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If people are busy judging the decoration on our toes, they will be distracted from all the more serious flaws we could be judged for. That seems like a good strategy! Maybe I will paint some toes on my shoes.I feel like others might be judging me for my lack of decoration.
?..Will I be a pariah for not wearing polish?
Are you kidding me? Who on earth spends time and/or money on toe nails!? As for your Birkies, EVA ones will be better suited to the Camino as you can also shower with them on or walk in the rain.
...I must be totally out of the loop. What's with the colours? Why does red toenail polish = lost?This years colour is Blue. Red is very last year and will imply that you are lost.
...righty ho, thanks for that. It's years since I've thought about polish...@lovingkindness I took it as a joke. My reply was.
This years colour is Blue. Red is very last year and will imply that you are lost.
THAT's why I brought 4 pairs of shoesI can't believe that this question even come up does anybody really cares what color the toes are painted? I had my blackened a few times from bad shoes and that wasn't pretty
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yes 4 pairs and it worked wonders......Imagine not having any blisters or black toe nails at all !!hahaha yea those were the days of 50 lb packs and 4 lbs bootsbut four pairs of shoes? did you include a high heel with that? haha
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OMG 8.5 lbs ???? wow that is roughing it for realMama mia 4 pair of shoes and 18 lbs? You are one tough ladyhere I'm whining to my wife that I need to drop another 3oz so I can stay under 8.5 LB hahaha ok I shut up now hahaha
this thread made me smile,as if you have the wish to paint or not paint your toe nails at the end of a days walk then go for it ,, i was lazy and think i may have shaved my legs a couple of times and felt quite glam at thatI am a nurse working in the healthcare setting so I do not normally wear sandals. The ones I do usually wear have toe caps (Keens), however, normally when I see other women wearing sandals they have painted toenails. The few times I have worn open toed shoes I feel like others might be judging me for my lack of decoration. I have bought a pair of ultra-light Birkinstocks (5 oz total weight) for the Camino (see photo below from internet source). The style is called Madrid and my toes will certainly be showing. Will I be a pariah for not wearing polish?
So I should ditch the hair straighteners, eyelash curlers, heated rollers and stiletto shoes? What about my colour co-ordinated everything? If a bit of nail polish keeps a lass happy, go for it. I'm aiming for as light weight as possible whilst being realistic and, relatively, cleanRegular "fashion" and "style" seems to be rare on the Camino. It's not at all like it is at home, wherever that might be. Most people leave "regular clothes" at home. You are packing light and will be wearing the same few things day after day.
"Normal" hairstyling and makeup are the first things to go. There may have been nail polish under the bandaids, tape, and layers of socks but it's hard to say. People are tired and often wet or dusty or dirty or sweaty and it's all just fine. You will even see (gasp!) socks with sandals, crazy mismatched clothing, and ridiculous hats. (It might have been me) It's the simple things on the Camino and there are no fashion fails. If your socks are clean and dry, it's a win win.
Pilgrim style rocks!
...I think I'd say, hiking socks without holes (clean matching ones are a luxury) are the height of what I dare consider camino chic......Now after all these years clean, matching hiking socks are the height of what I dare consider camino chic.... Margaret Meredith
I would have thought that the Camino colour/color was Yellow!!!This years colour is Blue. Red is very last year and will imply that you are lost.
Yellow is not a good look for toenails.I would have thought that the Camino colour/color was Yellow!!!
I'm claiming the colour 'dust' so everyone else will have to choose something else. Dust coloured boots, ankles, backpack, hair etc The colour, of course, will vary according to which part of the Camino I'll be walking. I am so not last year's model. The colour is available until mid September, after that, it's mine!Ok nobody was talking about color coordination until you brought it up hahaha
Matching socks???? I currently don't posses such items, got plenty of none identical twins-the colour is near enough but the features bear no resemblanceI wrote this earlier but it is still relevant re camino chic.
Here in France le look sport est trés chic ! Small fortunes are spent on monthly gym fees, hiking boots are often worn to stroll along the Champs-Élysées in autumn and winter, and multitudes wear designer backpacks. Attitude is all.
My first camino reinforced basic priorities the hard way. In Villadangos del Paramo glanced in a mirror one morning my face appeared tanned and slimmer; I briefly thought ‘not too bad, considering’. 10 km later after crossing the long medieval bridge at Hospital de Órbigo I lost my footing and fell head first onto the irregular pavement! My pack crashed into my right shoulder. Flat on the ground my forehead and shoulder hurt like hell! An egg quickly swelled on my forehead; by day’s end and for the next weeks I resembled Cyclopes.
Indeed in my case "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall", Proverbs 16:18
Now after all these years clean, matching hiking socks are the height of what I dare consider camino chic.
Margaret Meredith
Thanks, but those are not my feet. They belong to the shoe model. I don't ever do pedicures--just cut my own toenails with clippers once a month or so and that seems to work out just fine for me. I was just wondering more about the Camino culture--not that I am trendy or anything. I don't wear make up and my hair is cut short so I don't have to deal with it. That is my everyday plain, no-nonsense self. Just did not want to break some unspoken Camino or Spanish rule like "don't put your backpack on the bed or chair" or "Don't touch the fruit at the market" which I read about with interest here in the forum. Some of my colleagues would not be caught dead without toenails polished in sandals and I just wanted to make sure I was not going to be in the same kind of company on the Camino. Thank you all for your advice.Your nails look good. They're cut too short and too rounded - walking 8 hours a day with nails cut that short could spell ingrown toenails for you. Cut short and filed straight across is your best bet and easiest to care for.
... Will I be a pariah for not wearing polish? ...
... I just wanted to be sure that I was not breaking some kind of fashion rule like wearing socks with the sandals (which I will probably do if people don't think my toes are acceptable.)...
... I was just wondering more about the Camino culture--not that I am trendy or anything. I don't wear make up and my hair is cut short so I don't have to deal with it. That is my everyday plain, no-nonsense self. Just did not want to break some unspoken Camino or Spanish rule like "don't put your backpack on the bed or chair" or "Don't touch the fruit at the market" which I read about with interest here in the forum. ...
I would like to give you my mother's comment. "I am not concerned what other people think of me. I'm more concerned what I think of them."Will I be a pariah for not wearing polish?
This is a joke..right?
And can use each one of them as an iinstrument of toturesneaky laugh: This must be a joke.
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The Camino has stripped me of almost all my vanity, and if you met me on along the way you would not expect that I was a person who cares about her appearance, but a tiny touch of glamour does no-one any harm. My toes were hidden away for 90% of the time, but when they made a rare appearance they made me smile. It is my dirty little secret!
But in answer to the OP, do whatever you want with your toes, very few will notice or care.
Buen Camino!
@Magwood , I have to ask.... What was the special occasion that prompted you to pull out the eyeliner that one single time in more than 100 days?
This is a joke..right?
That's funny. I've been contemplating 3. Boots, favorite tennis shoes and some kind of sandals or maybe two! I will also get a pedi before I leave. Hate my nails without.Fun postI am one of those people that does bring luxury items. I have some make up with me and shampoo and conditioner and moisturizer and yes I had a nice pedicure and nails polished before I left for Spain . The polish stayed only on for about 1 week though . And....I had 4 pairs of shoes with me which was my biggest luxury and I had not one blister the entire Camino (hiking shoes, trail runners, hiking sandals and flip flops). Total weight of all my gear was 18 lbs.
Great point. I was just trying on sandals yesterday and see why I shouldn't get the toe strap.Ha! I thought about this too....before I walked. Mani/Pedi places are hard to find in Europe in the BIG cities. Let alone the villages. Your nails look good. They're cut too short and too rounded - walking 8 hours a day with nails cut that short could spell ingrown toenails for you. Cut short and filed straight across is your best bet and easiest to care for. Go and get a good pedicure and a buff and polish one month before you leave. Don't let anyone mess with natural callous after that - you'll need them. Carry some decent clippers and a file in your pack so that you can tend your toes as needed. You really will see some feet that will leave you feeling sick - and your healthy looking toes will look super glam to you then. Also, once you're there, look around for a certain german foot cream. I don't remember the name but it is mentioned in other threads. It is the BEST stuff for your feet.
My biggest mistake regarding off the trail footwear was that I took some with a toe strap. Which meant I couldn't wear socks. And as often as not it was cold in the evenings and my boots were wet and I had to change and my feet froze.
A few days after the Camino I found a spa where I could get a mani/pedi and I was SO HAPPY! And it was insane and I ended the thing before it got started. (The "pedicurist" wanted me to stand in one of those little plug-in footbaths with a nubby bottom, lifting each leg in a stork-like fashion. No.)
...there are speckled tulips the colour of pulpoAh... Pulpo...
there are speckled tulips the colour of pulpo growing wild in the bogs of Slovenia
Yes, blue is good, but black is better. With that, people won't notice that your toenails are about to fall off!This years colour is Blue. Red is very last year and will imply that you are lost.
I had my boots, super light flip flops and the aforementioned toe teva type sandals. In Leon I bought a pair of incredibly comfortable running shoes and wore them as often as not, saving the boots for rough terrain days.That's funny. I've been contemplating 3. Boots, favorite tennis shoes and some kind of sandals or maybe two! I will also get a pedi before I leave. Hate my nails without.
I didn't regret bringing 4 pairs of shoes for 1 minute and will do the same coming June for my 2nd Camino. Happy feet....happy walker !That's funny. I've been contemplating 3. Boots, favorite tennis shoes and some kind of sandals or maybe two! I will also get a pedi before I leave. Hate my nails without.
Wax on, wax off?Personally, I would not use toe nail polish, as it will add to the total weight I have to carry. Also, I am considering weekly leg/body shave to reduce weight.
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