It's the exact opposite for me, when I see (rarely, but much more often in the last couple of years) women without nail polish on it immediately sends a negative signal about her. Now if it's a random person on the street I can rationalize a reason for it (busy week, unavailable technician etc), but broadly I see it as an "unkept" signal, not as viscerally disgusting as armpit hair or leg/arm hair which is genuinely disgusting to me, but close to say unironed clothes. Fortunately that's very rare in Eastern Europe as opposed to Western countries. I would genuinely refuse to date a woman who doesn't color her nails. Unpolished nails seem like man hands to me.
I also echo most of you here with a preference for short/shorter nails as opposed to those fake, long and pointy nails with added decorations. I see it as trashy. Unfortunately, you'd see a lot more of these than anything else. But as far as colors go, I would say that I see it as very feminine and youthful when manicures/pedicures have bright colors as opposed to "neutral" ones such as black, beige/nude etc.. Basically, I see nail polish as a signal for not only femininity but also the amount of how much a woman cares about her appearence. I also have developed a pretty good heuristic relating to nail color: muted colors tend to be chosen by quiet, shy women while more colorful choices mean more liveliness, openess to experiences.
I hope I don't sound needlessly antagonizing or offensive when I say this, but I honestly cannot fathom you guys who do not care about nail color. Like even guys who prefer natural nails I can almost understand, as people will have preferences for anything (see armpit hair above) but to not care? That's incomprehensible for me.
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It's the exact opposite for me, when I see (rarely, but much more often in the last couple of years) women without nail polish on it immediately sends a negative signal about her. Now if it's a random person on the street I can rationalize a reason for it (busy week, unavailable technician etc), but broadly I see it as an "unkept" signal, not as viscerally disgusting as armpit hair or leg/arm hair which is genuinely disgusting to me, but close to say unironed clothes. Fortunately that's very rare in Eastern Europe as opposed to Western countries. I would genuinely refuse to date a woman who doesn't color her nails. Unpolished nails seem like man hands to me.
I also echo most of you here with a preference for short/shorter nails as opposed to those fake, long and pointy nails with added decorations. I see it as trashy. Unfortunately, you'd see a lot more of these than anything else. But as far as colors go, I would say that I see it as very feminine and youthful when manicures/pedicures have bright colors as opposed to "neutral" ones such as black, beige/nude etc.. Basically, I see nail polish as a signal for not only femininity but also the amount of how much a woman cares about her appearence. I also have developed a pretty good heuristic relating to nail color: muted colors tend to be chosen by quiet, shy women while more colorful choices mean more liveliness, openess to experiences.
I hope I don't sound needlessly antagonizing or offensive when I say this, but I honestly cannot fathom you guys who do not care about nail color. Like even guys who prefer natural nails I can almost understand, as people will have preferences for anything (see armpit hair above) but to not care? That's incomprehensible for me.
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