tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post4089232753561323404..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Ring finger as crafts projectPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-66175987327415434172012-05-14T14:44:15.249-04:002012-05-14T14:44:15.249-04:00Flavia,
This is the risk one runs with shiny symb...Flavia,<br /><br />This is the risk one runs with shiny symbolic jewelry. I suppose my stance is the middle ground. I don't think there's much to be gained by avoiding/apologizing for anything beyond a simple gold band. (Often enough, "bling" is an heirloom, and it would have been more wasteful to go out and get a second ring, just to self-present as lower-maintenance.) But I'd also be wary of painting (a) ring finger(s) differently in conjunction with anything Elizabeth Taylor-ish.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-72181246167672552452012-05-10T19:54:24.243-04:002012-05-10T19:54:24.243-04:00I just saw this for the first time today! (or, I o...I just saw this for the first time today! (or, I only noticed it today, after having read your post): the receptionist at my high-end-for-WNY salon had both ring fingers painted a different color.<br /><br />But one of them did have a monstrous rock of an engagement ring on it (along with a wedding band glittering with pave diamonds). So. Jury out.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-6784199533434989752012-05-10T13:59:37.774-04:002012-05-10T13:59:37.774-04:00Kei,
Thanks for that explanation. So reasonable! ...Kei,<br /><br />Thanks for that explanation. So reasonable! <br /><br />I'd only ever heard of this in the Cupcakes and Cashmere context, where the sparkly nail is intended to complement a (massive) diamond engagement ring. When I'd read that post, it seemed shocking to me, I suppose because I'm coming at this from a milieu where the fact that I walk around with not one but two sparkly rings is already viewed as pushing it, feminist- and serious-person-cred-wise. The idea of drawing extra attention to the shiny and the married-ness seemed almost incomprehensible. But also, from a less academia-specific perspective, it seemed like a choice that would rub one's single-but-looking girlfriends the wrong way.<br /><br />But, to reiterate, I fully approve of ring-fingers-only nail art as you explain it, without the engagement connotations.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-23688400823936012172012-05-10T13:47:11.895-04:002012-05-10T13:47:11.895-04:00I've painted the ring finger a different color...I've painted the ring finger a different color many times, but on both hands. I think I got the idea from nail art--though things depend on the nail tech, the client, in what country one is in, and so on, a lot of designs seem to include dressing up the ring finger per hand rather than every single finger. I think this saves some money & time for salons, but also, I've had a nail tech say, "That's too much to put it on all fingers, I'll just put it on the ring finger." This was before I had any ring on my hand (when I played around with acrylics in college) so it must have been a practice established before 2005 and maybe became disassociated with the engagement and wedding ring finger.<br /><br />Sometimes I just can't make up my mind about colors, like a particular combo, and paint the ring finger a different color. It can be any finger, but I think I just go with the ring since I've seen it done before.keihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395109777604139705noreply@blogger.com