Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

So your DH pays for you to get your nails done? Doesn’t the money belong to the both of you? And if not, don’t you have your own money? Either way that’s pretty sad

Anonymous wrote:LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my nails and so does my DH. I'll ask your opinion on them when you start paying for me to get my nails done.

This.

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Anonymous wrote:You should see the 20-somethings in my conservative office with these acrylic pointy tipped be-jeweled ombre nails. I don't get it. At all.

Same!! I work at an IT consulting firm and at an all-office social event I think every woman under 35 had long pointy almond nails.

Imagine that, different stylistic trends amongst different generations. I’m sure there was plenty of teeth gnashing over the appearances of young women in the 80s with the “higher the hair the closer to God” look and the excessive use of Aqua Net.

Shows your age (or lack of)

"Dress for Success" dictated that women in positions where they wanted to be take seriously, should refrain from "exuberant" hairstyles. Sure you may look and dress very much like the men in the office, but yeah, you would never see Texas style hair on Wall Street.

Ummm you know this thread is people pearl clutching over tween/teen girls and the length of their nails, not life on Wall Street right? And let’s be real 50 year old secretary Betty was definitely pearl clutching over what the new 25 year old employee was wearing and how her hair and makeup looked in the 80s.

The previous PP was talking about an office party in IT consulting. That 25 year old employee would learn how to dress to match her environment at a good college during interviews.

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Anonymous wrote:You should see the 20-somethings in my conservative office with these acrylic pointy tipped be-jeweled ombre nails. I don't get it. At all.

Same!! I work at an IT consulting firm and at an all-office social event I think every woman under 35 had long pointy almond nails.

Imagine that, different stylistic trends amongst different generations. I’m sure there was plenty of teeth gnashing over the appearances of young women in the 80s with the “higher the hair the closer to God” look and the excessive use of Aqua Net.

Shows your age (or lack of)

"Dress for Success" dictated that women in positions where they wanted to be take seriously, should refrain from "exuberant" hairstyles. Sure you may look and dress very much like the men in the office, but yeah, you would never see Texas style hair on Wall Street.

Ummm you know this thread is people pearl clutching over tween/teen girls and the length of their nails, not life on Wall Street right? And let’s be real 50 year old secretary Betty was definitely pearl clutching over what the new 25 year old employee was wearing and how her hair and makeup looked in the 80s.

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Anonymous wrote:You should see the 20-somethings in my conservative office with these acrylic pointy tipped be-jeweled ombre nails. I don't get it. At all.

Same!! I work at an IT consulting firm and at an all-office social event I think every woman under 35 had long pointy almond nails.

Imagine that, different stylistic trends amongst different generations. I’m sure there was plenty of teeth gnashing over the appearances of young women in the 80s with the “higher the hair the closer to God” look and the excessive use of Aqua Net.

Shows your age (or lack of)

"Dress for Success" dictated that women in positions where they wanted to be take seriously, should refrain from "exuberant" hairstyles. Sure you may look and dress very much like the men in the office, but yeah, you would never see Texas style hair on Wall Street.

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Long nails, whether natural or artificial, are a hygiene concern. They repel me for that reason only.

No, they are not. If you don't wash your hands like you're supposed to, it's a hygiene issue regardless of how long your nails are.

You just don't like long nails, which is fine. Don't have long nails.

Long nails can be beautiful, but they are less hygienic. And "artificial nails carry both greater counts and more species of microbes compared with bare nails."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263222/

Well since I'm not eating with them, I think I'll be fine. But more importantly, I'm not feeding YOU with my nails so I'm baffled as to why anyone would care.

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Long nails, whether natural or artificial, are a hygiene concern. They repel me for that reason only.

No, they are not. If you don't wash your hands like you're supposed to, it's a hygiene issue regardless of how long your nails are.

You just don't like long nails, which is fine. Don't have long nails.

Long nails can be beautiful, but they are less hygienic. And "artificial nails carry both greater counts and more species of microbes compared with bare nails."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263222/

Hold firm! It’s doubtful, so keep them clean and hygienic so you’re making the right call.

But I have to laugh at my own comment, because when I was young Lee press on nails were very popular. They fell off the same day you put them on because they were such bad quality, but I had a pack. I think my mom only bought me one.

Nails are new or disgusting. I had them in the late 90s, early 2000s. It's just new for the junior high set to have them. Same with the Sephora madness.

I have an 18 year old who spends her own money on them. She may have wanted them earlier, but her coach didn't permit them, and I wasn't going to pay.

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Long nails, whether natural or artificial, are a hygiene concern. They repel me for that reason only.

I think gluing some pieces of plastic to natural nails is potentially unsanitary depending on the person's dexterity and job, but intentionally growing them out just gives me the heebie jeebies. Clip those nasty things. Long natural nails are disgusting

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Anonymous wrote:You should see the 20-somethings in my conservative office with these acrylic pointy tipped be-jeweled ombre nails. I don't get it. At all.

Same!! I work at an IT consulting firm and at an all-office social event I think every woman under 35 had long pointy almond nails.

Imagine that, different stylistic trends amongst different generations. I’m sure there was plenty of teeth gnashing over the appearances of young women in the 80s with the “higher the hair the closer to God” look and the excessive use of Aqua Net.

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Anonymous wrote:You should see the 20-somethings in my conservative office with these acrylic pointy tipped be-jeweled ombre nails. I don't get it. At all.

Same!! I work at an IT consulting firm and at an all-office social event I think every woman under 35 had long pointy almond nails.

DP. I don't get this trend either. Long nails are such a pain. It's difficult to do so many things with long nails--like typing on a keyboard or texting.

Anonymous wrote:All those chemicals are toxic, best not to start that stuff u til they are over 18. It ruins your natural nails as well.

If they want to try something, try press on nails.

There are some really nice looking press on nails that mimic the popular acrylic look for a fraction of the price!

Anonymous wrote:You should see the 20-somethings in my conservative office with these acrylic pointy tipped be-jeweled ombre nails. I don't get it. At all.

Same!! I work at an IT consulting firm and at an all-office social event I think every woman under 35 had long pointy almond nails.

All those chemicals are toxic, best not to start that stuff u til they are over 18. It ruins your natural nails as well.

If they want to try something, try press on nails.