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Sunday, March 5, 2017

Nail art is a creative way to color, decorate, enhance, and embellish the toenails. It really is a type 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. Usually the cuticles are removed by these methods and soften your skin throughout the fingernails.The exact source of nail treatments is unclear, since it appears to have originated in various parts of the world around the same time. In ancient Egypt, from 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C., women would dye their toenails with henna to indicate sociable seductiveness and status. 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, coated their nails with dark-colored and green kohl, an ancient beauty. To prepare for war, warriors of Babylon put in hours having their claws prepared, mane curled and experienced other similar beauty treatments. As in ancient Egypt, nail color indicated one's status, black for noblemen and green for the common man. Around the same time, 3000 B.C., the first toe nail polish started in ancient China. It was made from beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, veggie dyes, and gum arabic. Chinese language dipped their nails in this concoction for several hours or remaining it to dry. Colors ranged from pink to red, depending on combination of the ingredients. During the Zhou Dynasty, 600 B.C., royalty used this simple nail polish with gold and silver dust on the nails showing their social status.