# Coloured nails: feet and/or hands? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619 "2012-06-09T14:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619/21 "2012-06-10T02:40:07Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619/22 "2012-06-10T04:31:07Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > The last time I painted my toenails bright red the red dyed my nails and I had rusty nails for months. Anyone else have this experience? How to avoid? > Oh, and I never paint fingernails due to the chippage and the fact that my fingernails are usually destroyed by my inability to garden in gloves. [OPI nail lacquer](http://www.opi.com/) has appeared at my local Kroger. They have a wide range, from pale & subtle through weirdly neutral (khaki?) to bright. I usually use their base coat first, then two coats of polish followed by their top coat; coverage & staying power are pretty good. Toenails are always colored in the summer because of sandals. On a slow evening I’ll do my nails, which last about a week; I used to think nail polish was for ladies with long nails, until I saw some famous designers with short, colorful nails. Typing is no problem. I do wear gloves for housework but generally can’t be bothered for gardening. Not that I garden all that much… Colors for toes versus nails? Mix and/or match! ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619/23 "2012-06-10T04:35:54Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Heterosexual male has a question: > > What’s up with young women painting nails each a different color? I’ve seen it a few times. Looks weird. It’s because they like it. If they’re multiple, random colors, it’s called a skittles manicure. If the nails are light-to-dark of the same color, it’s an ombré mani. You or someone else may think it looks weird, but why should that matter to them? ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619/24 "2012-06-10T04:38:12Z")
To the OP: anything goes, really (barring workplace restrictions and the like, of course). Generally the trend has been to not match fingers and toes, but maybe go for complimentary colors. A lot of women save wilder colors for just toes, but I’m not one of them! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619/25 "2012-06-10T08:57:08Z")
Well, [this](http://emmemebeauty.blogspot.it/2012/05/loreal-color-riche-613-blue-reef.html) is what I’ve got on my toes right now. I really love this colour. But you can see how maybe red finger nails would be a bit much, right? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619/26 "2012-06-10T11:48:06Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > It’s because they like it. If they’re multiple, random colors, it’s called a skittles manicure. If the nails are light-to-dark of the same color, it’s an ombré mani. You or someone else may think it looks weird, but why should that matter to them? Thanks, I was just curious and of course it shouldn’t matter to them.🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloured-nails-feet-and-or-hands/624619.md?page=1)