40 Classic Red Nail Art Designs

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Nail art is a creative way to coloring, decorate, enhance, and embellish the toenails. It really is a kind of artwork that can be done on toenails and fingernails, usually after manicures or pedicures. A manicure and a pedicure are beauty treatments that trim, shape, and polish the nail. Often these procedures take away the cuticles and soften your skin about the fingernails or toenails.The exact origins of nail treatments is unclear, since it appears to have originated in several parts of the world around the same time. In ancient Egypt, from 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C., women would dye their claws with henna to indicate interpersonal seductiveness and position. Women of the lower class wore neutral and pastel shades, as the upper classes wore deep, bright shades. In Babylonia, 3200 B.C., men, not women, painted their nails with black and renewable kohl, an ancient aesthetic. To get ready for battle, warriors of Babylon spent time having their nails prepared, head of hair curled and had other similar beauty treatments. As with ancient Egypt, nail color indicated one's status, black for noblemen and green for the normal man. Around the same time, 3000 B.C., the first toenail polish originated in ancient China. It was made from beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, veggie dyes, and gum arabic. Chinese dipped their nails in this blend for several time or left it on to dried. Colors ranged from green to red, depending on the combination of the ingredients. During the Zhou Dynasty, 600 B.C., royalty used this simple toenail polish with silver and gold dust on the nails to show their social position.