In your opinion, are acrylic nails tacky or chic??

I am graduating in a week or so and am having a pampering package with friends. part of this is acrylic pink and white nails like french manicure, but plastic. I had them when I was a teenager, but am 50/50 now if I want them on or they look tacky. my partner hates them and says tacky and they look artificial. What is your opinion? tacky or sophisticated? i cant make my mind up and dont want to regret it in my pictures.In your opinion, are acrylic nails tacky or chic??
They can look tacky when you have them done in a cheap salon. This is because the techs are typically unskilled in these salons, and they tend to use the absolute cheapest acrylic products available. So, of course, the end result is usually quite tacky and unnatural looking. A high end salon who has experienced techs using the best quality acrylic products will most often produce a full set of nails that are not tacky looking in the least. But again, this depends on the tech, and the product line she is using. I have seen so-called techs that are employed in some high end salons who do awful looking nails simply because they aren't any good at what they do, and probably really couldn't care anyway what your nails look like. Doing nails is sort of an art form. It takes years of experience, and LOTS of practice to perfect. And many never do perfect the art of doing nails. Not everyone is cut out for the job. The trick is to find a highly skilled tech who has a great deal of experience, and who is highly recommended by others as well. They are out there, you just have to find them. Many - if not most techs at this level do not advertise in the yellow pages. They don't have to. They have enough customers already. But I'll tell you this much. The most talented nail techs in the nail biz will NOT be found working in a salon that charges like $25 or less for a full set. No. This type of tech can, and usually gets about $60 and up for a full set of acrylics. In fact, $75-$80 is quite common. But, the end result is soooo worth it. Compare those nails to what someone had done in a discount salon, and the diifference is like night and day. Its a HUGE difference in the look, the feel, the shape of the nail - everything is better when done by a true nail professional - from the moment you walk in that door and sit at her table, you will notice a big difference in the professionalism of the tech, and the technique she uses will be so much better than that of less skilled techs. A nail pro will NOT ruin your nails by overfiling them. This is so common at discount salons. It happens all the time at these places. But, not with a true nail pro - ever. Overall, just the experience alone of getting your nails done by someone at this level of expertise is well worth the extra cost. It is well justified, and worth every penny.


So, to answer your quetstion. yes they CAN look very tacky. But, they look awesome when done by a true nail pro.


BTW, I do not understand what you mean when you say 'plastic.' As in 'stick on nails'??? Please explain? Thank you.In your opinion, are acrylic nails tacky or chic??
WOW! I never viewed them as tacky. But if you already have long nails, I would get a french manicure. But it's a special occassion, why not get the acrylic's but not too long.
they do look rather tacky. try gel nails they look absaloutle stunning because they dont chip off and last a good 3 months and my girlfriends and i get them done every 6 months together and the look soooo good.
I think that as long as acrylic nails are a neutral colour such as white, clear, beige or pale pink and NOT TOO LONG, they're chic. However, the other day I saw this woman with inch long bright pink ones...Ewww!
TACKY. Even if your nails are very short, they will look better than those heinous things. Go and get yourself a plain manicure, get a nice color polish ( a light pastel, or even clear).
It all depends on what kind you get. The best is just a regular french manicure (not too long).


Tacky is when you have colorful long nails with weird designs on them.


Remeber: simple=chic
theyre not tacky.


i hate them, cause they annoy me when i have them on(for special occasions)


id suggest a manicure.
I think they are chic. Just get them cut short, and your partner doesn't need to know that they are fake (:
tacky
tacky


short nails are in right now, look at all the celebs
guys love girls with nice nails just not too long