What do you think of Men Painting their toes?

by FreethinkingGuy Posted 2012/05/09 17:12:00

Related Topics: Trend, Jean, Pig, Opinion, Sexual, Photo, Nail Polish, Jeans, Lipstick, Nails

3 of 6

shows a man with painted toes exiting his home

This is to show how a guy can paint his toes and still look like a guy. Painting your toes, or fingers, doesn't change your sexual preference or make you less masculine in my opinion.

One more of a guys painted toes with chaco sandals and jeans
Another of a man with painted toes and flip flops
shows a man with painted toes exiting his home

This is to show how a guy can paint his toes and still look like a guy. Painting your toes, or fingers, doesn't change your sexual preference or make you less masculine in my opinion.
Relaxing with painted toes and birkenstocks
A mans big toe painted in a cherry red

This is an example of a mans toes with nail polish done professionally
Guy Polish Jim's painted toes

This photo courtesy of another male blogger showing his painted toes with some cool artwork. Courtesy of: http://polished-men.blogspot.com/

What do you think of Men Painting their toes?

Read all 28 opinions

I have been painting my toes for several years and going out in public with them painted and showing and I get a lot of positive comments and almost no negative ones. I even blog about the issues men face with doing this at www.menwithpaintednails.blogspot.com .

My question to everyone is what do YOU think about this trend? Now assume that if a guy does this he will take proper care of his feet and nails and not just slop on paint like lipstick on a pig. Therefore most mens feet would look much better just from the professional pedicure. So if a guy were to get a professional pedicure and display his painted toes in public, what would be your opinion?

zack 2012/12/15 04:50:51

+5
just love it!!! about time
>> See Replies

Corbin 2013/04/28 14:43:11

+3
I happen to be a guy who pints his fingernails on a regular basis. I tend to match the color to my shirt when I dress up. I think it adds a new level of professionalism, and attention to detail. People that tend not to like my nails being painted are narrow minded from my experience. Is it a new trend I don't care because everybody should stay true to themself. And for some that is outside the realm of what society accepts as normal.

reply
zack 2012/12/15 04:50:51

+5
just love it!!! about time

reply
bryanb 2012/10/18 21:54:11

+1
I think "guys " who come on sites like this and claim nail painting is unmanly may be fighting their own internal battle of sexual identity. Why would a "macho guy" come onto a site like this, and comment? You should be on "manly" sites cutting bark with your teeth or something

reply
pablo to bryanb 2013/01/30 09:10:28

I am straight guy and you are very ignorant and stupid. only a man with not education wanna show what he is not (macho guy) all macho guy is a GAY. and you are one of them.

reply
JakeK 2012/10/17 16:23:42

Toetally cool. I think it's great that guys are taking a bit more interest in how they look and trying some cool and creative styles. Gals have been great at experimenting wearing men's style for quite a while and they have managed to make it really work well. A little paint isn't going to hurt anyone, and guys can have some fun with this too.
In fact, there are actually quite a few men who do wear their toenails polished already, many with color too. Since you don't see it as much because guys don't wear open-toed shoes as often as women you might not have noticed how much this trend has grown in the past few years.
Hey, it looks good, is fun and some guys really like having great looking nails too, so why not?

reply
kenny 2012/09/25 06:28:54

+1
I believe that a man who wants too paint his nails should do it. It doesn't mater what color ether whether its pink or blue or any other color. I am man and love painting my toes.

reply
chaz 2012/08/29 01:46:00

I think It's cool that guys paint there toes but should not go over board. I believe that certain colors are fine and make guys feet masculine. Black, dark blue, silver and clear polish are the best for dudes. If you a dude and you have a female buddy ( girl, ex, wife, ect or in a group of bros that thier cool with walking with you) walk with them in public while you have your nails painted, with time you get use to it and people get use to seeing you that way and won't care anymore if they did to begin with. In that case you feel comfortable and wont get slammed with ignorant comments also. It's not gay to a certain point, if you like to have little details like flowers or hot red or pink then it would be questionable. But either way just do you and enjoy your toes nails. Some people wish they had some.

reply
JakeK to chaz 2012/10/17 16:26:20

I agree that a guy can go overboard with the length of his toenails and bright colors. Women can go beyond 'pretty' as well if their nails are not done with care and tastefully. The darker colors seem to look pretty good on guys in my opinion. I find I actually don't like black polish on women, but on guys, it rocks!

reply
john 2012/08/01 21:32:15

+3
i believe that men should paint their nails too it is not fair only women to do it,besides if you think about it jeans and trousers were only for men then girls decided they can wear jeans too,so if girls can wear trousers men can paint their nails. There are no man things or woman things,who said you are not allowed to paint your nails because you have a penis?who decided it,who makes the rules anyway?i hope it becomes fashion and men can paint their nails feeling free to do whatever they like without being judged.

reply
dan@wildkingdom-overland.com 2012/06/07 23:01:22

+5
I think it is awesome. Like anything new in the public, takes a bit getting used to. Like the first time men wore ear rings and shaving their legs. Seriously, it's a societal thing to not accept change. I started painting my toenails in February. My wife likes it, my kids are like what th!! but now it's all good. as a family, we all go get pedicures together. akes big balls to start a trend, but do it, you will never go back. Personally, I stick with black or silver color.

reply
chaz to dan@wil... 2012/10/18 01:57:35

I believe that it can be sexy on a dude that knows how to pull it off. He definitely has to have feet. I paint mines once in a wild. I only use black, silver, silver bue, dark brown.based on my opinion. Alot of guys should start the trend. It is not gay at all! , matter fact 99% of gay guys wouldn't even think of doing it for for any reasons,

reply
Queen Katherine 2012/05/11 02:19:31

No just no!

reply
Erin Innocent 2012/05/10 21:01:19

no

reply
El Jefe 2012/05/10 13:50:01

+1
Well, I would never be attracted to a man who paints his toenails. Secondly it takes away from my prank bank: painting guys nails when they fall asleep.

reply
JakeK to El Jefe 2012/10/17 16:30:27

Cool. That is actually how I began wearing my toenails polished. My GF at the time (now my wife) painted them when I was asleep and she did such a good job that it looked pretty good to me, so I kept it on. I recall it was a dark maroon that just seemed to 'work' for me. Been hooked on polish ever since!

reply
Ayushee 2012/05/10 09:59:34

+1
Ridiculous!

reply
TheMadChameleon 2012/05/10 09:53:11

+1
AWESOME. I love it when guys paint their nails. I wish my boyfriend would let me paint his. Face it, nails get dirty and gross very easily, especially toenails. Paint at least hides that, and adds a layer or two of protection!

reply
JakeK to TheMadC... 2012/10/17 16:26:57

Awesome attitude! : )

reply
rknothead 2012/05/10 06:53:27

too east or west coasty for me

reply
Bali 2012/05/10 01:26:28

+1
fruity

reply
Azrael-In GOD we trust 2012/05/09 22:39:31

Whatever floats their boat.
NO GUY of mine will paint anything on his body, unless he's in the woods hunting during hunting season.

reply
pablo to Azrael-... 2012/09/27 19:10:29

+2
What kind girl you are, you are so ignorant , the feet is the the most erotic part of the human body, the feet is the most important point of sex, paint one time your toe in red color and wear and stiletto sandal and looking your self in the mirror and you gonna fill something different, but may you have an ugly feet then you must hide you feet for ever, amen

reply
Surgeon ~The Egalitarianist~ 2012/05/09 18:31:29

+1
I personally find it a tad on the creepy side. I also find it creepy when women do it too. To me it's just like you're trying to show off your feet for some reason (which, btw, is the same reason I don't like shoes that show ones feet).

It's one thing to take care of your feet, another to try and glam them up for no reason. I personally don't see the point in nail-polish at all, for woman or men.

Personally I think the only time one should show off their feet is when going barefoot. But when you do that, your feet get dirty, tougher, rougher, things like that. That's what I personally prefer, totally natural bare feet.

But seriously painted toe nails are creepy regardless of who has them.

reply
pablo to Surgeon... 2012/09/27 19:58:10

+1
You must be one in one million to said something like that about the men and women whom paint they toe nail, may you are the more embittered girl in this planet Earth. just in case if you have not boy friend , I suggesting you to paint your toe in red carpet, and you will get thousand of men interested in you, but if you have an ugly feet you can keep hide, and never show your toe to nobody, because, when you boy friend looking you ugly feet he gonna ran away from you. then you gonna realize so. what important is to keep you feet in
sensuousness mood, please read the mail from the up of you mail, it is almost the same problem you have, amen

reply
Surgeon... to pablo 2012/09/27 21:30:57
ScottyG - Faqueue 2012/05/09 17:31:02

Paint my toes? Not a chance in hell.

reply
Simmering Frog 2012/05/09 17:18:52

+2
[...]

This trend???????????????

WTF?

reply
JakeK to Simmeri... 2012/10/17 16:28:46

Uh yeah, it's been growing since the late 2000s. Nail salons report their business by male clients is up 11% just from 2011. Sure, not all men are going to go for this )not all women like their nails painted either), but for those who like it, it's going to become the next target market for the cosmetic industry.

reply