Japanese Nail Art

Wow.

I agree that fake nails are a mega-turnoff, but seriously, these are pretty fantastic.

The longer the nails, the more bacterial filth accumulating under them.

I may be biased, though. My third grade teacher had a punishment called "The Walk" that she used even for the most minor of infractions. Her long red thumbnail, and her long red pointer nail were dug into the nape of a child's neck, and depending on how naughty we had been been, she would walk us back and forth in front of the classroom. In my memory she would cackle while doing this.

Looking at the results, I still have hope for humanity.

I would have to agree that this example of fake nails is hideous.

However, I do wear acrylic nails, because they look much nicer than my own brittle nails. I always get a professional-looking french manicure.

Those are pretty cute, but I'd never wear them, or any other fake nails for that matter. The food one is really cute though.
I did a long time for a little while. that is until they come off and leave your actual fingernails all soft and UGH *shudders* I don't even want to get in to that weird oversensitive feeling.

I don't think it looks bad on other people.
I grow my own nails out and paint them however I want :)

@felixthecat: "The walk" sounds positively torturous!

They're not hygienic or really functional, but they're cute and different. Whatever floats your boat. ;-)

LisaL said:
"I grow my own nails out and paint them however I want"

Me too. It's the only foofy, girly thing I indulge in!

I do have to say these are not the most over-the-top acrylic nails I've ever seen. Check out the look of Nfu-Oh, a high-end nail art designer from Korea. I'm just a little bit afraid of those claws!

http://www.nfuoh.com/english/

Good for those hard-to-reach places.

Same here dooflotchie. I'm very far from a girly girl, but I love nail polish lol. It's just about the only thing girly that I love.

U sure those are made by the Japanese??? They look way too gaudy and the designs are just not elegant in the least.

There are many elegant Japanese nail art designs on this website: http://www.tananail.com

how would you wipe? lol

I'm pretty surprised that no one seems to like them... I've never tried them, but I think they're adorable o.o
The sailor nails picture isn't the best example. Look at ones like Aqua Icing, Shimmering Pink, and Summer Citrus. Not gaudy or hideous at all, in my opinion ^-^

I don't have fake nails, but I do get nail art done on my natural nails. The 3-D, painting, rhinestones and holograms can be done on natural nails, however they don't last as long as they do on fake nails. The design above is NOTHING compared to what they are doing in Japan. Nail art and 3-D nails are serious business there. It is only now becoming popular in the US - Japanese nail salons are moving in quickly and competing with (and beating) the Korean and Vietnamese salons in the US. Check out Marie Nails in the US.