Nail Paint

[Leki]

Yesterday I wore bright pink glittery nail varnish out in public. I put it on at a park in Venice. When i was doing it a guy sat near me gave me a very dirty look but I told myself i didnt care. I walked around acting confident but after a while i started to feel annoyed about having it on. I felt worried for my safety and i didnt want anyone to notice it. Then some children stared at it and again i said i didnt care but msybe i did. By the end i couldnt wait to get it off and then hated having it on. Today my female clothes hsve been dysphoric and i handave enjoyed being in male clothes. Gosh gender is so confusing Yesterday i was wearing a male grey vest, female jean shorts and male trainers and socks Maybe i felt judged by society so today being male seemed like a better option

[suzifrommd]

I spent the year before going full time with long nails on which I put glossy enamel. I was afraid people would think I'm weird, especially at work, but no one paid me a second look. It was the one part of my body that looked the way I wanted.

Never put polish on until a few weeks ago, to celebrate two years of living full time.

[sparrow]

I'm sorry for what you're going through... I've been having similar experiences.  Feel terrible dressing as a man, change, venture out, feel terrible for the attention.  I've started to accept portions of this: if I go out dressed femme, I feel good for part of the time.  If I go out dressed masculine, I feel bad the entire time.  In both cases, my mood goes downhill rapidly.  Solution: dress femme.  That way, I start out in a positive mood, and don't end up crying alone in a dark corner for two hours at an awesome party.

[April41]

I can relate. When I came out I decided I didn't want to paint my nails only when I was presenting female, so I decided to suck it up and deal with being a guy with painted nails. I get looks, but so far 4 months of this and no one's given me issue, but it still feels a tiny bit awkward, unless I completely forget about it.

[fairview]

I present male every day and work as a barber.  I see my nail tech every 2 weeks to rebalance my acrylics. I keep them short. Sometimes I have her do an American French with an ultra thin white.

Have only had one comment/snicker from a lot loader at home Depot. I looked at him and quietly stated that as a Marine I was taught a very unique set of skills courtesy of the US taxpayer. Would you like me to demonstrate.

Because of my size I can get away away with that. But the point is to be confident in what you wear or do. Confidence hides everything in plain view. Acting as it's not there makes it disappear to the entire world.

Women, I have come to believe are very observant and curious creatures.  I have so many neutral comments from them. I just say I cut hair for a living (true) but like to restore motorcycles (true also)on the weekends. This just makes it easier to look professional on Tuesday when I go back to work. Surprisingly,  no woman ever showed any signs of weirdness.

[sparrow]

Have only had one comment/snicker from a lot loader at home Depot. I looked at him and quietly stated that as a Marine I was taught a very unique set of skills courtesy of the US taxpayer. Would you like me to demonstrate.

So awesome... <3

[Alison-Rose]

I'm about to celebrate having my toenails painted for a whole month (not the same colour all that time, of course!), but so far I've only braved doing my hands with clear polish. To be fair, though, I'm still quite early in my own "transition" since I'm looking to grow out my hair a little more before I start presenting as genderfluid in public. Also, it will probably help a lot more once my wardrobe expands to include clothes that represent my feminine side, which I've been avoiding for years - over a third of my life, now that I think about it.

[BreeD]

I've taken to painting my nails with a matte strengthener like Nail Envy. I recently have been trying Butter London's base both of these are shear. I manicure them every Sunday and keep them an active length. 

Ever so often I put on a shear pink to help balance the color or maybe a top coat.  The only time anyone commented was with a top coat.  Your nails are shiny today!  Yes, they are brittle and I have been using a nail strengthener to help keep them from flaking off (true).  Also I feel PRETTY!