Fanatic Feedback – Men Wearing Nail Polish?
The age of the metrosexual has come and gone. The term “ubersexual” has become the way to describe a macho, stylish, well groomed man. Yet even in a time when it’s become acceptable to find shelves full of product in a man’s medicine cabinet, when it comes to male nails, the evolution has come to a standstill. |
Yes, there are exceptions to that. I mean, who hasn’t drooled over Dave Navarro (pictured right with Zac Efron) and his black painted nails at some point? But outside the rock world, is nail polish acceptable for a man?
I remember the first time I came across a boy wearing any form of nail polish was during my summer break from college. I worked at an amusement park on Lake Erie called Cedar Point. And for those of you not in the know, it’s kind of a Midwest mecca for young gay men. One of my buddies there, who was very “out” and comfortable with himself, wore clear nail polish and while it didn’t totally stand out, it was considered “different” for the time. Since I thought he was a big ball of fabulous, I never really gave it a second thought. |
Flash forward to 2007. When one of my male friends found out about my blog and discovered my affection for polish, he jokingly asked me to paint his toes silver. Little did I know, he was serious. In fact, this past summer he borrowed polish from me twice to give himself a pedicure (once while drunk after a long day of wine tasting). Both times he chose dark, grungy “masculine” shades; a gunmetal gray from Sleek UK and Sally Hansen Stormy Blue (pictured left). And while it might not have been his intention to use the polish as a chick magnet, it certainly did get girls talking to him. |
Then a few weeks back, Darren Garnick, a reporter for the Boston Herald, contacted me about his experience getting a fish pedicure, wanting my feedback on his choice of polish (pictured left). As I told him for his follow up humor essay, he certainly didn’t half ass it when he chose OPI Osaka-To-Me Orange for his pedicure shade. Not necessarily fall appropriate, he would have been totally “in” this past summer when bright orange was all the rage.
Coincidentally, since hearing from Darren I’ve also received quite a few emails from men that enjoy wearing polish on their toes. The consensus seems to be that for most of those men, they wear the polish only for their mate, not in public. That it’s a bonding thing for them and their partner but that they’d be embarrassed to wear color in public.
So while it’s become perfectly acceptable to see a man getting a manicure or pedicure with no polish, color seems to be taboo. What do you think fanatics? Can men wear lacquer? When is it OK? What guys can pull it off? Does it only work in the rock scene? Can they wear any color or only black and gray? I’m sure there are some lurking male readers that would love to hear your thoughts.
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Women love it when I wear polish. Whether it is clear or a color they realize that I am taking the time to take care of myself and they show their appreciation. As others have said here when they do not like your polished toe nails the reason is yours look better than theirs. I have been giving myself home pedicures for almost ten years and will continue to do so. To all the men out there I can only say it is a positive experience…You should give it a try!
Why do men need permission from society to wear nail polish? Women don’t ask for permission to wear men’s clothing – they do it everyday. Are men really that insecure? Also, we don’t need men’s nail polish just like we don’t need men’s shampoo and hair products. We don’t want men to be confined to certain colors of nail polish like the normal drab black, brown, blue, or gray. Many years the only dress shirt color a man could wear was white. Any other color was perceived as feminine. How ridiculous! Men do not need to be limited to this drab color palette. I have been wearing toenail polish for many years and I always wear bright red or hot pink. After all, women wear black, brown, gray, and all colors. Do we need to take one step forward by making nail polish for men and then one step back by only making men’s nail polish in drab and boring men’s colors? I say “NO!”. Men should just be able to go down to the beauty supply store and by any color of nail polish that they like. Yes, it’s women’s nail polish, but so what? Men need to get over it and be strong!
Very well said more men and women need to thing in this way clothing as well and high heels. I always wear reds or hot pink on my toes and my longish fingers all the time. i also wear high heels all the time and make up also some times womens clothes. i don’t care as I’m not breaking the law and not trying to be a women I’m just being me
Aaron – you are right on. I love to wear a skirt and heels. I shave my legs and feet and I feel good about it. i don’t want to be a woman either but I am just being true to myself and doing what makes me feel good. I also wear woman’s underwear when I can find some that actually fit. People probably don’t understand the male feminine psyche but it is alive and well. Do what make you happy as long as it is not illegal or immorale
I have painted my toenails for about a year and do it to celebrate my feminine side. I am well groomed and have nice looking feet. I am straight and married and typically choose feminine colors as my favorite color is pink. I commend all men who are individuals and not afraid to do what makes them happy. Women have alot of cool stuff ie: clothes, purses, shoes etc. I also carry a coach manbag and have been accused of being such a “girly man” – but that is OK. A pedicure and polish is a treat and if more men weren’t homophobic – they may enjoy there feminine side.
well said homophobic is the problem for sure with lots of men, they need ton understan the female side more and it is not that bad
I say rock on i’m a little scared about coming out of the nail and toe ring closet but there is nothing wrong with it they are my toes so what and all the homophobic dicks out there probably do something considered feminine like holding thier pinky out when they drink so screw em i am a straight male who gets a lil buzz from it
i never wear girls underwear infact i wear no under wear at all. i also use laddies handbags.
i have not that long had this new lazer treatment witch burns the hairs on your body to stop the hair from ever growing again, my whole body was done and i feel great. i have a girlfriend and she always helps me out on my fem side and she wished more men would be less fearfull of their fem side.
I like nail polish on my nails, because I succumb to this weird fantasy of a hot chick wearing it, and pretend that she is in the room with me with those beautiful nails. Bizarre right? It is hard to explain. Other than than that, I don’t get man purses or anything. I guess that’s too feminine. I don’t get pedicure’s, I bite my nails(bad I know)and do mostly manly things. I really dig the painting nails though.
I like wearing all kinds of ‘womens” clothing, nail polish, anklets, toe rings, etc. All considered girly by many but I don’t place labels on things……just like the look and feel on me.
More men should do the nail polish on their toes thing. It looks and feels sexy and whats wrong with that.
My current color is neon blue.
Even as a male, I have taken the time to get routine pedicures,keeping my feet looking fresh, clean, and sexy. For years I have chosen clear nail polish on my toes until recently. I have now chosen opi alpine brightwhite whiteout color on my toes. This brightwhite shows off my tan and draws a lot of attention to my ties & toerings. Great comments!!!! Women love it and it shows confidence. A must guys, you will love the attention. Check out my numerous foot photos on Flickr..you will be impressed how great thus looks on a male..
Can I have a link to the pics of the white toenail polish. I am thinking of doing that myself. Anything that shows off my tan is a good thing!
RJC
I keep my toenails polished 100% of the time and I’m lucky to live in Los Angeles where I can show them off all year long. I also have toerings and an anklet that I wear and I’ve never had a negative comment in the 10 or so years I’ve been doing this. Hope more guys take the dive and do it.
Maybe I just like to be different, but I like the idea of more guys wearing colored polish on their nails. Black seems like an obvious choice but I have tried other darker colors like green and blue and I think it rocks on a guy.
I met this really hot girl at a party and she told me my nails looks ‘extreme’ with polish on them. She was pretty extreme herself, but that’s another story…
I wear nail polish in the winter time when i wear shoes. In the summer wearing sandels all the time i cannot use dark colors in public because my wife objects. it’s not embarressing to me but it would be to her. I am also a crossdresser. I prefer women’s panties to men’s underwear because i like the silky feel and the frilley look. I actually am bi-sexual but that’s not why i crossdress. I learned many years ago that i had a strong feminine side and was suppressing it. I had been treated several times for depression. A lady friend helped me explore my fem side and when i stopped denying it i stopped being depressed and have had no problems since. i think nail polish makes my feet look better and i hate ugly feet. i wish society could get over the prejudice toward men expressing their fem side.
My guy is a long haired, motorcycle riding construction worker who paints his toenails. He has his own colours (“ugly” shades of orange, green wash, olive, beige mood changing) but uses mine (can be really pretty or dark) as well if he feels like it. He’s a rare being who really doesn’t care what other people think; he likes seeing colour on his feet, and puts on whatever floats his boat that day. But he doesn’t maintain it at all; he only redoes when half the toes have lost all their paint & they look boring.
It started with this crazy dense holo-glitter confetti polish I got from the dollar store when we were first going out; I was painting my toes & waving them in the air to catch the light, laughing about my Magic Toes. All of a sudden he yelled “I want Magic Toes too!” So I painted his toes (I usually do), and he was hooked. We have pedicure time when his daughter is with us; she thinks it’s perfectly normal for us all to paint toes together!
I flipped out when my husband came home from the salon with dark blue toenails with designs on the big toes…..maybe I flipped out too much
I have been married to my husband for four years. He has gotten “pedicure’s” on and off for years because his feet/nails are so bad. But today he came home from the salon and had “dark blue” nail polish on his toenails with a design on the big toes…I FREAKED out as blurted out “Are you gay?”
Needless to say a HUGH fight occurred as we took off the polish. Am I wrong to have flipped out? He stated he wasn’t gay and that I asked him to have them painted blue…maybe I did as a joke….but NOT for real….HELP…..
What’s the problem? Man puts on nail polish / man takes off nail polish. . . still the same man.
I’ve done nails for years. I’m a short, dumpy, bald, sixty year-old man – but I can dream. . .
Really? WTF is wrong with you? Nail polish is just as much a sign that a man is gay as pants on a woman are a sign that she is gay. Throttle back and take a breath…
What is wrong with YOU? Men trying to keep themselves looking good isn’t ‘gay’ at all. Neither is pants on a woman. You best go back to where you belong–the 19th century!
Man… i really don’t think you understood what he wrote lol.
He said the same you tried to say. haha. Relating the ridiculousness of wearing nail polish to what would be ridiculous to call any woman wearing pants a lesbian.
Would you have him drive an unpainted car? Would you think him gay if he turned his car into a “Fast&Furious” wannabe, with spoilers, ground effects, fancy rims, underbody neon and custom paint? I’m not criticizing you, just trying to suggest that the color on his toes has as much to do with his orientation as the color on his car. Personally, I think the pimped-out car is much more “flambuoyant” than the polished toes.
Offer to reapply the blue. Admire your handiwork. Polish yours blue to match. Accept his color to show that you accept him. Then, when you tire of the blue and pick another, ask him if he’d like to wear YOUR color for a while! Good luck!
I’m not sure if I was completely clear before:
1) The paint on your hubby’s toes was JUST paint – the same stuff that’s on his car…
2) Neither the color of his toes, nor the color on his car, have anything to do with his masculinity – if either affects YOUR ESTIMATION of his masculinity, I suggest that you think a little about how you define masculinity, and how (or WHETHER..) the elements of your definition have any real relationship to whether a man is “a good, manly man”.
You asked him to paint them blue and then you freak out when he does? You really do need help. Make up your mind!
I’m a straight 56 year old male, and I’ve been doing it for years. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with it. How would YOU feel if your husband freaked out the next time you wore something considered male accessories?
I wear clear polish on my finger nails myself… and color my toes. I like the shine on my fingers and love the color on my toes. I’m straight and in the military.
a message for Denise. My children don’t understand this either. However, I have done a lot of research and I think you need to too! Sit down with your husband at the computer and start your own research TOGETHER. I am 68, straight and a Christian and I paint both hands and feet in any color I choose and work in retail with at least my hands exposed and sometimes my feet. Sometimes, I wear sandles to work and get there early and eat my lunch around my fellow employees and then right before I clock in, I change my shoes to conform with the “closed” toe regulation for safety reasons. Some don’t agree, but everything is peaceful. We can’t worry about what people think because if they don’t like the shape of my nose, am I going to run out and have a “nose” job….NO! By the way, nail polish as you know it was invented for men not women. My research revealed that it was invented by the Chinese and that the bright colors was for the emperor and the paler the color the lower you were on the social status. I would suggest something that many couples do. Go to a salon and both get a mani and pedi and get your nails done in the same color. You will feel closer to each other when you share such a “personal” activity together….and don’t worry about other people. Do this for yourselves …. and have FUN!
On the bonus side….when you get home….I’m betting that bedtime will be the best ever. I’ve read too many other couples comments and it happened to every one of them! I won’t ask you to report back because let’s face it…that’s too personal….that’s for you and your husband!!!!!
Go for it……and you’ll see I’m right.
I am 26 and live in Idaho. I have wanted to wear nail polish forever but i’m afraid i’ll be laughed at by my friends.
Philip, do what you want. I too am in Idaho and know that most people are narrow minded here. Just do your thing and when it really comes down to it, the people are not gonna remember you in 20 minutes anyway. If they are true friends then they will accept it. I am lucky to have found a wife that accepts my nail polish wearing.
I had a mini.reunion.with my best friends from high school. I was worried how they would react to my painted toes. It was no big deal. If they are true friends they will.accept it.
i am a married white male with two small kids and i too have also started painting my toenails and find it very stimulating to look down and see my toes painted instead of just drabe toes
I just had a mani/pedi and for the first time had them use color on my toenails. Orly Candy Cane Lane Red to be exact and I really like the look.
I met my current girlfriend (now fiance) while wearing nail polish on my bare feet. I have worn it for two years and it has always went very well, nobody has ever doubted my manliness just because I wear nail polish on my fingers and toes in plain view in public, likely because I am much larger than them and most people know better than to insult somebodies manliness when they are bigger than you. Now me and my girl do our nails to match. Right now we are sporting a lime green, it rocks.
i really like the bright nail polishes for summer and just bought one in bright yellow,but am afraid to wear incase people laugh am usually quite confident in what i wear but not sure about polish
After having hid my interest in nail polish since I was a kid, I started wearing my toes painted openly. Not everyone I know understands or likes it, but thats ok. I do it for my enjoyment and to express my individuality. I even got tiger stripes at my last pedi. I think it is better than getting some Tattoo that you will regret. All I need is some polish remover and it’s gone if I want.
I am a pretty masculine guy, but I do have some feminine tendencies. I am totally straight as a nail(I have no reason to lie on the internet). I have recently tried wearing nail polish on my toes (currently hot pink) and I love it. It took a lot for me to go out in flip flops, but it came down to me thinking, well what the f**k does it make you know? I am who I am. The worst someone might think is that I’m gay, which isn’t really that big of a deal is it? I don’t have anything against gay’s, so why should I be worried someone may mistake me as such? I also like ladies undies and pj’s as they’re super soft and feel nice. I am still experimenting with polish on my fingers, but not sure I’m ready to go out with that quite yet, but tryin to stay strong!
Hay Jason, get out there & do the nail polish on fingers, it’s not all that bad. i’ve been dong it since i was 16′ i’m 36 now. i love wearing high heels of all kinds, even high eel sandles. i wear a bright red nailpolish all the time, on my hands & feet. but simetimes i may wear, other reds,pinks,blues,greens,pureples,white,bight yellow,black,browns. also my nails are 6mm olnger than the tip of my fingrs. i also have had false on before but nothing is better that the real. one last thing i’m not gay in any way & my girl friend thinks that more men should do it & they should have moe free fasion choice like the girls.
BYE FOR NOW!
I only have one thing to say about men wearing nail polish… I love it!!!!
I wish it would get really popular so I’d get to see it more often.
I totally embrace the idea of men wearing nail polish as I am a guy and I do it too. I still live with my parents right now(just graduated high school last month) so for right now I am sticking with the clear nail polish on my toes because it is not easy to notice and because if my parents found out that I wear nail polish I’m sure that they would disown me and by the way I’m not gay. whoever said that guys that wear nail polish are gay lied. I would totally wear the colored nail polish if I didn’t live around such close-minded people although I would stick to guy colors black, blue etc. Although I find red appealing as well.
Hey!so just to get to the point… i am gay but who cares. I don’t do anything but paint my toenails that might be considered fem. I am not flamboyant or have a high voice lol. Not that any of that is bad,its just to further my point that i am a manly man but have some soft edges.I love painting my toenails because it gives me a rush because i know that i am walking on unmarked grounds for guy and don’t care because it makes me happy
(run on sentences i know sorry.) I am 17 and my sorta family knows that i do or once have painted them before. I don’t know if they still do but my mom dose for sure and she don’t care but looks puzzled and never talks about with me. never have seeing it herself just smelling it in the air and a confession from me once confirmed it. me and my family dont have a close relationship but if they ever found out i was gay i would never see them again. or never see again. sorry about my story it has little to do with topic. so i like to wear guy colors or what i consiter guy colors like, dark’s, blues, greens, white, black, dark purple. those are my favorites although i only own gunmetal by Sally Hansen and some white. the other colors are done by sharpie lol. but its all good 
do what makes you happy. its called the per suite of happiness and don’t let people take that away ever!
when i grow up i will finally be able to show off my true self
Well I think this is great. I’ve wanted to wear polish all my life. I’m very stright an only enjoy women. I’ve only worn it openly now for about 6 months.I also enjoy wearing other women’s items. But the closed minded people just dont understand. It has nothing to do with being gay. It’s all about how it makes you feel. My wife an I get our toes an nails done together an it’s great.
I’m married and I wear toe nail polish I don’t think there is anything wrong with it I wear all different colors like blue with glitter, orange, yellow, pink, purple, green and red I pretty much paint them any color I havnt seen anything that says a boy can’t wear polish if you check some major polish companies you will find that they have a whole line of colors for boys and I hate it when people say it makes a boy gay to wear nail polish I am 100% straight and married my wife loves it that I wear polish
I have a feeling i’m going to do this. I was only looking for some support for what I was thinking of doing. But after reading all this, I’m really ready
I have to wait until payday thou (smile)! I am a straight older african american male and I want my nails to be the same size and all the same color. So I’m having this done. Any other men should get it done, cause i’m going to.
I have openly worn my toes polished for eight months now. I have no regrets. It is so freeing to be able to were whatever color strikes my fancy. No more fear or feeling guilty.
I have been doing my toes for about 20 years, since college. In the past few years I have been wearing sandels and flip flops and not really cared what other’s have thought.
I have not had one bad reaction yet and in most cases have recieved good comments and acceptance. My wife also likes it which is a huge bonus of course.
Colors of choice tend to be blues, silvers, dark greys, dark purples and even some dark reds when I am in the mood. I have wore some other more femme colors like pinks and lavenders but I don’t tend to enjoy those colors as much as a shiny silver!
The more people see painted toes and fingers on guys, the more accepting it will be, just like earlings and long hair!
well, just jumped into this pond and had my first pedicure. Certainly won’t be my last either. Clear polish on too. maybe in a bit some color, but for now the clear is good. I have diabetes and my doctor was always telling me to take care of my feet. So, tell you what guys, do NOT knock this til you’ve tried it.
Interesting though as I walked into the salon, light day, but a few women there and they actually smirked a bit when I walked in, liked I’d just entered the estrogen fortress, but I ignored it and waited. I’m in the Twin Cities, and altho it’s a pretty open place, suburbia Twin Cities is not as much, more like a northern Omaha maybe.
Thought to myself, F*** Off. You complain about guys all the time not taking care of themselves and you’re living proof why that is. So I just was confident about what I was doing. The lady asked me if I wanted color, I said no, clear overtop is fine. Tell you though it was great. The massage the bath, the toes look great. I’m hooked.
I got clear the first four visits. It has been color from there on. I love blues and greens. I now get nail art sometimes. I look forward to my pedicures. I also started because I am diabetic.
I’m a 51 yr old man with grown kids and grandkids, always wanted to try it, but wasn’t until I started talking to a shrink about something else happening in my life did I get the real feeling that I could wear toe polish and not think there was something wrong with me.
I started with clear and then frost then a skin tone pink, now gray and green have come into play.. I think it looks great and have had some very nice comments from people I have stopped me while out just to say something about it.. I only wish my wife would not be critical about it. She still hasn’t seen it, Men if it’s what you want to do, do it.. If you have good looking feet and the strength in who you are go for it.. I hope it takes off.. I really like it, looks good and clean.. good luck
I just painted my toenails as an experiment for my women & gender studies class, but I like it and so do my wife and daughters! I’m gonna keep it up. I got some stares out shopping today and I just think it’s ridiculous. Who decided painted toes were feminine? It’s freakin colored paint on toenails… why does everything in this society have to be gendered?
hey Mike. Good for you. I think the big deal is that if anything is outside the norm, whatever normal is,:) then I think people don’t understand it and make unnecessary judgments, and I think they also fear others who do have the courage to be different. There’s also perhaps an aspect of hating another because they see them as having the courage to do different things while they do not. perhaps it evokes an inferiority complex somehow, even subconsciously and that’s why they’d deride those who dare to be different.
So like the Hippocratic oath, “First, Physician, do no harm”, I say do what you want as long as nobody else gets hurt then there’s no reason for not doing it.
I have no idea who it is though that decided what;s fashion, what’s acceptable, what’s not etc. I think it’s a cultural myth of some sort.
The first guys wearing earings took alot of heat. If we persist and more follow, the norm will shift and it will be accepted
I agree Jim. I think there’s alot of guys who would like to do this. It looks cool, but are just afraid of comments about their sexuality preference or other odd comments. They just don’t want to deal with them.
There’s a huge shift going on in our culture today, ideas of what is gender specific are changing. Girls are free-er to do what they want, but those rules haven’t been relaxed for men yet. I think of nail painting as just something to differentiate from everybody else, I don’t want the permanence of tattoos, nor do I want rings and studs in my body. I really like the use of color.
Well guys, my wife has excepted the polish on my toes and we actually went out with my toes painted, and guess what, no one noticed or cared.. Not that I cared if they did, but it’s part of my wifes fear.. (what will people think) I have tatoos, I have a ear ring when I feel like wearing it.. I spike my hair when I want to.. Why not color your nails when you want to.. Men bring out your true colors.. wear them on your nails.. Glad I found this site..
That’s great Todd. I’m glad your first venture out was uneventful.
The coolest thing happened this weekend, my wife actually painted my toes for me.. Seamed a little weird at first then became somewhat exciting.. SH 460 wet cement is a nice color gray, BB makes a bunch of cool colors for men as well.. Thanks for the site and the support..
Good for you, Todd! I had the coolest experience this past week on road trip with my elderly dad. I told him I’d had myfirst pedi and don’ t be surprised to see colors on next. He said it was just paint and would look a helluva lot better than those stupid tattoos. LOL! I’ve also been painting my fingers clear with a slight pink cast and love it. Some have noticed but not one comment. It’s just body art to me now.
Just for you guys, went on my first trip out in a pale pink pearl blush with sandals. Cooler out today, could have done shoes, but nope, put the sandals on and went grocery shopping.
Nice shine to them, not overly ostentatious. Just a nice overall color. Compliments my skin tone I think. And it does make the man’s feet look better too.
I think in general people will have their own judgments but will keep them to themselves. That’s a good thing and way of being in today’s world to be sure.
Hey guys, Went to the largest mall in our area with my wife last weekend, in Gunmetal blue toenails and flip flops, got some looks and smiles from both men and women.. Felt good to be walking around in the world the way I want. If it bother others don’t look is my thought. I really hate to think guys who want to do this don’t because of what others “might” think.. I was afraid of that, but not anymore.. As I said earlier on this site I’m 51 and straight with grown kids.. Who really knows how much time you have on the earth, would have hated to be on my death bed and said to my wife “boy I wish I would have painted my toes just once”.. lol not that its that important, but its something I wanted.. Men do want you want life it to short..
I wear nail polish, thongs (showing), heels, skirts, bras, you name it and im strait …. Only men could do this … Any other thong go-ers? whats your stories?
Today I picked up a deep pearl chocale brown from Sally Hansen. What a cool color, almost a deep chestnut brown, called Coco a go-go. Nice coverage 2 coats. Also freshened up my pink pearl with a deeper mauve pink called shimmering nude. Blends really nice with skin tone and has a metallic sheen to it. But I;m thinking these may be too light now for fall anyway. Then again, it’s getting past sandal season anyway.
Married, hetero, three kids and cats/dogs/mortgage and everything.
I’ve been taking care of my hands and nails since I was a kid and loved the 80′s. You could wear nail polish, eye makeup and more and nobody gave a fig.
So now, I am mid forties, decided to grow my hair out (brush cut for 20+ years), keep my nails clear lacquered (hands) and my toes a fantastic deep metallic cherry (good enough for a mustang, good enough for toes). I also paint my wifes toes and fingers (she’s not a polish type) and my daughter. She goes to school telling her friends her dad gave her french tips.
I still cover the feet around most family (rednecks) and only go full dark on my hands around halloween (did black and red reverse french tips with gold glitter overlay this year).
Is it hard? Yes. Is it scary? Sometimes. It says more about the stage of society we live in than the choice to wear polish itself. Our primary fear is being “assaulted and ridiculed” by homophobic men (and women). That means the real problem is homophobia and a general “hatred” of the feminine. Imagine what it’s like to be actually gay. That fear you feel is just a whiff. To help youself, help others first. Be there to support their community and help end the problem for EVERYONE.
It’s time to stop beating up on the feminine and glorifying the false machismo associated with masculinity. My masculinity is based on my understanding of the feminine. Does my wife approve? She doesn’t need to. Anymore than I dictate what she wears.
It is amazing how little people look at feet. If your wife could go two weeks without noticing, it is no wonder people rarely react to polished toes on men. I wear all sorts of colors and nail art designs and rarely get a single comment. So now, I wear what I like without worry.
Hi Guys Todd here, been months since I started wearing deeper,darker colors on my toes.. With suprisingly HOT results.. Hit on twice,one by a woman I know in passing and one by a stranger.. Both came to me while looking at my nails.. I turned them away.. Married and would dream of screwing up my years with my wife.. My biggest hold up hold back is my family.. They don’t know about my nails.. I’ve been out many times and been all over the place including my Dr.s appointments and no issues, but the kids and other family members are a concern for me still..
BTW, it was funny. I’d been coloring my toes since late summer and then I did the brown that I bought, and my wife who notices everything didn’t notice. So then I ask her what she thought of the color, and she kind of was like When did you do that, and I say 2 weeks ago. LOL! She also has a strong sense of what others think but then after that she just said, well, toe color really isn’t a gender is it, and I say no, it’s just color. She’s just not one that likes surprises, she needs to warm up to the ideas, but then she’s cool.