Who made strange colors of nail polish fashionable? (look, nails, long)

[Opsimathia]

Originally Posted by Flamingo13

That link is the color of nail beds and possible health issues - NOT nail polish color ..............

Yes that was what is was.

Hence the words on being a natural biological reaction to being turned off by anything that seems reflective of a diseased state.

[DoneWithDallas]

Originally Posted by anadyr21

Since I already know you're black, keep in mind, black people come in too many shades to make that assumption. I'm black. I've worn all kinds of unusual colors and have regularly gotten compliments. Though, this may be due to the shape and condition of my nails. Pastels actually look better on me than darker shades, which, yes, would be due to having a lighter complexion.

I'll see black women all the time who can pull off the most vibrant/bright colors of eye shadows and eye liners and it looks great on them! Since my skin is very fair (I try to sunbathe but it's gone in a week) I'm real particular about the shades I wear also. I keep my nails filed short so pastels and neutrals look best on me also.

[fleetiebelle]

I tend to do more "fun" colors on my toes because the polish seems to last longer. Too dark or too bright on my hands gets chipped up too quick. I still pick blues or purples or greens, but really light shades so the chips aren't as prominent.

[tinalimey]

I don't bother with my fingernails since they chip and break too easily. Plus I type/use keyboard shortcuts a lot and longer nails annoy me.

I do love bright blue shades on my toes though. My last pedicure was a bright turquoise colour. Since we're moving into autumn now, I probably won't get another pedi for a while.

[nightcrawler]

one of the girls in our office has her nails around 5 inches long, seriously, and every week painted a different color with designs.

So when she talks and uses her hands we see 10 nails at 5 inches long waiving at us...

Sorry, it is hideous. Absolutely hideous.

[Bluesmama]

I was wearing blue nail color on my finger and toes in the late-60's and early-70's. And I applied a fine silver glitter coat over them.

[8635angelvalley]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I happened to look at the toes of a middle-aged woman and noticed she had blue polish on her toenails! Who started this fashion of painting nails green, blue, yellow, black, etc.? When I was growing up, about all the colors available were derived from red and brown.

Lou Reed

[Pikantari]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

one of the girls in our office has her nails around 5 inches long, seriously, and every week painted a different color with designs.

So when she talks and uses her hands we see 10 nails at 5 inches long waiving at us...

Sorry, it is hideous. Absolutely hideous.

That is disgusting. I used to have a patient with nails like that and eww.

There is a salon around here where I live called Long Nails.... they specialize in long finger AND toenails....omg

[DoneWithDallas]

I can't stand acrylic nails like that. I cant stand the claw/talon like nail shape either. Like Rihanna, Lady Gaga style.

[himain]

I was always a french manicure woman and now I've branched out into colors. I've got a gold glitter on my toes. I also had them done on my nails but I don't think it looks right without my long acrylics on. However working in the food industry I can't have nails so it sucks