To wear glittery nail polish at my age?

[AwfulMaureen]

I'm 40....I just bought a glittery nail polish because I liked it and then it struck me...am I too old?

[Sunnydaysablazeinhope]

I'm a bt. I regularly paint the nails of a 92yr old. Last week she copied a magazine, again.

French modern polish, nude nail colour with fluro pink half moon and nail edges.

Last week? Vampy red with zebra stripes.

She's who I wanna be....

[Latara]

I'm sad because I can't wear nail varnish for work.... but my mum who is 65 wears glittery or pastel coloured nail varnish and it looks very pretty.

[quirkychick]

Anyway, the attitude of "I'm too old to..." just leaves you looking meh and frumpy imho.

Some fabulous talons on here.

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

I'm 50 this year, gave up a lifetime's nail-biting habit 18 months ago (yay me!) and am now an 'Opi' addict. I even have a special case with all my manicure equipment, polishes etc and can spend quite a happy evening adorning my newly acquired nails. Age is a state of mind...

[kittycat5]

I am 51 and I wear glittery nail varnish. .bright lipstick, bright clothes and whatever I fancy!

[Nowitscleanugobshite]

I'm 48!! At the minute my pinky, index and thumb are gunmetal glitter with diamanté. My ring finger has a grey base with rose gold glitter/black leopard print. Middle finger has rose gold glitter base with black zebra print!! Go for it!!

[susiedaisy]

I'm in my forties and wear glittery nail varnish

[AwfulMaureen]

I am going to get some more. I love it. My nails aren't long long but they're decent length and as the beds are long they seem to be more talon like if I grow them too much.

[KurriKurri]

I wear glittery nail varnish and I am 54, so does my friend who is 70. I also have some of the stuff with big chunks of shiny stuff in it. I love it. AFAIK nail varnish doesn't have 'not to be worn by the over forties' written on the label - and if it did, that would make me even more likely to wear it [grin

[Nocomet]

I'm 46 and my nails are very short, if they are painted it's blue or purple often with sparkle on the ring finger if not all of them.

If I do something pale and tasteful it just looks like an apology for them not being impressive talons.

[TheCatThatSmiled]

Colour changed cooler sparklies!

[TheCatThatSmiled]

Sparklies!

[Revenant]

Another 42 year old with disco toes here - although i do switch to pale pink in the summer months for a more professional looking foot...

[LadyCelia]

I've got a pale pink glittery shimmering polish on today, it's almost summer so why not? Never too old for a bit of sparkle.

[TheCatThatSmiled]

my fridge door trays have been take over by nail varnish. every colour, shade and glitter galore. Ordinary and gels, every time I reach for the milk with my be-jewelled fingers I feel happy.

I'm 49 :)

[Bettercallsaul1]

I just wish I had some nails to wear nice nail varnish - can't stop gnawing them!

[Hoppinggreen]

It's a bastard to get off though!!

[Lottapianos]

I remember years ago those ghastly pair Trinny and Susannah had a book and TV series called 'What to Wear'. They gave Carol Vorderman a right roasting over something she wore that she was 'too old' for. She said she was going to make a rival TV show called 'I'll Wear What I Bloody Well Like' I wish someone would still make that program!

[aylesburyduck]

course not! bloody hell I'd have no polish left if I chucked all my glittery ones

[quirkychick]

My thoughts exactly lottapianos.

[Bettercallsaul1]

I was confident, from the title of your thread, that you were 50 or 55 plus, OP! Forty?? That's when life begins, remember ....!

[quirkychick]

The question is not are you too old but does it suit you and your style!

Sounds lovely btw. I am 43 and pale. Red over beige anyday! (beige is vile on me).

Yy to Barry M, I have silver foil and it's fab. Currently sporting turquoise toes and have just bought a new navy varnish.

[ilovemywestie]

I'm 47 and last summer my toes had lovely silver glitter nail varnish on them! I love a bit of sparkle

[Lottapianos]

Absolutely not BU. I can't stand all this 'ooh you're over XX so can't do this that and the other'. Wear what you like and enjoy it!

[WheresRyder]

the nail varnish in poundland is surprisingly good. I brought some glittery ones for dd as shes 8 and wanted glitter, but they are so good, ive been using them. Hot pink glitter, lighter pink and a rainbow effect one. bargains. (I'm 38)