MTF: nails

[FrancisAnn]

RavenMoon, It's a bitch with all the hoops we have to jump through just to become a woman. I'm not lucky, just older & tired of waiting around. Estrogen is so nice. It will make you more confident in your self as a woman.

I've always painted my nails since childhood, playing dress up with my mothers poilsh, lipstick, high heel shoes. I was a little girl I thought until the first grade teacher told me I was a "boy". Ugh that hurt.

Good to talk with you. Have fun.

[Tessa James]

As Mercedes nicely describes and others agree, nails can be an important part of our life pre and thru transition.  Allowing myself to have beautiful, shaped, buffed and polished nails (and long hair) was enough to alleviate the days when I could not fully accept myself or transitioning.   As a nurse anesthetist it was critical to have clean and in my case girly nails with out polish as my hands were the tools of my trade.  I placed spinal and epidural needles, endotracheal tubes and intravenous lines as patients, their family and other staff carefully watched, sometimes holding their breath.  With a license to touch I enjoyed connecting with people with what I felt was a feminine gentleness, sensitivity and appearance(my hands at least).  Now free to be me, I love wearing purple and pink polishes on all my nails and also a cover coat to help it last.   The simple pleasures of going girly are amazing and reassuring for me.

[RavenMoon]

RavenMoon, It's a bitch with all the hoops we have to jump through just to become a woman. I'm not lucky, just older & tired of waiting around. Estrogen is so nice. It will make you more confident in your self as a woman.

I've always painted my nails since childhood, playing dress up with my mothers poilsh, lipstick, high heel shoes. I was a little girl I thought until the first grade teacher told me I was a "boy". Ugh that hurt.

Good to talk with you. Have fun.

I'm older as well. Will be 56 in 10 days. :/ I had my mom paint my nails when I was about 4 I think. They were red. then I used to paint them when I was in high school. It's a wonder I didn't get picked on more! I just started doing it again last month.

Yes, lots of hoops to jump through, but I can't wait! I'm so looking forward to starting my transition. Soon! 

[FrancisAnn]

RavenMoon,

Have fun & good luck girl friend.

If you would like to talk direct & be friends send me a PM sometime. It's good for girls to talk about our lives.

Francis

Sweet dreams, off to bed finally.

[spx_1112]

Polished nails are so feminine

[HelloKitty]

That does it, am doing my nails again today.
I sososooooo love nail polish.

[Gina Taylor]

Thanks! I have l pretty long fingers, but wide hands from playing bass and guitar since I was a tween. I have Flintstones feet, and unfortunately my daughter inherited them instead of her mom's dainty feet and hands. but at least I only take a woman's size 10 shoe.  Not too bad. (I'm very short)

No problem!  That's interesting. I've been playing the guitar for the past 30 years and my hands haven't widened. Guess I'm fortunate. My palms are just a litte smaller than yours are. And I use to wear a woman's size 10 shoe but I now wear a size 11.

Thanks for giving me the color of that nail polish. I'm gonna get some real soon. I'm sure I can find some at my local grocery store. 

[JillSter]

Yesterday I did my nails with a pale pink sugar coat. It looked really cute. Much more girly than the look I usually go for, but whatever. It's cute.

I always liked soft pinks and rich purples and metallic shades like silver and blue. I've never been a big fan of red personally, but that's just me.

I got a bottle of Wet & Wild's New Years Kiss and omg I love it! It's like a clear coat that sparkles! So many ways to use that! I'm so happy I found it!

I'm always in boy mode, but I go out with a single polished nail sometimes. Kinda my little way of sticking it to the gender police without drawing attention to myself. 

[FrancisAnn]

Mine are finally getting longer, they seem to go slower than they used to or I'm impatient. I'm going to keep 10 nice long nails for life. If working in garden or other tasks I always wear gloves & always use clear hard polish to make them stronger, hard as nails type polish works, it it real hard & helps protect the nail.

I've been with purple for the past 2-3 weeks however ready for some change, not sure, maybe back to red during winter time. It's cold where I live.

Have fun GF's.

Oh yea, I'm squaring mine off from now, round seems so old fashion, so I'm just filing them square & letting them grow out, they will probably be stronger with that shape.

[Gina Taylor]

Mine are finally getting longer, they seem to go slower than they used to or I'm impatient. I'm going to keep 10 nice long nails for life. If working in garden or other tasks I always wear gloves & always use clear hard polish to make them stronger, hard as nails type polish works, it it real hard & helps protect the nail.

I've always found that nail polish's that have vitamin E seem to really help my nails grow faster. 

[FrancisAnn]

Thanks I'll try that. I used to take biotin but stopped, maybe that's why they grow slow. Guess I'll order another bottle. Biotin is good for hair & nails or so it seems.

[Mercédes]

Thanks I'll try that. I used to take biotin but stopped, maybe that's why they grow slow. Guess I'll order another bottle. Biotin is good for hair & nails or so it seems.

I think I read somewhere this also helps with hair growth? my hair has become brittle after beginning HRT, but there were other factors...
guess there's prolly a hair thread in here somewhere, or good ol google.

Today's nails.
OPI's "Let them eat Rice Cake" with a high gloss top coat.

[FrancisAnn]

Mercedes, cool GF. Can you post a pic of your nails & that shade of OPI?

I'd love to post pic's however not tech enough to figure it out. All I can do it change profile pic, that's easy.

Ever have square nails?  I'm trying, they look cool. I've never had that style & excited to see them grow out.

[Lauren5]

For those who want to post pics, I've an instruction list for you:
Step one: upload the image to imageshack, imgur, or some other image hosting site.
Step two: copy the URL.
Step three: paste the URL into the post.
Step four: highlight the URL.
Step five: click the image button (under the bold button) which will add the IMG tags.
Step six: let people revel in your sexy

[Gina Taylor]

Thanks I'll try that. I used to take biotin but stopped, maybe that's why they grow slow. Guess I'll order another bottle. Biotin is good for hair & nails or so it seems.

Not a problem Francis Ann. I remembered that my late wife once had a nail problem and I suggested that she put some nail polish on it, and it was healed in two dails because of the vitamin E. 

[Gina Taylor]

No problem!  That's interesting. I've been playing the guitar for the past 30 years and my hands haven't widened. Guess I'm fortunate. My palms are just a litte smaller than yours are. And I use to wear a woman's size 10 shoe but I now wear a size 11.

Thanks for giving me the color of that nail polish. I'm gonna get some real soon. I'm sure I can find some at my local grocery store. 

I was able to find the nail polish at a dollar store and as soon as I got home I immediately put on 3 coats and it really looks great!!!  Thanks RavenMoon for the excellent suggestion! I'll be posting some pictures soon!   

[spx_1112]

My nails and toes are red.

[kellibra]

despite the blue/green/maroon trends, i am still a fan of reds and pinks. way too girlie...

[RavenMoon]

despite the blue/green/maroon trends, i am still a fan of reds and pinks. way too girlie...

I'd do reds and pinks if I was in girl mode. But I'm not yet.

Here's my current collection:


And today's color; Glowstick.

[Joan]

I can't really do my fingers, but my toes have been done since the day I came out