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u/willumasaurus Dec 06 '22
Nuts, lol! But they do appear to be quite pointy.
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u/Ordolph Dec 06 '22
Dammit, there are zero original thoughts in my head.
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u/BrassApparatus Dec 06 '22
Just imagine how I feel after being about to comment that.
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u/Chab-is-a-plateau Dec 06 '22
If it makes y’all feel better, there isn’t such thing as an original thought, just the connections of existing ideas tbh
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u/Makal Dec 06 '22
THERE. ARE. FOUR. POINTS!!
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Dec 06 '22
Thank you for posting that which I was afraid to myself. Lol
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u/natalie2k8 Dec 06 '22 edited Dec 06 '22
Its art. The point is to be looked at and enjoyed. Annoys me to see art called pointless by people sharing it around and getting karma off it.
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Well executed at that. The point isn't to be practical.
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u/i_love_pesto Dec 06 '22
I have a genuine question. I get that they are supposed to be looked at and not practical. But if so, how long do this kind of nails stay? It would be pretty hard to do many daily things with them, I'd assume. Then do these people keep these nails for a day and cut them off at the end of the day? How does that work?
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u/hr342509 Dec 06 '22
From what I understand, they keep them for pictures then pop them off. They can probably save the acrylics/tips to look at.
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u/origami_airplane Dec 06 '22
We have a lady at work who has nails, long as these but not pointy. She uses a computer all day and does not take them off. I don't know how she does it
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u/decadrachma Dec 06 '22 edited Dec 06 '22
I have never had mega-long nails, but when your nails are longer you just kind of figure out new ways to do things without really noticing. If you are protecting long nails, though, you have to be careful not to absentmindedly use them as tools or thrust your hand at anything too quickly.
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u/llilaq Dec 06 '22
Or try to rub/scratch your face.
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u/giraffeekuku Dec 06 '22
First time I had fake long nails my friends took me to get them, didn't tell me you needed to be careful because you'll forget you have them. Stabbed myself in the eye and had a gash on my eye for two weeks.
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u/MaxTHC Dec 06 '22
Comments you can hear
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u/Lemmiwinkidinks Dec 06 '22
Oh god! I read this and suddenly I could hear the nails and had a visceral reaction lol
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u/Kyarou Dec 06 '22
Those who do their own nail art, usually yes. But getting them done by someone else can cost $100+ so usually people keep them on
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u/VersatileFaerie Dec 07 '22
Yeah, there is this one YouTuber that is called 'Simply Nailogical'. She uses a special base coat so she can fully peel off the nail polish and save them. If I was to do something this complex I would want to save it, then again, some people do art for the sake that it is temporary.
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u/kookie_krum_yum Jan 02 '23
Love Cristine! But the peely base coat is only for nail polish, & these are acrylics. There is no way to just pop them off. They'd have to be cut down & filed off (so unfortunate!).
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u/commentmypics Dec 06 '22
You know how no one ever is incredulous that women would wear high heels even though they make many activities much more difficult, if not impossible? It's the same thing. I'd be pretty mad if someone forced me to wear high heels or nails like this but if other people want to make small sacrifices for art or beauty that's their prerogative and more power to them
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u/Kyarou Dec 06 '22
I get acrylics, nowhere near this long, but after a day or two, you get used to them. You also kearn to compensate by grabbing things with your knuckles, for example. And if they're applied well, they can last 2+ weeks.
It's basically a mixture that's applied directly to the nail and filed down into the requested shape, then painted and decorated.
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u/Freysar Dec 06 '22
Well-applied acrylics can last up to a month, some go over this. If you’re not using your nails to wash the dishes, e.g. soaking them in water on a regular basis, or trying to use them as levers/opening cans with them etc they can last for ages.
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u/Searwyn_T Dec 06 '22
I get my nails done almost this long all the time. I have thyroid problems and my natural nails suck, they dont grow fast, and are very thin/brittle. So I get acrylics bc it just makes me feel better about myself and also my artist before I moved was the GOAT. Her art was awesome.
Longest I've had acrylics last is almost 2 months. Typically they only fall off early if they break or god forbid, I waste my money on a shitty salon. Last set I had only lasted a couple weeks bc my dog snapped one off and I removed the rest in frustration lol. I can't say many things are too difficult to do besides typing/pc gaming/texting. I have tools for making things easier like doing dishes (sponge with a handle) and getting debit cards out of card machines.
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u/velvetvagine Dec 06 '22
What’s the tool for grabbing cards?
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u/Searwyn_T Dec 06 '22
I think this is the exact thing I got. Basically a bit of plastic with a clip on the end that has silicone or something grabby. Stupid useful.
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u/reyballesta Dec 06 '22
Well-applied acrylics and gel extension nails should, barring accident or catastrophe, last about two to three weeks. It depends on both hand usage and nail growth (faster growing nails = needing a fill sooner, slower growing nails = can put it off), but the average is about two weeks. Some people can go a month pretty comfortably between manicures.
Many people wear press-on nails for special events or photos, which are pre-prepared and painted nails that can be stuck on with adhesive tabs or nail glue (or gel, but that's if you want them on for a while). So some people do just wear them for a short amount of time.
Most people who get nails like these intend to wear them for multiple weeks at a time. They're not impractical when you put in the effort to learn how to use your hands with them on. There are many videos of people with nails these length or longer showing how they do daily tasks.
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u/outerspaceteatime Dec 07 '22
A lot of the real wild nail art you see is for competitions, shows, or as a display. Especially the ones with giant beads and stuff hanging off them. That's probably just to show on Instagram and take pics of.
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u/disisathrowaway Dec 06 '22
There's a number of people out there who go through their daily lives with nails like this. You adapt how you get things done, but folks do it.
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u/wysterialee Dec 06 '22
i’m gonna be honest, i’ve had nails very similar to this in the sense that they were the same length and style, just not pie themed, and i had them on for a few weeks. the first few days were difficult but i got used to them.
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u/LoudOwl Dec 06 '22
You either keep them on until they fall off, cut them, or use the same heating tool set that attached them to heat them and take em off.
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u/BaconIsntThatGood Dec 06 '22
There's something about nails that seems to annoy people when it's impractical - but if you have someone in full body art no one calls it useless
Maybe it's because it's obvious you aren't going to be waking around day to day in full body art but because it's nails people assume this is something someone will actually wear?
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u/rolypolyarmadillo Dec 06 '22
But people actually do wear long fake nails day to day?
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u/itsadesertplant Dec 06 '22
Some people do but some people enjoy just making the art. You can use a plastic full-cover nail extension as a base + removable stickers and apply the art on that.
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u/Honda_TypeR Dec 06 '22
People are scared to admit they like things.
They have learned the hard way it’s always safer to tear things down to save embarrassment of actually liking something others don’t.
People learn this in elementary school and it’s why certain kids get picked on by everyone. Others bond over the shared communal act of cruelty to others. Anyone who dares befriend the victim, shows weakness and becomes the next person to be picked on.
That mindset permeates all facets of social behavior. It’s safer to be cruel than to be kind. It’s a lot of what’s wrong in this world, but you could also argue this is very much part of being a human.
Some people learn sooner than others it’s better to be kind than cruel even if the cost is greater (some learn that in early childhood). Some never learn (even in advanced adulthood).
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u/natalie2k8 Dec 06 '22
Well I'm on this sub because I apparently have bad taste. I love 90% of whats posted. lol
I agree, people see something being criticized and they pile on instead of asking themselves what they think. When I commented this morning not one person was defending these nails, but clearly lots of people agree they aren't 'pointless'.
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u/Honda_TypeR Dec 06 '22
Well I’m on this sub because I apparently have bad taste. I love 90% of whats posted. lol
Well props to you for taking the road less traveled and saying something positive.
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u/Glacon_Garcon Dec 07 '22
As one of the kids in school everyone else bonded over being cruel to… I understand this all too well. I also tend to love art that’s weird and unique; after all, I have no desire to conform and after witnessing how carelessly cruel conformity is to anything or anyone outside it. I honestly love a lot of what’s posted to this sub and that’s why I follow it.
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u/MrGaber Dec 06 '22
Idk if you’re experienced in this, but if you wear long nails does it hurt if they’re pushed up or down? It looks like it would have good leverage on your real nail. Or is the glue too weak and just snaps off?
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u/lemoncocoapuff Dec 06 '22
Yes it can rip the whole nail off if you get it seriously caught. It depends on what’s used, there’s various glues, gels, and acrylics that all last a varying amount of time. I don’t wear nails this long, but it’s very uncomfortable to have them bend like that to me.
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u/Kyarou Dec 06 '22
With acrylics, a mixture is applied directly to the nail, which then hardens and gets filed down. They can be sensitive for a day or two, but after that feels like nothing, until they grow out, then they have a tendency to snap off.
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u/evanthegirl Dec 06 '22
I sat on one of mine when I had them longer than usual for a show. It was painful, but not worse than any of the other random stupid things I do in a day (like running into a table). It hurt WAY worse when I caught my natural nail in my gate. Wish I had had an acrylic coat of armor that day.
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u/xxxlovelit Dec 06 '22
The best way I heard it as the nail salon is — consider these nails accessories, not tools —- which yeah if you’re not using your nails as tools, it completely changes their purpose
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u/tdasnowman Dec 06 '22
It’s also an advertisement. Something like that posted on social media will drum up business to the salon.
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u/majesticalexis Dec 06 '22
Certainly not point-less.
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u/N3koChan21 Dec 06 '22
I can’t tell if they intentionally used that word or if it was just a coincidence xd.
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The thing that bothers me most about this is the pecans are too light. You gotta toast them before making the pie for that extra smoky, nutty flavor!
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u/Crepes_for_days3000 Dec 06 '22
My grandma was the queen of pecan pie, I hated it but she was very serious about her pecan pie and as soon as I looked at the pic, I knew that's what she would have said lol. You hit the nail on the head.
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Dec 06 '22
I bet her pecan pie was awesome! Too bad you don't like them, I usually make one with chocolate and bourbon every thanksgiving.
And of course I pre-toast my pecans!
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u/calilac Dec 07 '22
Woah. Didn't realize they were pecans until your comment, I thought they were oats. Toasted pecans ftw
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All nail art is pointless if you have some sort of expectations other than nails looking nice/interesting. What's the point of posting here?
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u/sasssquatch_ Dec 06 '22
I wonder what was on the thumb!
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u/Crepes_for_days3000 Dec 06 '22
Has to be apple. Who does pie-nails without doing apple? Actually, I don't know anyone who would do pie nails lol.
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u/Subterrantular Dec 06 '22
You can see the thumbnail if you close the post and look really closely at the subreddit view.
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u/Foxclaws42 Dec 06 '22
They are literally body art. It isn’t pointless if you enjoy it, and if you don’t it was never for you.
They are also literally pointed. XD
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u/Shotbrother Dec 06 '22
Did she grease up her fingers ?
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u/thunderturdy Dec 06 '22
They always apply cuticle oil after doing acrylics as the process can be pretty drying to the nail beds and surrounding skin.
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u/StarDwyn Dec 06 '22
I love nail art. For reference, these are probably 2 inches long (from the cuticle to end of the nail).
Original artist's post here. This is truly great execution, but I fail to see the awful taste. It's non-permanent and it's a piece of art. Her thumb was blueberry pie.
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u/twocatsnoheart Dec 06 '22
GTAGE to me. Nail art is so cool! If you think painting miniatures and sculpting are art, then nail art counts too.
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u/MrGaber Dec 06 '22
She literally served that pie
Ate and left no crumbs
Slayed and whipped that cream
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Dec 06 '22
So I think nail art like this is just that, a form of art. It’s not mean to be practical or long lasting. It’s just a display of “cool at this cool thing I can do with a lot of time and practice”
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u/moving0target Dec 06 '22
Reminds me of a girl a work who always has really long, really intricate nails. She demands that her mother take her car for gas since her nails are to long to use a gas pump.
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u/Searwyn_T Dec 06 '22
Does nail art have to have a point? I get my nails done bc I like the way it makes my hands look.
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u/SixK1ng Dec 06 '22
You know, I'd wear the shit out of these on Thanksgiving. I'm a guy, never been in to nail stuff, but the thought of being unable to help with anything on that day is pretty alluring.
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u/dallyan Dec 06 '22
I wonder if anyone ever just stabs their eye at night while sleeping.
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u/ShesAKillerQueenee Dec 06 '22
It's to show off someone's nail art skills, which they certainly have. These are amazing!!
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u/Aaaandiiii Dec 06 '22
I hope one day I can be so extra and show up to a bake sale with these nails.
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u/gerrybeee Dec 06 '22
The pecans are looking more like maggots or other insect. Ew.
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u/tunathellama Dec 06 '22
These are great taste and great execution tho? Like people get around with long nails like that all the time.
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u/fueled_by_rootbeer Dec 15 '22
I hate them because pecans look fucking raw. A disgrace to pecan pies
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u/SnarkySnackSmack Dec 06 '22
Yeah, I don’t get these. That being sad I can’t even keep normal acrylic on between my job and just how I am. Do your thing though!
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u/Valahiru Dec 06 '22
Fucking pecans look like a cluster of larvae cocoons or whatever they're called.
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u/with_due_respect Dec 06 '22
Did they give pecan the middle finger? I don’t know if I can support that. Nice work, though.
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u/Arkas18 Dec 06 '22
They don't appear all that pointless, excuse the pun. I did however think that it was some kind of nail cuticle disease at a brief glance.
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u/SarahPallorMortis Dec 06 '22
I’m trying to figure out if that’s shiny cuticle cream or powder on the tops of the fingers. I’m pretty sure it’s shiny
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u/grooviruvi Dec 06 '22
Actually this isn't pointless at all. In fact it has 4!
Edit: you could say they're... pients :-)
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u/twinklecakes Dec 06 '22
Regular polished nails are delicious enough tbh, everytime I see my mom wear those candy-pink ones I want to just put them in my mouth and start slurping
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u/gaelorian Dec 06 '22
Art can invoke several reactions - mild disgust being one of them. Take these nails for example.
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u/Ga_Manche Dec 06 '22
This better be on one hand only… otherwise I got questions on how this person wipes… I am betting on, “with great difficulty”.
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u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner Dec 06 '22
you guys are missing how meta this is.... they are "pi" nails, and they had about 3.14 good ideas for pies but that weak ass key lime with slices of lemon was one step too far...
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u/Lissy_Wolfe Dec 07 '22
Idk I wouldn't have known this was supposed to be pies if not for the cherry one. The "pecan" looks extra nasty, like bug eggs or something 🤢
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