Can a man get away with wearing colored nail polish?

I am going to a social function this weekend and wanted to wear silver nail polish because my date suggested it. At first I was against the idea but the more I thought of it, it might be fun.





If not silver what other colors would be acceptable or the whole idea would not work at all? Please let me know. ThanksCan a man get away with wearing colored nail polish?
Why is it a ';gay'; thing? Where can I read up on the ';rules'; that stipulate what indicates that someone is gay by their clothing, appearance or grooming? Remember guys and earrings or piercings?





I see nothing wrong with wearing an appropriate color. I think that bright reds probably aren't best. I'd suggest matching your neck tie if you're wearing a tie. Just match one of the colors on the tie, sort of like a frame or mat around a picture. Clear is always acceptable. ALWAYS, anywhere, anytime. In many cultures/societies, men wear clear polish and have regular manicures to maintain a ';polished'; look. It indicates that they are not ordinary laborers and work with their heads not hands. Not that there's anything wrong at all with manual labor, it just a society - class thing in many countries.





Some men also like neutral sheer colors. Very pale and sheer pink or sheer purple when applied look almost like your natural nail and no-one will even know unless they look closely. Darker colors will be quite obvious. If it Xmas or New Years party - I'd go for a glitter or sparkle polish to add fun value. Also depends if it's a social gathering or a business one. I'd tend to be less obvious if it's a business gathering. You can also try to compliment that your date is wearing. If she's in a black or purple dress, you can wear same color.





Either get a professional manicure or have your date do your nails for you first. Nails should be as long as your fingers, not longer. About 2 mm of white tip. Too many men have their nails too short - right down to end of nail bed. That looks childish and even uncomfortable. Then you need to apply a clear base coat. Do not use top coat as a base coat as the formulations are different. Then you can apply polish layer. Afterwords, use a top coat to protect the polish layer.





Go to the OPI.com website and look at the colors. There's hundreds.





Colors I'd recommend: (silver tints first)





OPI DS Shimmer


OPI Happy Anniversary


OPI Stars In My Eyes





OPI Kyoto Pearl (pearl white)





OPI Sheer Enchantment (sheer/clear with glitter)





OPI Hearts and Tarts


OPI I'll Take The Cake


OPI No Bees Please


OPI Room Service


OPI Mod Hatter


OPI Will You Mariachi Me





Have fun with it. It's only polish, comes off easily, painlessly and quickly.


Can a man get away with wearing colored nail polish?
Hahaha do it. It would be funny, just bring along nail polish remover
are you trying to impress others, your date, or no one?





two out of three says do the polish.
Honestly, just no. Stick with clear (even clear can work wonders on the appearance of your nails) unless you're gay.
Personally I think it's hot on a guy. Go for it.
Like a clear color.
just black or clear nail polish, thats it.
How about blue, to match your makeup and dress?
no offense, but not unless ur like, an emo/scene dude, or ur gay. and i doubt the second one
tell her you'll were a silver condom and she can see it later!
clear or black!
Honestly, I really don't think nail polish on a guy is a good idea. But that's my opinion :)