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Solanghe Sarlo

Gypsy Free Thinker

Join date: 19 Jul 2006

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11-20-2007 11:43

Hi Ladies,

What do you all think of the Prim nails out there? I've seen quite a few stores selling them, and on the photos of course they look great.

Do you use them? What do you think of them?

okthxbai!

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Oryx Tempel

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11-20-2007 11:44

Nope. Tried em once. Too much of a PITA for me.

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Ann Launay

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11-20-2007 11:45

No. Also, hell no.

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Kitty Barnett

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11-20-2007 11:52

I love my prim (finger) nails

. They come in 40ish different styles and it just looks so much better than the regular avie nails.

I've had mine for 6 months now I think and other than clothes that need the gloves layer, I always have them on

.

They're not perfect though (but then nothing in SL is): they attach to the left and right hand respectively, so if you currently wear a ring you'll run into a problem there (things like a handbag sometimes like to attach to the hand instead of the arm too, so you'd need to fix those). They don't always play nice with animations either if they twist the hand the wrong way around, and while it does personally bother me in all that time noone really made a comment about it so either people really don't notice, or they're too polite to point it out

.

Nika Talaj

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11-20-2007 11:53

zomg, sorry irrelevant!

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Ann Launay

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11-20-2007 11:55

From: Nika Talaj

If you've never tried them, they are gloves/socks which are transparent except for the nails.

I use that type...she was asking about prim nails.

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Kitty Barnett

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11-20-2007 12:04

Forgot to mention that (with the ones I have at least) they're fitted to a fixed hand size (mine come in hand size 20/30/40) so if your shape is no mod, they might not work for you at all.

Darien Caldwell

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11-20-2007 12:07

they look nice, until you make a fist, or splay your fingers, or do any other hand gesture other than the one they were designed for, then you end up with 10 little prims floating around your hands and looking wierd...

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Lindal Kidd

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11-20-2007 12:12

Exactly, Darien.

I absolutely love the look of them...SO much nicer than "glove" nails. But I can't keep the darn things on!

They pop off all by themselves, get blown off by poseballs, and flee back to your inventory if you do something rash like try to pick up something, or wear a ring on your hand.

Prim nails are one of the reasons I'm always lobbying for more attachment points.

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Kitty Barnett

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11-20-2007 12:16

From: Darien Caldwell

they look nice, until you make a fist, or splay your fingers, or do any other hand gesture other than the one they were designed for, then you end up with 10 little prims floating around your hands and looking wierd...

The same is true for most prim skirts (sit down or move in front of a transparent prim and you're wearing odd looking pants all of a sudden), or long hair (dance, or sit and suddenly that cute pony tail is poke through your chest), or prim shoes (parts of your leg turn invisible due to the invisiprim) though and we still prance around in all those thing

.

Darien Caldwell

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11-20-2007 13:25

From: Kitty Barnett

The same is true for most prim skirts (sit down or move in front of a transparent prim and you're wearing odd looking pants all of a sudden), or long hair (dance, or sit and suddenly that cute pony tail is poke through your chest), or prim shoes (parts of your leg turn invisible due to the invisiprim) though and we still prance around in all those thing

.

This is true. I guess it's just that the hand gesture issue happens to be a big pet peeve of mine. It seems to bother me more than any of that.

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Cherry Czervik

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11-20-2007 15:27

Happy with socks and gloves.

ZsuZsanna Raven

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Posts: 2,361

11-20-2007 15:30

I love my prim talons and rarely take them off. I have specifically searched for AO poses that work well with them and I rarely have any issue with them looking weird.

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Solanghe Sarlo

Gypsy Free Thinker

Join date: 19 Jul 2006

Posts: 644

11-20-2007 18:21

Thank you for your responses guys. I'm not sure about them yet...but now I have some opinions to consider. Thanks again

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JessyAnne Theas

Cliqueless

Join date: 9 May 2007

Posts: 610

11-20-2007 18:36

ugh

no way. Sounds way too high maintenance for me. I'm lucky if I change my clothes every day

Casper Whitfield

Join date: 8 Feb 2007

Posts: 95

11-20-2007 18:51

From: JessyAnne Theas

ugh

no way. Sounds way too high maintenance for me. I'm lucky if I change my clothes every day

I have that problem too.... usually Nadja has to remind me to change my clothes lol

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Maggie McArdle

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11-20-2007 19:35

love them! the ones i got were from Armidi, and im waiting, unless she did it already, for more colors!

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Bree Giffen

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11-20-2007 19:41

I use the socks and gloves versions and have never tried the prim ones before. I don't think I've ever seen anyone wearing them either so I can't tell how good/bad they are. I did get an advertisement once for a shoe that came with prim toes.

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Crystal Falcon

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Join date: 9 Aug 2006

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11-20-2007 20:36

The TaP prim nails have an override to keep the hand in proper position. Some badly made animations with the priority set too high (the most popular dance anims unfortunately) will interfere though.

They do look much more realistic most of the time!

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Brenda Connolly

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11-20-2007 20:39

From: Cherry Czervik

Happy with socks and gloves.

I'll go hand in hand with you on that.

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Conifer Dada

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Join date: 6 Oct 2006

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11-21-2007 12:49

Never given nails much thought! I'm a practical, busy person so I keep mine clipped short. I suppose being able to change the colour might be nice occasionally, but having more detailed ones is adding detail beyond that of much of the rest of SL, so pointless except for photoshoots or if you have really long witchy nails!

Annabelle Babii

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Join date: 2 Jun 2007

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11-21-2007 12:54

From: Cherry Czervik

Happy with socks and gloves.

From: Brenda Connolly

I'll go hand in hand with you on that.

Wouldn't that be hand-in-foot?

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Ladies: Prim manicures/Pedicures - opinions?

Ladies: Prim manicures/Pedicures - opinions?
Solanghe Sarlo Gypsy Free Thinker Join date: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 644	11-20-2007 11:43 Hi Ladies, What do you all think of the Prim nails out there? I've seen quite a few stores selling them, and on the photos of course they look great. Do you use them? What do you think of them? okthxbai! _____________________ The key to a contented life: Figure out who you are, what you are, fix what you can and make peace with the rest.
Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	11-20-2007 11:44 Nope. Tried em once. Too much of a PITA for me. _____________________
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,893	11-20-2007 11:45 No. Also, hell no. _____________________ ~Now Trout Re-Re-Re-Certified!~ From: someone I am bumping you to an 8.5 on the Official Trout Measuring Instrument of Sluttiness. You are an enigma - on the one hand a sweet, gentle, intelligent woman who we would like to wrap up in our arms and protect, and on the other, a temptress to whom we would like to do all sorts of unmentionable things. Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	11-20-2007 11:52 I love my prim (finger) nails . They come in 40ish different styles and it just looks so much better than the regular avie nails. I've had mine for 6 months now I think and other than clothes that need the gloves layer, I always have them on . They're not perfect though (but then nothing in SL is): they attach to the left and right hand respectively, so if you currently wear a ring you'll run into a problem there (things like a handbag sometimes like to attach to the hand instead of the arm too, so you'd need to fix those). They don't always play nice with animations either if they twist the hand the wrong way around, and while it does personally bother me in all that time noone really made a comment about it so either people really don't notice, or they're too polite to point it out .
Nika Talaj now you see her ... Join date: 2 Jan 2007 Posts: 5,449	11-20-2007 11:53 zomg, sorry irrelevant! _____________________ . To contact forum folks, join the inworld group "The Forum Cartel". New residents with questions about SL more than welcome! We has parties! To contact forum scripters, join the inworld group "Scriptoratti" (thanks Void!). New scripter questions welcome!
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,893	11-20-2007 11:55 From: Nika Talaj If you've never tried them, they are gloves/socks which are transparent except for the nails. I use that type...she was asking about prim nails. _____________________ ~Now Trout Re-Re-Re-Certified!~ From: someone I am bumping you to an 8.5 on the Official Trout Measuring Instrument of Sluttiness. You are an enigma - on the one hand a sweet, gentle, intelligent woman who we would like to wrap up in our arms and protect, and on the other, a temptress to whom we would like to do all sorts of unmentionable things. Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	11-20-2007 12:04 Forgot to mention that (with the ones I have at least) they're fitted to a fixed hand size (mine come in hand size 20/30/40) so if your shape is no mod, they might not work for you at all.
Darien Caldwell Registered User Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,127	11-20-2007 12:07 they look nice, until you make a fist, or splay your fingers, or do any other hand gesture other than the one they were designed for, then you end up with 10 little prims floating around your hands and looking wierd... _____________________
Lindal Kidd Dances With Noobs Join date: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 8,371	11-20-2007 12:12 Exactly, Darien. I absolutely love the look of them...SO much nicer than "glove" nails. But I can't keep the darn things on! They pop off all by themselves, get blown off by poseballs, and flee back to your inventory if you do something rash like try to pick up something, or wear a ring on your hand. Prim nails are one of the reasons I'm always lobbying for more attachment points. _____________________ It's still My World and My Imagination! So there. Lindal Kidd
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	11-20-2007 12:16 From: Darien Caldwell they look nice, until you make a fist, or splay your fingers, or do any other hand gesture other than the one they were designed for, then you end up with 10 little prims floating around your hands and looking wierd... The same is true for most prim skirts (sit down or move in front of a transparent prim and you're wearing odd looking pants all of a sudden), or long hair (dance, or sit and suddenly that cute pony tail is poke through your chest), or prim shoes (parts of your leg turn invisible due to the invisiprim) though and we still prance around in all those thing .
Darien Caldwell Registered User Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,127	11-20-2007 13:25 From: Kitty Barnett The same is true for most prim skirts (sit down or move in front of a transparent prim and you're wearing odd looking pants all of a sudden), or long hair (dance, or sit and suddenly that cute pony tail is poke through your chest), or prim shoes (parts of your leg turn invisible due to the invisiprim) though and we still prance around in all those thing . This is true. I guess it's just that the hand gesture issue happens to be a big pet peeve of mine. It seems to bother me more than any of that. _____________________
Cherry Czervik Came To Her Senses Join date: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 3,680	11-20-2007 15:27 Happy with socks and gloves.
ZsuZsanna Raven ~:+: Supah Kitteh :+:~ Join date: 19 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,361	11-20-2007 15:30 I love my prim talons and rarely take them off. I have specifically searched for AO poses that work well with them and I rarely have any issue with them looking weird. _____________________ ~Mewz!~
Solanghe Sarlo Gypsy Free Thinker Join date: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 644	11-20-2007 18:21 Thank you for your responses guys. I'm not sure about them yet...but now I have some opinions to consider. Thanks again _____________________ The key to a contented life: Figure out who you are, what you are, fix what you can and make peace with the rest.
JessyAnne Theas Cliqueless Join date: 9 May 2007 Posts: 610	11-20-2007 18:36 ugh no way. Sounds way too high maintenance for me. I'm lucky if I change my clothes every day
Casper Whitfield Join date: 8 Feb 2007 Posts: 95	11-20-2007 18:51 From: JessyAnne Theas ugh no way. Sounds way too high maintenance for me. I'm lucky if I change my clothes every day I have that problem too.... usually Nadja has to remind me to change my clothes lol _____________________ <Editing Appearance>
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	11-20-2007 19:35 love them! the ones i got were from Armidi, and im waiting, unless she did it already, for more colors! _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Bree Giffen ♥♣♦♠ Furrtune Hunter ♠♦♣♥ Join date: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2,715	11-20-2007 19:41 I use the socks and gloves versions and have never tried the prim ones before. I don't think I've ever seen anyone wearing them either so I can't tell how good/bad they are. I did get an advertisement once for a shoe that came with prim toes. _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jirasan/244/8/402 <-click
Crystal Falcon Registered Silly User Join date: 9 Aug 2006 Posts: 631	11-20-2007 20:36 The TaP prim nails have an override to keep the hand in proper position. Some badly made animations with the priority set too high (the most popular dance anims unfortunately) will interfere though. They do look much more realistic most of the time! _____________________ TP to Crystal's Facets in world: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kress/120/5/146/ Shop my natural AO poses, clothing, tools with XStreet:
Brenda Connolly Un United Avatar Join date: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 25,000	11-20-2007 20:39 From: Cherry Czervik Happy with socks and gloves. I'll go hand in hand with you on that. _____________________ Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen. http://brenda-connolly.blogspot.com
Conifer Dada Hiya m'dooks! Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,716	11-21-2007 12:49 Never given nails much thought! I'm a practical, busy person so I keep mine clipped short. I suppose being able to change the colour might be nice occasionally, but having more detailed ones is adding detail beyond that of much of the rest of SL, so pointless except for photoshoots or if you have really long witchy nails!
Annabelle Babii Unholier than thou Join date: 2 Jun 2007 Posts: 1,797	11-21-2007 12:54 From: Cherry Czervik Happy with socks and gloves. From: Brenda Connolly I'll go hand in hand with you on that. Wouldn't that be hand-in-foot?