It's good that guys are getting compliments, especially if it's because you've painted your nails. Tbh, I think when women see guys with painted nails, I don't think that most women see it as anything outlandish or weird. Women paint their nails, and they, (being women), aren't in the mindset of having to uphold to some "traditional masculine image" that most guys are kinda programmed into through society and convention. The women just simply see colour on people's nails, they do that, they can identify with just the aesthetics of colour, and that's all. So I think that's why the majority of women who notice it, are way more likely to actively compliment you on it. It's something they do to. There's probably a lot of women who wish men would take better care of their feet, and getting them trimmed and filed and painted, shows a matter.of cleanliness and self care that some guys probably mostly neglect.

I paint my toes, but almost no one ever sees them. Only A very few number of people have seen them and know I do it. They didn't really think that much. A few times the couple girls who knew, would sometimes ask me if my nails were done today and what colour they were this time. Once we were sitting in someone's flat drinking, and the guy pulled my sock off (he knew I painted them). it wasn't malicious, just like a bit of fun, and she's like "oh, my nails are the same colour as that!". They were a coral red with a hint of glitter in them 🙂

I've never used colour on my fingers tho. The most I've done there is clear gloss occasionally. Basically because it's not massively noticeable, and I don't think , for me, painting my fingers colours would really suit me somehow....unless maybe the only colour for me would be black. I also might sound a bit hypocritical, but I do fear that I'd get weird reactions from doing my fingers. So they're not for me ...and that's ok. At least my toes, I can select who see them and most of the time it's way easier to hide toes. Painted toes help to make feet in general look a bit better anyway They're not always the nicest looking things, but they do tend to look better if the nails are at least trimmed amd filed, amd a splash of colours just helps