Nails for the Office — What’s Appropriate in 2023?

We haven’t mentioned nails in a protracted whereas — what are your ideas on nails for the workplace? Are there any guidelines in 2023? Are there any lengths, colours, or decorations which can be maybe not acceptable for each workplace — or any that might elevate eyebrows on Zoom? If somebody paid zero consideration to their nails, would it not have an effect on your opinion on whether or not they had been “polished”? (How do these responses change if we’re contemplating interview nails?!)

As I’ve stated earlier than… I’ve (no less than since my teenagers) saved very quick nails… if they’re barely lengthy they annoy me whereas typing. (YES, I even have scraggly cuticles, that are in all probability not ultimate, however I really suppose aren’t actually seen except you’re about six inches away from my nails.) I grew my nails lengthy for my wedding ceremony, and earlier than that acquired weekly manicures for the primary few weeks after I used to be engaged. I simply don’t benefit from the strategy of manicures very a lot, nor do I benefit from the chipped polish that appears to occur after just a few days.

On the flip facet, I do know some ladies have lengthy, curving nails, with all kinds of enjoyable designs and even gems and the like embedded of their nails. I really love the artistic designs and particulars on different individuals, however the size will get to me. Overly lengthy nails all the time, all the time make me marvel how on earth the individual buttons their pants, not to mention sorts for quite a lot of minutes.

The final time we mentioned work-appropriate nails (in 2017!), one reader had a wonderful level that what’s “acceptable” is extremely regional.

From what I’m inform, nails are regional. Actually, particularly regional. There are areas right here within the NY suburbs the place most well-dressed girl have longish (seemingly acrylic) nails. In Manhattan, a weekly skilled utility of Mademoiselle or Ballet Slippers on a pure nail was commonplace. After I lived in rural PA, manicures had been for particular events, principally. I suppose my level is that what reads “stripper” in Muhlenberg appears to be like commonplace in Massapequa.

However I additionally marvel how a lot social media has made it extra generational in addition to regional — in any case, if numerous 20-somethings are watching TikTokers with lengthy, artistic nails, does that now look “commonplace” to them?

What are your ideas, readers? How do you personally maintain your nails? What, if any, nails would make you elevate an eyebrow on the workplace? (Outdoors the workplace, resembling on Zoom calls, would something elevate an eyebrow?)

(How do the nail guidelines change for interviews? Apparently, the reader favorites for interviews — Ballet Slippers, Mademoiselle, and Sugar Daddy (all by Essie) — are all nonetheless accessible years later.

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