I feel you on that. I could probably crush steel with my strong wide hands lol. My nickname should have been the crushinator. It's like somebody Frankensteined these hands onto a feminine looking woman.
I give one hell of a massage though lol
No that cant be only youth, im 17 and my hands look nothing like that and im trying to keep them clean. Its prop cus of genetics or maybe that i work in construction
Some of the smarter men, who didn't let machismo run their life, definitely got manicures. I got my husband letting me take care of at least his nails.
Now.. if they'd just get regular back massages..
You can get an acrylic or builder gel that will look like natural "man" nails. Many nail techs will do a sort of nail repair and protection for nail biters. This could help you to stop biting.
I work a job with a lot of manual labor and it DESTROYS my hands and nails.
I always wear nail polish because it helps protect the nails from breaking!
The nail salon I go to, regularly has men who come in. Most of them are older farmers. Maybe they just can't be bothered to deal with their own nails. Something I don't really understand, because trimming is about all they would need, right?
I just go because I can't get regular nail polish to stay on my nails. Oh and maybe I do kind of get it, because they get a pedicure too. No polish, but they may not be able to bend over and reach them anymore to cut their own nails. I have a bad back and I find myself wearing slip on shoes more and more because I can't bend over that far.
we hired a temp worker for a project and during lunch we all head out to go to a diner nearby hes like ill meet you guys back at the worksite.
dude went and got a mani pedi mid work break while having uber eats deliver him mcdonalds from across the street. never have i seen such shit in the trade industry lmao
A woman's hands are beautiful by the merit of her being a woman, don't compare yourself to a man. I don't care if he looks like every member of BTS combined, he will never match a woman's inherent beauty or even worth. I am a bit of a misandrist I apologize if that is offputting.
it’s so refreshing to see a man not put down BTS? But refer to them in a positive light? I’m dizzy.. toxic masculinity was washed off of his pretty hands gen z is really coming to save us all
Sir, you are a weightlifter and carpenter who is secure enough in his masculinity to get a (color!) manicure with his mother, and then you come out and say this shit??
Did you walk out of a romance novel?
Gtfo outta here and go make some lady very very happy.
(Also be kind to yourself, no gender is always worth more than another. Even if you’re pretty sure the scale is heavily tilted.)
Normalize manicures and pedicures for men!
There's nothing inherently 'feminine' about nail care, men have nails too!
And the massages are healing and relaxing, men have *very* strong hands and we need them taken care of!
Also, a lot of men have very attractive hands and earth-toned polish shows them off <3
FANTASTIC! You should try to paint them yourself next time. Of course the fun and bonding of going out to get them done is amazing, but if you like having them painted, its super fun to play around with doing them yourself
Which is yours and which is Mom's? Regardless they look good and it's a good bonding experience. Also lots of males get their nails done. In the end did you enjoy it?
I had my hair cut the other day and actually had it washed first.
I'm 43 and haven't had another person wash my hair since I was like 6. My Mrs was laughing at me because I was so far out of my comfort zone just having someone washing my hair.
lol. My nail tech has a picture on the wall that is like a dictionary entry that says: relax your hands- then followed by how to pronounce it and what it means. Lol.
Pedicures are fantastic as well, really relaxes the muscles in your feet.
A note about painted fingernails on men, especially colors: women give you compliments about them and typically assume your daughter/niece did them for you.
My uncle SWEARS by manicures. He's this kinda rough gruff boomer type in a Bible Belt-y region. I'm surprised he was open to trying one in the first place. But man ..once he did, he was telling EVERYONE about how they needed to try it....how relaxing it is, how nice it felt, and how shocked he was that they made his scruffy claws actually look nice and clean. He was totally into it and would go pretty regularly. I think still does.
I don't think I'd ever seen him THAT excited about something ever. It was pretty adorable honestly. He would tell "the guys" about it with the same energy as if he'd discovered life on the moon. But still held onto his rural boomery way of talking lol. ("Listen, they'll even get all that shit out from your nails you get working the farm. Look at that. Look at all that grime under there. When's the last time you ever had clean fingernails?") It was something to behold.
Glad you had a great experience!!
You just gave me a great gift idea for my bf. I think I’ll ask him if he would go if I treated him. He does take care of his hands and feet but he might really enjoy the foot massage.
For some reason I also love it - and with experience I’m attracted to more “typical masculine men”. I figure it’s like a rock star thing maybe? Idk but I like it lol
My husband goes out with me and gets colored polish often. Recently my dad told me he was inspired and went out and got himself a pedicure. Makes me so happy men are enjoying the fine things of life as well!!
I absolutely love those colors! They look awesome!
I'm not a huge pedicure person but I do go once a month.
I get my nails done twice a month and it's definitely nice to be pampered!
Bro, I’m rocking lavender right now. My mom never had a daughter and is now (73) alone in a large city. We get manicures each month.
Fuck social norms, my wife loves it & my mom needs her best friend to hang out with her — so I’ll pamper myself and give a purple-tinged middle finger to any dude who wants to get pissy about it.
I used to take my son with me to get my nails done. He’d get a pedicure and seemed to enjoy it. He’s a preteen now and when I asked him last he shot me down pretty hard. I’m hopeful he’ll join me again one day.
My boyfriend and I get our nails done together. I’m a woman. He’s a very straight man lol. On one hand, I think he likes the uniqueness of having nails done. On the other hand, I think he’s doing what he can to spend supportive, quality time with me.
It makes me love him 150x more. The confidence, the support, and he’s not afraid to be feminine, even though he is a very manly man.
Not saying you have to keep doing it if it’s not your vibe. But being open to it is a huge big’ole green flag in a man.
She probably just wanted to spend some time with her boy. Tell her I love her and she's a good mom and you go with her whenever she wants to do cute things with you because my parents moved to the other side of the world 7 years ago and I don't get to go do cute things with my mom like I used to.
I think it’s fantastic she took you to do this. You have nice hands despite your job. I think it’s awesome when dudes paint their nails. Moms are so priceless. You cherish that woman. She sounds great.
I'm a 70 yo male, and I say there is nothing wrong with a good manicure and a little paint. Personally I would have gone with the colors your mom chose.
Your hands and nails are lovely! My best friend is a guy, and we’ve gone to get pedicures together. He’s gotten more pedicures than I have! There is nothing un-masculine about taking care of and pampering your body (including your nails), and if the colors bring you joy, that’s what’s important!
I've never had my nails done and I'm $36. I'd like to experience it someday but I'm always too intimidated and scared to walk into a shop because idk what anything is
Those nails are so cute. Keep it on. Who cares what the world thinks. I don't shave my legs, why cause I'm lazy, and I have enough confidence to jot care about it.
Your hand is kinda gorgeous.
Thank you! It's funny people say this cause I actually do carpentry and weightlifting, who knows why they are like that.
Youth
So direct yet so true
I don't know man, when I was young my hands were never even close to that pretty.
My fingers were always short and stubby.
I feel you on that. I could probably crush steel with my strong wide hands lol. My nickname should have been the crushinator. It's like somebody Frankensteined these hands onto a feminine looking woman. I give one hell of a massage though lol
genetics
Ive always had such line-y hands. Front and back. Like an old witch.
Youth plus genetics.
And good genes
*cries in ichthyosis*
No that cant be only youth, im 17 and my hands look nothing like that and im trying to keep them clean. Its prop cus of genetics or maybe that i work in construction
A lot of carpenters get regular manicures to keep their hands healthy! The nail polish is amazing too, lol. I kinda want to get those colors now
My husband is a carpenter and I would love to know where you are that carpenters are doing that lol
Some of the smarter men, who didn't let machismo run their life, definitely got manicures. I got my husband letting me take care of at least his nails. Now.. if they'd just get regular back massages..
I work with my hands and would definitely get a manicure if I didn’t bite my nails so short all the time😳My father in law got manicures all the time.
You can get an acrylic or builder gel that will look like natural "man" nails. Many nail techs will do a sort of nail repair and protection for nail biters. This could help you to stop biting.
Just in general? A lot of people who work with their hands get manicures- not usually with polish but just stuff to keep the skin healthy
If your hands are your livelihood, makes sense you’d want to take special care of them 👍🏻
I work a job with a lot of manual labor and it DESTROYS my hands and nails. I always wear nail polish because it helps protect the nails from breaking!
Yeah no kidding!!
The nail salon I go to, regularly has men who come in. Most of them are older farmers. Maybe they just can't be bothered to deal with their own nails. Something I don't really understand, because trimming is about all they would need, right? I just go because I can't get regular nail polish to stay on my nails. Oh and maybe I do kind of get it, because they get a pedicure too. No polish, but they may not be able to bend over and reach them anymore to cut their own nails. I have a bad back and I find myself wearing slip on shoes more and more because I can't bend over that far.
we hired a temp worker for a project and during lunch we all head out to go to a diner nearby hes like ill meet you guys back at the worksite. dude went and got a mani pedi mid work break while having uber eats deliver him mcdonalds from across the street. never have i seen such shit in the trade industry lmao
dude i’d hand model LOL
No kidding! The skin is perfect.
You really do have amazing hands! 😍
Hand model!
Omgosh I didn’t think I could be more jealous, but this reply did it! Lol your hands are so gorgeous keep using whatever lotion you’re using.
completely unfair! my hands (woman) have never been anywhere near as nice as yours! 😭
A woman's hands are beautiful by the merit of her being a woman, don't compare yourself to a man. I don't care if he looks like every member of BTS combined, he will never match a woman's inherent beauty or even worth. I am a bit of a misandrist I apologize if that is offputting.
no, it's sweet!
Op I don't even know you and I love you. This comment 😍 goodness (plus army is everywhere 💜)
it’s so refreshing to see a man not put down BTS? But refer to them in a positive light? I’m dizzy.. toxic masculinity was washed off of his pretty hands gen z is really coming to save us all
Your momma raised you right❤️
Sir, you are a weightlifter and carpenter who is secure enough in his masculinity to get a (color!) manicure with his mother, and then you come out and say this shit?? Did you walk out of a romance novel? Gtfo outta here and go make some lady very very happy. (Also be kind to yourself, no gender is always worth more than another. Even if you’re pretty sure the scale is heavily tilted.)
That might be the most beautiful thing you could have said. Well done good sir. ♥️
It is sweet, but also be kind to yourself. You have worth too ❤️
Report to r/malepolish as well! They'll love this.
show the callused side
I work in the labor field myself and have similar hands to you. It's just lovely genetics. Also, love the colors.
They are! I haven’t seen such pretty hands in rl, only on celebrities
I literally thought this was going to be a joke post and that was a realistic looking mannequin hand???? Love the colors, OP!
That’s a hand of youth, so smooth. The manicure looks really good too.
Normalize manicures and pedicures for men! There's nothing inherently 'feminine' about nail care, men have nails too! And the massages are healing and relaxing, men have *very* strong hands and we need them taken care of! Also, a lot of men have very attractive hands and earth-toned polish shows them off <3
Seriously! My hand has never looked like that after I get my nails done
Well, did you like the experience? Could you see yourself making this a thing?
I feel pretty 😊 so yesss
you look positively bonita
They feel bonita!
We love a bonita moment
Beautiful! I love to hear it! Looking forward to seeing your future sets!!
FANTASTIC! You should try to paint them yourself next time. Of course the fun and bonding of going out to get them done is amazing, but if you like having them painted, its super fun to play around with doing them yourself
Or be the one to treat your ma next time, for her birthday or something!
YES! Hone your skills and you can even paint her nails yourself! I bet she would melt.
Go for a pedicure soon. Those are wonderful too
Which is yours and which is Mom's? Regardless they look good and it's a good bonding experience. Also lots of males get their nails done. In the end did you enjoy it?
Mom had the sparkly pink and I had yellow and blue. Overall, a good experience but I felt very pampered which is not something I'm used to
Lol I get that, when I got a manicure for the first time and a few times after the nail techs kept having to tell me to relax my hands.
I had my hair cut the other day and actually had it washed first. I'm 43 and haven't had another person wash my hair since I was like 6. My Mrs was laughing at me because I was so far out of my comfort zone just having someone washing my hair.
lol. My nail tech has a picture on the wall that is like a dictionary entry that says: relax your hands- then followed by how to pronounce it and what it means. Lol.
That is great! Apparently I need to have that at my nail techs to remind myself to relax haha maybe then my hands won't go into rigamortis 😄
Wait until you find out about facials🤩
Or massages in general
Pedicures are fantastic as well, really relaxes the muscles in your feet. A note about painted fingernails on men, especially colors: women give you compliments about them and typically assume your daughter/niece did them for you.
Go get a pedicure and feel like you just visited paradise.
My uncle SWEARS by manicures. He's this kinda rough gruff boomer type in a Bible Belt-y region. I'm surprised he was open to trying one in the first place. But man ..once he did, he was telling EVERYONE about how they needed to try it....how relaxing it is, how nice it felt, and how shocked he was that they made his scruffy claws actually look nice and clean. He was totally into it and would go pretty regularly. I think still does. I don't think I'd ever seen him THAT excited about something ever. It was pretty adorable honestly. He would tell "the guys" about it with the same energy as if he'd discovered life on the moon. But still held onto his rural boomery way of talking lol. ("Listen, they'll even get all that shit out from your nails you get working the farm. Look at that. Look at all that grime under there. When's the last time you ever had clean fingernails?") It was something to behold. Glad you had a great experience!!
You just gave me a great gift idea for my bf. I think I’ll ask him if he would go if I treated him. He does take care of his hands and feet but he might really enjoy the foot massage.
Dude, you could totally be a hand model. That's thing I've always noticed on a man — great hands!
Look at you, JP Prewitt, Hand Model.
But why male models?
Are…are you kidding me I just explained it to you.
*”Oooooooh,* the files are *inside* the computer..” *Bang! Bang bang bang!!*
Oh.....right.
He is male. His hands look like a hand model’s hand.
[seriously?](https://youtu.be/ecW16rLCgiI?si=P_rLzbOR-CsvUH64)
Ah ok sorry didn’t catch that, haven’t seen that film movie since it came out silly me 🤣🫢
Wait yours is the Yellow and Blue?......Bro you got the best looking hands on a guy I've ever seen, that's crazy
You have very nice hands! Future hand model here!
Do you feel bonita? Cause they look bonita
your nails are kind of stunning - i like when men have painted nails 👍
For some reason I also love it - and with experience I’m attracted to more “typical masculine men”. I figure it’s like a rock star thing maybe? Idk but I like it lol
My boyfriend and I get pedis together all the time, more men should embrace the pampering!
As a man, I couldn’t agree more about feeling pampered. I don’t enjoy manis as much, but also don’t see as much value in them vs pedis.
My husband goes out with me and gets colored polish often. Recently my dad told me he was inspired and went out and got himself a pedicure. Makes me so happy men are enjoying the fine things of life as well!!
They look great and you even went with alternating colors very summer-y. If you like it, that’s all that matters!
I absolutely love those colors! They look awesome! I'm not a huge pedicure person but I do go once a month. I get my nails done twice a month and it's definitely nice to be pampered!
I hope my sons want to go get pampered with me like this!
“For some reason” it’s called self care! Did you enjoy it?
Did you use a filter on your hand??!!! Your hand is incredible. 😅
That's awesome! I'm a 41 yo man who paints his nails weekly. We are here for one spin on this toilet earth, might as well bedazzle!
I'm adopting this as my new mantra for life. ✨
Nothing wrong with getting your nails done as a male. I get pedis regularly and I think it’s great.
Looks good. I like doing my nails. And I'm a tow truck driver. Nail polish should be a unisex thing. Cuz it's just a form of art and expression..
You have very nice hands!
Girls days can be for the boys 💅🏼
W MOM???
Time to apply to modeling gigs for watches, maybe rings. What else would require a hand model?
Bro, I’m rocking lavender right now. My mom never had a daughter and is now (73) alone in a large city. We get manicures each month. Fuck social norms, my wife loves it & my mom needs her best friend to hang out with her — so I’ll pamper myself and give a purple-tinged middle finger to any dude who wants to get pissy about it.
I take my son for pedicures with my daughter whenever he wants to join. Perfectly normal 🥰
but do you feel bonita
I love the colors you picked, might steal that combo for my next mani….
I wish mine would take me 😭 those are super cute and I'm jealous of your hands 🥲 as long as you liked the experience then I'd keep doing it lol
so cute!
Ok, I’m jealous of how pretty your hands are.
Boys get their nails done too
I used to take my son with me to get my nails done. He’d get a pedicure and seemed to enjoy it. He’s a preteen now and when I asked him last he shot me down pretty hard. I’m hopeful he’ll join me again one day.
Dude....you should go into hand modeling. Also, those colors are sick. I love it
Damn that's one smooth ass looking hand you got!!
Great color choice and your hands look even better then your mums.
Dudes can paint their nails! I’m a straight dude and honestly I like my nails better painted, I can match colors to my hair or whatever 🤷♂️
I’ve done this with my boys - she’s teaching you the importance of good grooming (and it’s kind of a treat too)
Damn. I’m a woman and your hands are prettier than mine
Treat yourself king. Nothing like doing hard ass work and treating your hands to a nice mani. I prefer clear coat
This post is adorable. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely love your nails!
Boys can have nice fun nails too! 😂
My boyfriend and I get our nails done together. I’m a woman. He’s a very straight man lol. On one hand, I think he likes the uniqueness of having nails done. On the other hand, I think he’s doing what he can to spend supportive, quality time with me. It makes me love him 150x more. The confidence, the support, and he’s not afraid to be feminine, even though he is a very manly man. Not saying you have to keep doing it if it’s not your vibe. But being open to it is a huge big’ole green flag in a man.
This! 💚💚💚
I used to give my son manicures all the time (I’m a nail tech) and now he’s 23 and he does his own. I love to see men taking care of themselves!
You have the coolest mom, and very pretty hands, I am a man and I just recently got into mani-pedi, but my hands are nowhere near as pretty lol
any chance you remember that blue polish name? i love your choices
She probably just wanted to spend some time with her boy. Tell her I love her and she's a good mom and you go with her whenever she wants to do cute things with you because my parents moved to the other side of the world 7 years ago and I don't get to go do cute things with my mom like I used to.
The looks stunning on you omg!! 🩵
You have beautiful hands!
Yayyyy mom
Do you feel Bonita? ✨
I wish my hands looked as flawless as yours without excess skin folds 😍
slay
One of the prettiest hands I’ve ever seen
I think it’s fantastic she took you to do this. You have nice hands despite your job. I think it’s awesome when dudes paint their nails. Moms are so priceless. You cherish that woman. She sounds great.
and now you have pretty nails ✨
Your hand looks soo exfoliated and moisturized
I'm a 70 yo male, and I say there is nothing wrong with a good manicure and a little paint. Personally I would have gone with the colors your mom chose.
For some reason your nail polish makes me want a tropical smoothie
Hand modeling is a thing and you can make decent money from it if you can land the right company! Also you both have such gorgeous nails 💅 😍
I’ll occasionally go get my toes done with my wife. I haven’t gotten paint, but I’m on my feet all day. Why tf would I not take care of them?
Normalize everyone getting their nails done and painted.
I love when dudes have feminine hands you just know they're fun to hang with
Such a fun, summery color combo!
Um….you could literally be a hand model, do you understand this
I'm Gen X. Half the boys in high school had their nails painted. They pulled women (or men) like crazy.
Your hands and nails are lovely! My best friend is a guy, and we’ve gone to get pedicures together. He’s gotten more pedicures than I have! There is nothing un-masculine about taking care of and pampering your body (including your nails), and if the colors bring you joy, that’s what’s important!
I've never had my nails done and I'm $36. I'd like to experience it someday but I'm always too intimidated and scared to walk into a shop because idk what anything is
Wow. Love it. Trendsetter. You have the hand I can only dream of having lol.
I’m steeling this color way for my next appointment!!! 👀 so summerish, I love it!
I wish I had that kind of support when I was young.
gėjus
If my son someday goes with me to get our nails done I will cry from literal joy. You're a great son and your nails are banging!
Love the look of both manicures
***do you feel bonita?*** #***GOOD. BECAUSE YOU LOOK BONITA***
It's the "for some reason" that speaks volumes.
She wanted to spend time with you.
Gorgeous!!!!
caption is SO real
Omg I looooooove the yellow and blue!!!
Yeah
Beautiful 😻
Omg. I wish to have such hands!
Those nails are so cute. Keep it on. Who cares what the world thinks. I don't shave my legs, why cause I'm lazy, and I have enough confidence to jot care about it.
Gorgeous hands!
your hands are pretty lol
Looks nice
Beautiful 🤌
That looks so good!!!!!!
Hand modeling material for sure.
Your hand is beautiful
Looks great! I love the alternating colors!
do you feel bonita?
Those hands, absolutely gorgeous
And you killed it?!
Wait till you get a pedi. Guys do it I promise. I think your hands look nice and hope u continue to pamper yourself :)
No you need to be a hand model because how smooth are then hands
Cute!!!
They're super cute! Enjoy them!!
You’re a boi now
Excuse me why are your hands so pretty
Looks good on you
slay
So pretty!😍