# Does Anyone else find painted toe-nails off-putting?? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 28, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305 "2002-06-28T01:12:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/21 "2002-06-29T02:10:02Z")
Nail polish is a major turn-on for me, especially the metallic shades. Rrowrr! ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/22 "2002-06-29T02:17:13Z")
Oh-oh. I’ve just been reminded to buy some nail polish remover. Some of us do the “Earl Scheib” slap-on paint-quickly jobs. Unless someone puts their face right on my foot, how can they see that I have not colored within the lines? Some people are just more colorful than others! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tolyri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@tolyri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tolyri)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/23 "2002-06-29T02:35:52Z")
I _always_ have my toenails painted. I hate the look of naked toes. For me it is always bright red. To the point where I don’t even remove the polish, just paint over the old coat. And I keep my toenails cut very short. The hubby always wants me to grow them out, but it just seems unsanitary to me. On the other hand (as opposed to the foot), I let my fingernails grow until they break and rarely ever paint them. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/24 "2002-06-29T02:45:50Z")
Well fine, _I’ll_ admit to loving _only_ the weird blues, greens, blacks, and purples! Heck, I didn’t even like to _wear_ nailpolish until the funky colors come out. And–I seriously doubt there is a fungus that exists that matches the deep, metallic midnight blue (plus the little floral design on big toe) of my toesies right now. This, BTW, is basically the same thing I had for my wedding. 🙂 I have never been a pink (ick!) or rose (feh!) kinda girl. Deep, dark red, maybe. Bronze, sure. But no froo-froo colors. You no like? You can suck my glossy midnight blue big toe. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/25 "2002-06-29T07:19:01Z")
I occasionally paint my toenails in a pearly pink colour - I should get a pedicure, but it’s winter over here so there isn’t much occasion to wear sandals. I painted my toenails white once, and they looked terrible. ☹ I don’t mind metallic or strange colours - they often can look quite nice. However it’s a lot more noticeable when they start to chip, or when the nailpolish hasn’t been retouched/removed, which is why I stay clear of them. Additionally, with my semi-sheer nailpolish, I don’t need to be as perfect with the application. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/26 "2002-06-29T11:45:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Carnage \* > \*\*I don’t mind painted toenails (except for real dark tones, like has been mentioned.) In fact, I like them better than painted fingernails. > > [hijack] > For some reason, toe rings realy turn me on. I don’t know what it is about them but they do. > [/hijack] \*\* So how do my peachy pink toenails and my toe ring on my middle right toe hit ya, big guy? ---
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/27 "2002-07-02T06:35:53Z")
Well, I love nailpolish - I have about every colour under the sun. I do designs and pictures on my nails. As for the remark that it makes the wearer seem like they have no better way to spend their time - I suppose that person has never sat on the sofa and watched TV? Besides, I always paint my nails while I am either reading or watching TV. I ALWAYS have nail polish on my toes - because I don’t like my toe nails and because I like the way it looks. At the moment I have deep red on my fingers and toes - and I think it looks good so there! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TheThill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/28 "2002-07-02T09:37:04Z")
No please. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/29 "2002-07-02T09:50:48Z")
The “no better way to spend one’s time” thing is a bit of a circular argument, IMO. If painted toenails are way way way way down low on your list of grooming priorities, then by definition there are many things you’d do before painting toenails. If painted toenails are a little higher up your list of grooming priorities, then guess what - you paint them from time to time. And let’s not forget that it takes mere minutes to paint toenails. A little longer if you paint a design on the big toe, but then it starts to count as artistic expression and creativity 😉 It’s not like those of us who prefer to paint the nails are sacrificing hours and hours of either productive labour, or self-edification. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/30 "2002-07-02T11:57:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ivylass \* > \*\* > > So how do my peachy pink toenails and my toe ring on my middle right toe hit ya, big guy? \*\* See? There ya go. My kinda foot! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/31 "2002-07-02T14:41:30Z")
Dave prefers them naked, but I keep my toenails painted. It just looks odd to me if there is no colour. Which reminds me, it’s time for a paint job. ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/32 "2002-07-02T15:06:25Z")
I paint my toenails because I like wearing sandals, but a while ago I tripped and messed up the nail on one of my big toes. It looks pretty fugly–I don’t like looking at it, and why should anyone else have to. I use silvery nail polish, because it’s unobtrusive and goes with everything. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305/33 "2002-07-02T16:22:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Even better if the body attached to the feet is in a soft summer dress with a shapely calf and ankle showing. The total package. I totally agree. > [@](#): > > **superbee:** [continuing hijack]and ankle bracelets[/continuing hijack] Yeah, me too. They drive me _real_ wild, I can’t explain. > [@](#): > > **Rosebud:** I think a nice pedicure can be adorable, though I’m mostly a non-polish gal myself (fingers and toes). However, what makes feel all oogy is people in sandals who clearly haven’t trimmed their toenails in months. Ah, summer on the subway… > > The thing is, I don’t know how they can be comfortable with long toenails, 'cause unless you’re wearing sandals sans hose all the time, you’d think there’d be some chafing going on. And I’d be willing to entertain the possibility that some of them simply can’t trim too often, due to lack of flexibility for whatever reason, but lots of times their foot talons are in fact painted pretty colors. > > I love anklets, btw! That’s funny. I used to really like long toe-nails - it used to be such a turn on for me. But lately I can’t stand them. They’re so much nicer when they’re trimmed - I mean short. I think overall I do prefer the “naked” feet look. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-painted-toe-nails-off-putting/116305.md?page=1)