Second place is a dark red. As long as their nicely done it doesn't really matter.

I am so damn old,  that I only care that the nails are of all the same color with no applied topographical demarcations.

Like them manicured and polished but no artificial ones(Can't stand the ones that extend a 1/2 inch or more beyond the fingers).

That's one thing I never understood about my fellow ladies .
Long dragon lady talons, how do they get anything done with nails like that ? I'd go crazy !  Not to mention how much gunk and fungus forms underneath, all those arcylic and gel products destroy natural nails at that.
I'm lucky mine grow strong and are naturally pretty. That's part of the reason I went to school for cosmetology.  
Most guys I know like natural & well manicured nails as opposed to artificial ones and they also like classic shapes rather than the extreme square or squoval shape ladies of the upper midwest favor so much.

I agree -- clean and natural is best.  Nail polish in standard colors is fine, but no exotic shapes or gaudy colors please.

I used to wear long nails (never more than a half inch) when I was escorting. but, now that I do bodyrubs, I feel I need to keep my nails very short, very clean! cleanliness is a MUST!!!

These scare me a bit.

I love Portia's nails in her photos! I have never met her, but I would be willing to offer her free, top of the line mani pedi if she stopped by the salon.  

I agree that the EXTRA long with all the art are unattractive. I could never get anything done with long fingernails and like my standard French nails at a short length. I don't even want to imagine what must exist underneath those long talons...eew.

How does she wipe?