pink nail art by VIXEN270991 on DeviantArt

Friday, June 9, 2017

Nail art work is a creative way to paint, decorate, enhance, and embellish the toenails. It really is a kind of artwork that you can do on fingernails and toenails, after manicures or pedicures usually. 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 the skin round the nails.The exact origin of toenail 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 nails with henna to point sociable status and seductiveness. Women of the lower class wore pastel and neutral shades, as the upper classes deep wore, bright shades. In Babylonia, 3200 B.C., men, not women, colored their toenails with green and black color kohl, an ancient cosmetic. To get ready for war, warriors of Babylon put in hours having their fingernails or toenails prepared, scalp curled and possessed other similar beauty treatments. Such as 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 toe nail polish originated in ancient China. It was made from beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, veggie dyes, and gum arabic. Chinese language dipped their fingernails in this mixture for several hours or still left it to dry. Colors ranged from red to red, depending on the mixture of the ingredients. Through the Zhou Dynasty, 600 B.C., royalty used this simple toenail polish with silver and gold dust on the nails showing their social status.