nail me
 

nener ne ner..........made you look.....laughin....

I started this because I came across the Femme Zone thread titled 'nail me'. It made me think about my nails.

So guys...........what do we do to keep our nails in 'tip-top' shape?

I am anally retentive about nails for a couple or three reasons. I am anally retentive by nature and up-bringing. (My maternal grandmother had us pour boiling water over the silverware we just washed).

I spent many years as a med tech and also drawing blood. When someone sticks a needle in your arm you look at their hands. The last thing you want to see is dirty raggedity nails holding that needle.

I also am a dyke and my hands have many uses when it comes to sex. No one wants someone with dirty raggedity nails to get near the bits/stuff/nether regions/_______.

So guys....what is your nail care routine? Do you have one? If not, you might want to think about it.

Me......well I clip my hand nails at a minimum of once a week. I also use a nail file after I clip them to make them smooth and without rough edges. Rough edges are bad....and I don't need to tell you why......well I hope I don't have to tell you that.

I do the same with my toenails. Don't want jaggeded ass nails scraping her beautifully shaved legs.

My ex-wife always wanted to do my toenails. I really had a hard time with that because I HATE my feet being messed with...but I learned to deal with it cuz it made her happy.

Because of mobility issues, I find I am having trouble taking care of my toenails and I know my hand nails will soon follow.

That means I must start going to a nail salon to take proper care of my feet. OMG OMG................I'm lucky I live in the SF Bay Area and there are lots of nail salons in the Castro so masculine folks wanting nails done is not extraordinary. I have concerns about sterility of the tools they use and how you choose a place to do this.

I know the femmes are reading this....<grin>.....so if you have any tips please help us out....tips only.......and

any of us masculine folks...........share your experiences and how you take care of your nails.......

Hey you. :)

Many nail salons have pedicure kits you can purchase to bring with you every time you go, so that they are using your own stuff on your own nails. Or if they don't sell a kit you can always bring your own stuff.

Corn Chip Nail Tips - SNL Skit
 

Submitted for consideration:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/275691/sat...chip-nail-tips

Dang...I saw this in the Butch Zone and thought it was gonna be about tools!:cigar2:

i work on feet for a living!
 

Toughy, I have diabetes and as such, have to be extremely cautious and careful with my feet. When I was first diagnosed, I spoke with the foot doctor who gave me these tips: ALWAYS make sure they have an autoclave for sterilizing the equipment. Another thing you can do to ensure no cross contamination with another person is buy your own and do proper sterilization on them. The other thing that is of utmost importance, is in unit that you will sit in to get your pedicure, there is the "basin" where you will soak your feet. Almost all of them use the spa pedicure unit where they can fill it with water and drain it. Plumbing built in. Not one of those little portable units. Ok, there is a trap for all the nasty bits that trimmed off of peoples feet. You MUST make sure that this trap is emptied every single time they use it. Most shops just drain the water and squirt around some sterilizing chemical. This is not enough. The trap must be emptied. Some shops will use a tool that requires that the manicurist put in a razor blade and they kind of shave away dead skin. Not only is this a way transmitting a host of diseases if the blade is not changed, its not good for your feet. It causes more cracking on the heels. Tell them in ADVANCE that you do not want this done and to just use a pumice stone. And as far as a pumice stone, go to Sallys and get your own. Keep it in a baggie after it has dried. always bring it home with you. I know this is very detailed, but it is meant to keep you as safe as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.

you know I get you are trying to be funny, but it's not funny to me......

Guys get crap about being 'butch enough' all the time and personal hygiene stuff is one of those places it happens. Hair products and lotions fit in this category also.

Thanks to the femmes who have offered up tips about nail salons.

Come on guys.....I know I am not the only butch who takes care of my nails.

In my mind nails are tools!!! Tools of the loving touch.

I would be willing to say that part of being old school is taking care of your nails (and skin). What do you think about that?

*snickers* and here I thought we was gonna talk shop about nails..

I can't wait to get Jackhammer in here!

Great thread Toughy!

A Butches hands are a sexual organ and as such should be kept groomed and clean. Gnarly nails are a turn off!

Lots of Men groom, it bugs me that so many people think Butches should not.

For those of you who have never had a mani or pedi they do not have to use polish, they can clean you up and buff.

I am starting to have trouble with split nails. They are also getting brittle and have ridges/lines running the length of the nail (both hand and toe). Are there products that will help with these problems? And I don't want stuff like clear nail polish that will make my nails all shiny....yuk

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ty vixen.....I walk by that place all the time....

Hoof cream from feed stores works wonders ;)

laughin.............well you can't call that a girly product fer sure.....

Hey Toughy, it's funny, in a messed up way, I can't stand for my feet to be touched either.

What really caught my attention was your post about the condition/problems you are having with your nails. It sounds like a vitamin deficiency. Mine have to be constantly monitored so I'm use to different things coming up like this. It's worth checking into anyway. Then there's Medusas route :/

I'm going to have to butch up and go the pedicure route because of left hip problems that don't let me bend or get my leg/foot in a position to do the pedi myself........icky poo to somebody messing with my feet...

I'm on a bunch of meds that are most likely causing the nail issues, but I will double check with my rheumatologist and see what she thinks.....good suggestion....thanks

Eating gelatin helps too.....if you don't like regular jello you can get unflavored gelatin and add it to smoothies and such.

i self manicure. i have a pumice stone that keeps my callouses tame. i keep my hands trimmed and smooth the best i can for what i do. i have a couple of nails on one hand that grow funny due to a dog biting it very badly in my twenties and when the fingers all healed up the nails never grew the same again so i don't really like people messing with my hands.

i love pedicures with the added leg scrub and massage. i don't do them often anymore. Men are always there when i go, at least one. What i like about it is as i get older the pads on my feet need to be attended to more often and the regular pedicure does this. i think it is healthy to attend to the nails and pads and having somebody else do it feels pretty good once i got past somebody messing with my feet.


i also use this on my feet and hands...it is great stuff!
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I can't stand to have my feet touched. It's been this way since I was very little. I remember my mom having to take me to the floor and hold my leg in the scissors hold just to clip my toenails. I'd flop around like a fish out if water until I was exhausted. I'm surprised she never put me in a full Nelson. LoL

[QUOTE=Toughy;573671]you know I get you are trying to be funny, but it's not funny to me......

Guys get crap about being 'butch enough' all the time and personal hygiene stuff is one of those places it happens. Hair products and lotions fit in this category also

I agree Toughy. I hate when people say I am not 'butch enough' because I love getting pedi's.

If you all don't know your hands are "tools" ;) Then what can I add but.. You are missing out !

I know my hands are tools.

I take magnesium and calcium, in a Greens base ( available at TJ's ) , and have for years.. I suspect that's why my nails are so strong ;)
There's lots of stuff for your cuticles, olive oil being one of them, not sure about the brittle nails part, except vitamins etc.. I suspect internal things are what help that ...

I also am a dyke and my hands have many uses when it comes to sex. No one wants someone with dirty raggedity nails to get near the bits/stuff/nether regions/_______.

Can I get an AMEN up in here!?

I used this stuff for years on my horses feet,I always got it on my hands cause I rubed in on the hoof and hair line with my hands insted of useing a sponge or paint brush,it still works really good on hands and feet.Me being diabetic I take realy good care of my hands a feet.

Amen mah Sister!

so where is Jack.......I know she takes care of her nails being the old school butch she is

There's nothing Unbutch about a butch getting a mani/pedi

I think someone who cares enough about their appearence to do this is
AOK in my book.

I know Da Schmooze wouldn't mind my saying he gets both - no nail polish please lol but I love that he likes taking care of himself. In fact when he was here for Christmas we found the most deeliteful salon with the best pedicures ever.

I am diabetic and very careful who touches my feet - autoclave a must and this salon has tools individually wrapped after autoclaving before they touch anyone's feet. No razor blades near my feet please.

Now for me I want to go to Virginia and have the fish pedicure -you can google it - it's on my bucket list for the summer.

Whether you do it yourself, or give in to the luxury of someone else giving you great hands and feet - I say Rave on Butches and Femmes

I just have very strong and thick nails- hands & feet. When I go to my foot doc. he clips my toe nails with bone cutters! Truth!

It seems to me that often, hands and forearms are favorites about butches via femmes- so doesn't it make sense for us to take care of our fingernails? A mani and pedi feel great and look great and of course butches do both! At least this one does.

Castro Nail Salons
 

Thank you! Red convinced me years ago to have a pedicure because I was beating the pavement when I sold cars for a living. I became hooked because it feels so dang good. It's an outing Red and I share and I love it. I get my fingernails trimmed about once a month because my nails grow so fast. I am proud to say I love pedicures and tomorrow is our day.

Yeah!

For those of you who enjoy pedicures because they feel good you should try a Reflexology session!!!! It's so wonderful! Great for circulation and a ton of other things!

http://www.serenergymassage.com/art/reflexology_web.jpg

TJ's = Trader Joes
but I took other brands for many years.. :) TJ's only moving into my neighborhood rather recently :)

you know I was going to let this go, but I can't mostly because this feels like a butch is making fun of those of us who take pride in ourselves. Taking care of myself is nothing to *snicker* about.

and.......we ARE talking shop about nails. Why don't you join in instead of the snide sounding *snickers*?

If I am taking your post wrong, then please come in and let me/us know. I will be happy to apologize for this post.

Thanks to all the butch folk who have posted. I'm learning things and I like that.

i love seeing well manicured butch hands, feet, hair, well pressed clothes. i find the attention to detail sexy.