Why do women think fake fingernails make them attractive?

Question

Neat! You have pieces of store-bought plastic glued to your fingertips! They look like crap.

Answer 1

I personally don't like them- SOME of them look nice, the shorter ones, but if they're too long and fake looking, yuck.

And I think they're a waste of money. But that's my opinion. If other women want to spend their money on fake nails, more power to them.

Answer 2

Actually it all depends on where a girl gets her nails done. I personally get a pink and white gel/acrylic manicure done and filled in every two weeks and not only do my nails look great, but they're durable - I can even work on a car and not break a nail.

I get more compliments on my nails when they're done up and pretty and fake than when they aren't. Nail polish chips off too easily when I don't have acrylics on. When its a busy month at work and I need to look presentable, I can't have chipped nail polish, so I am almost forced to get acrylics. Yes, they damage your nails - but if you know what nail products to buy, your nails are back to new and then some in a few weeks.

But like belly buttons, everyone has opinions. Some guys like the fake nails better.... scratch a back better anyway

Answer 3

Because we are silly women that like to be pampered once in awhile. And sometimes store bought plastic does the trick. Personally i just prefer to put clear nail polish on top of clipped and filed nails so i can actually do stuff and not worry about my hands but still look good. Fake fingernails you cant do anything in. They are, in the end, a waste of money because a bottle of nail polish lasts months. If its your girlfriend that wears them why not buy hey a manicure at a spa and tell her what you would find sexy (french polish, red scarlet paint, ect). She will appriciate it a lot and and she wont even clue in as to why you got her it!

Answer 4

It's not that we think that it makes us more attractive to other people, they make us feel pretty and good about OURSELVES! And the ones I have I didn't get from a store, I go to a salon, so they don't look like crap. I keep them short, so I can still type and do things with them. I agree, the talon ones are pretty ugly.
Also, I bite my nails, so they help me leave my hands alone, and, as a receptionist, lots of people see my hands, and the pretty, fake nails look way better than bitten down nails and rough cuticles.
So you can have your opinions, but you don't have to be rude about it.

Answer 5

If this is your opinion, I feel sorry for you!!! Many of us are (working mothers) that wash and clean and our nails are not as strong to take all this torture, so putting on fake ones is not necessarily a beauty thing to us. This way we maintain a neater and nicer look on our hands after doing so much! You have sisters, mom, girlfriend? Ask first before offending others! I hope I changed your opinion.

Answer 6

well i dont think they make us look atractive but as two people already said , we like to be pampered and if we get the done correctly, they look real. and once in a while i want longer, perfect,nails (im a bitter so its hard to grow my nails) so yea, fake nails can be nice, but sometimes clear shiny nail polish,clean and polished nails are just as good :)

Answer 7

to each his (or her) own. women like longer nails because it makes them feel sexy. so you're not attracted to them. big deal? why knock it? just don't date women with fake nails. there's plenty of more "natural" girls out there. and there are plenty of men that love long nails. so it works out for everyone

btw they're not plastic if they came from a salon...they are acrylic, gel, or fabric (silk and fiberglass)

Answer 8

if u don`t like it, then don`t bother looking at them!!! there are plenty of women who don`t use artificial nails...i personally always have the acrylic nails done, simply because it looks better to me, & because without the artificial nails my natural nails always peel, split, chip, break & the polish never stays on long enough...personally i don`t care who else likes it (although my boyfriend does), i do it for myself!!!!

Answer 9

we just like being pampered. we dont think its sexy or snything like that. if we cant let our natural nails grow this is a great way to get the lentgh you want in just an hour.

Answer 10

well you are in titled to your opinion.I get my nails done and the are not plastic they are have all kinds of different types of nails.When I get my nails done I feel more womanly and feminine.If you go to someone who is great at doing nails they look real.