like how it looks.

That is too long for my taste. 3-4 mm is how much I'd allow it to grow. Beyond that it honestly looks witchy. This is one trend I just don't get the appeal of

Agree. Those are way too long and "witchy" is a good word for it. Don't like long nails, fake or otherwise.

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I wear press on nails on my toes because I like the look of long toe nails. It's so elegant and popular out West.

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This is how mine usually are. The red might be a bit much.

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This is how mine usually are. The red might be a bit much.

They look beautiful!

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Anonymous wrote:So I don't get the appeal myself, but there are many things I don't like but other people do like.

One thing that confuses me about these nails is that the women I see with them are also the women I know who are always complaining about how tight money is (and these are women with legit money problems). These same women also tend to get highlights and other beauty treatments that I'm pretty sure are fairly costly. I think I spend a decent amount on facials/manicures/etc, but nothing I do comes close to the expense of maintaining nails like these etc.

I know that my experience are just anecdote, but I find it so strange. I obviously also have luxuries I spend on, so maybe I'm just not seeing the big picture. But I find it so odd to hear women complaining that they are struggling to pay rent and then talking about their nail and hair appointments.

Trust me, I wonder this too.

I even had one associate ask me for some money and I told her "your nails, dye job and designer purse is your money. I'm not giving you any".

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This is how mine usually are. The red might be a bit much.

QEII is that you? You sound like you are 8 million years old.

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Anonymous wrote:That's not 1/2 cm. ^^

+1
it's 0.9-1cm.

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This is how mine usually are. The red might be a bit much.

QEII is that you? You sound like you are 8 million years old.

? You think my nails are ok? I worry about them looking witch-like when they are red.

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I have acrylic/gel nails. Before I started getting them, my nails were bitten and picked at. My nails look 110% better now. They look polished and professional. They are a neutral very sheer blush polish and short and look very natural, but they don't look bitten or picked or raggedy anymore. Thank god for acrylics.

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I get acrylic and gel nails, similar to this. Rounded, just a little bit long, and in natural colors. When I'm feeling wild, I get a sparkly or shimmery natural color.

I used to think that fake nails were extremely tacky, until I saw how natural they can look. The guy I was dating at the time said that he loved women with pretty manicures and pedicures, so I started getting mine done. And since then I've gotten so many compliments on them! I never realized that people pay attention to those little details, but they do.

It's a small change that makes me look more feminine. Longer, bright nails are not to my taste but I understand that they're fashionable. They're part of a high maintenance, Kardashian-esque look that's popular with younger woman.

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This is how mine usually are. The red might be a bit much.

QEII is that you? You sound like you are 8 million years old.

? You think my nails are ok? I worry about them looking witch-like when they are red.

I think that bright colors look good on short nails. If they were super long and red, then it would be overkill. At your length they look feminine.

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Anonymous wrote:This is about as long as I'd go (love the color).

pretty! what color is that?

Not sure. I just found the pic online. Wish I knew!

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I get acrylic and gel nails, similar to this. Rounded, just a little bit long, and in natural colors. When I'm feeling wild, I get a sparkly or shimmery natural color.

I used to think that fake nails were extremely tacky, until I saw how natural they can look. The guy I was dating at the time said that he loved women with pretty manicures and pedicures, so I started getting mine done. And since then I've gotten so many compliments on them! I never realized that people pay attention to those little details, but they do.

It's a small change that makes me look more feminine. Longer, bright nails are not to my taste but I understand that they're fashionable. They're part of a high maintenance, Kardashian-esque look that's popular with younger woman.

Those look weird and phony to me, not natural at all.