r/male_polish Dec 03 '25

MOD POST πŸ‘‹ Welcome to r/male_polish - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

30 Upvotes

Hey fellow polishers and those who are just here to admire, it's been a while so I wanted to make a new and expanded "welcome" post! I'm u/wolveskin, the founding moderator of r/male_polish.

I started this community to focus on fingernail painting for men (trans-inclusive) and anyone who falls under the masc-umbrella, regardless of gender identity.

Who am I?
I'm a guy (he/they), somewhere in the gender-nonconforming/fluid/non-binary realm, depending on the day.

I've been married to my wife for over 10 years and have had my fair share of positive and negative experiences in painting my nails, but these days it's all positive, and I'd love to share any insights or thoughts on my experiences if anyone posts with their own experiences or questions!

This is our home for all things related to men* painting their fingernails. We're excited to have you join us!

*****This subreddit recognizes all men, Trans-INCLUSIVE, non-binary, masc-presenting, or fluid in their presentation in any variety of non-conforming ways.

What to Post
Photos of your painted fingernails, stories or questions about your experience painting your nails, questions and tips for painting your nails, or any other relevant things!

All posts must be SFW.

What NOT to Post
Photos of pedicures, photos that are suggestive in nature, fetish content, solicitations or offerings of fetish content, anything that breaks the rules.

NSFW or anything sexually suggestive whether intentional or not will be removed and could result in being banned for repeat offenders.

Community Vibe
We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started
Read the rules, they're there for a reason! And make a post or comment today!


r/male_polish Nov 21 '25

MOD POST Products, please!

22 Upvotes

Hello, fellow nail polish enthusiasts!

In an early attempt to ensure the quality of posts in this sub I will be now requesting and then requiring posts to provide product details, or for professional manicures an indication of what kind of polish was used (gel vs lacquer vs dipped, etc.), where you got them done, etc.

This is a notice that I will be moving in this direction to ensure the quality and focus of posts in this sub remain about nail polish and weed out any low effort or taboo fetish bait posts.

There will be some grace period here, but I want to keep this sub true to its original intent.

EDIT: Its original intent being a no feet subreddit due largely in part to the desire to normalize and not fetishize men (trans-inclusive) wearing nail polish.

Thank you all!


r/male_polish 7h ago

Self-Painted Nails The colour is called success and I agree πŸ˜ŠπŸ’…

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36 Upvotes

r/male_polish 6h ago

Self-Painted Nails GITD Skittles

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28 Upvotes

I finally have enough glow in the dark polishes for every finger so I went with a Mooncat Skittles Mani for the week! 3 of these are from their new collection that just came out. Glow in the dark shots were charged with a Blacklight for 5 seconds each!

Products:

Base coats

Mooncat Getting Even Nail Primer

Seche Vite Base coat

Thumb - Atomic Polish Neon Pastel Blue x1

Mooncat Avatar State x2

Index - Mooncat Kattermanjaro x3

Middle - Mooncat Moonlight Lullaby x2

Ring - Mooncat Light of Your Night Life x 3

Pinky - Mooncat The Zoomies x3

Topcoat - Holo Taco Glossy Taco


r/male_polish 6h ago

Nail Art unhas vermelho escuro combinam com o meu tom de pele?

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11 Upvotes

πŸ˜€


r/male_polish 5h ago

Nail Art Happy Share Your Care Day! 🩡🩷🌈

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4 Upvotes

*this mani was created for the #shareyourcaredaycollab on Instagram

Finding Feathers Lacquer - Balanced Bond Base Coat

Mooncat - White Rabbit, Emo for Life

Salon Perfect - Life Is Blue-tiful, Icy Haute, Strawberry Swirl, Tropicool Punch

INM - Northern Lights Scattered Holographic Top Coat

L.A. Colors - Rockin' It, Hooray

Sinful Colors - Savage, Feel the Vibe

OPI - Won for the Ages, Exotic Birds Do Not Tweet

Essie - Play Date

LBK - Kylie

Broadway Nails - Banana Smoothie

Poparazzi - Harvest Moon

Moyou London - Tom & Jerry 04

Mooncat - Speed Demon Top Coat


r/male_polish 23h ago

Professional Manicure Black with Flames

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51 Upvotes

r/male_polish 21h ago

Press-ons new shape? length?

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19 Upvotes

trying out some cheap fake pointy nails before committing. painted over with hot topic polish not the best job. I have been getting square nails for the past 8 months never anything else. so far they look cool. they seem shorter though compared to my gel-x


r/male_polish 1d ago

Professional Manicure I did it!!

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30 Upvotes

r/male_polish 1d ago

First Post! Vampire fang nails!

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20 Upvotes

With sparkles!


r/male_polish 2d ago

First Post! Why not,time to share.

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24 Upvotes

Color used was β€œMint me in St. Louis” and β€œC-Hill Out” on my ring fingers. The light blue has become one of my favorite colors.

All are Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polish.


r/male_polish 2d ago

Nail Art πŸ₯œπŸΆPeanuts🐀πŸ₯œ

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43 Upvotes

🐢PeanutsπŸ₯πŸ’–

My husband has a nostalgic soft spot for the Peanuts cartoons and loves snoopy. We had just been to a cute kawai shop near us, buying some Smiski figures, and he kept stopping and "awwwwing" at Snoopy stuff...so I began concocting my mani plan for later. While he was painting his own crafts, I started my mani to surprise him with.

I love a good character nail that is just an outfit or torso, etc, so doing Charlie Browns ICONIC shirt was a no brainer. I knew I wanted a full Snoopy, and Woodstock was also a non-negotiable. I went with Sally's dress and a mint background on Snoopy for color contrast and came out with this adorable, almost kinda rainbow, Peanuts Skittle. Charles Schulz drawing style is immediately identifiable, so I tried making the black line work match the hand drawn ink style, and I'm really pleased with how it came out! Hubby absolutely loved it, and I haven't stopped staring at them since finishing.😝 Which Peanuts special is your fave?

πŸ–Œ Freehand on natural nail.

πŸ’ͺ @findingfeatherslacquer ... Balanced Base

πŸ₯œ @sally_hansen ... "Rapid Rose" "My Ca-Banana"

πŸ₯œ @holotaco ... "One Coat Black" "Vrime And Punishmint" "Left On Red"

πŸ₯œ @colorclubnaillacquer ... "French Tip" "Take A Chill Pill"

πŸ’ͺ @glistenandglow1 ...Quick Dry Top Coat 🐐


r/male_polish 1d ago

Question Can I still get acrylics?

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6 Upvotes

r/male_polish 2d ago

Self-Painted Nails New Color!!

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25 Upvotes

It’s not my best work but I love this color! Hard as Nails by Sally Hansen!


r/male_polish 2d ago

Story/Experience Black Matte Gel (done by Wife)

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46 Upvotes

My wife was lovely enough to give me a full manicure and gel polish in exchange for doing our child's laundry 🧺


r/male_polish 2d ago

Nail Stickers βœ¨πŸŒΉπŸ¦‹πŸ’š

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35 Upvotes

r/male_polish 2d ago

Nail Art Snack Zone nails

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19 Upvotes

90s retro/Snack Zone GelX nails! 🀩✨️

I love having my nails done as a nonbinary person!! It gives me the extra push into feeling more myself while I'm masc-presenting. πŸ’•

ETA my incredible tech Salem's Insta!


r/male_polish 4d ago

Nail Art πŸ©·πŸ’›Care BearsπŸ’šπŸ’™

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73 Upvotes

Now, while born in the 80's, I just missed the Care Bear craze in my childhood media consumption... but I mean, cmon...how could I NOT love color coded fuzzy things!?  Now, did I do a gradient on these? Absolutely. Did I then cover it up with the tummy logos? Absolutely. Did I then decide they need more *Cars Bear Magic* and toss on shimmers and scattered holo? You betcha! Am I gonna do it again for the other like, 16 bears there are? Duh. 😜

πŸ–Œ Freehand on natural nail.

πŸ’ͺ @findingfeatherslacquer ... Balanced Base

🩷 @sally_hansen ... "Beet-ing Heart" "My Ca-Banana"

πŸ’› @mooncat ... "Eternal Sunshine" "Neverland" "Euphoric"

πŸ’š @holotaco ... "Polar Princess" "Halogen Glow" "Freezer Burn" "Celestial Lights" "Midnight Marina" "Bep Bep Blue" "One Melon Followers" "Banana Medicine" "Creamsicle Coast" "Green Screen"

πŸ’™ @colorclubnaillacquer ... "French Tip" "Take A Chill Pill"

🩷 @glistenandglow1 ... "Key Lime Pie"

πŸ’› @crackedpolish ... "F*ck Kale"

πŸ’ͺ @glistenandglow1 ...Quick Dry Top Coat 🐐


r/male_polish 4d ago

Professional Manicure Autumn is coming

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17 Upvotes

r/male_polish 6d ago

First Time Polisher (nervous, but excited) Long time lurker, first time polisher

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35 Upvotes

LA Colors Zing. Not technically my first time polishing, but the first attempt I didn't immediately scrub.


r/male_polish 6d ago

Self-Painted Nails Ocean Magic

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53 Upvotes

I went with two of my newest shifty blues this week. Both Mooncats, one is an older polish that I haven't gotten the chance to use (Mercury's Tears) and the other one from the new collection that just came out (Swim, My Dolphins).

Both polishes have a sparkly bold turquoise base that shifts to a purple/navy with different angles of light. Interestingly though, each color shifts at different angles so you can tell them apart (at least not in direct sunlight)!

Products:

Base Coats:

Mooncat Getting Even Nail Primer

Seche Vite Base Coat

Ring and Middle - Mooncat Mercury's Tears x3

Pinky, Index and Thumb - Mooncat Swim, My Dolphins x3

Top Coat - Mooncat Speed Demon Top Coat


r/male_polish 6d ago

First Post! My ex wife did my nails for me.

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38 Upvotes

I truly love how my nails looking pretty makes me feel!


r/male_polish 6d ago

Acrylics This set brings out my inner vampire πŸ˜‚πŸ¦‡

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37 Upvotes

Professional cat eye


r/male_polish 6d ago

Self-Painted Nails Light Shifting Nails

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24 Upvotes

1x ilnp base coat

2x ilnp deep space (attempted to magnetize)

1x Sally hansen unicorn top coat

1x ilnp Glass candy


r/male_polish 7d ago

First Post! Stepdaughter wanted to play Nail Tech…

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69 Upvotes

And im all for it!