Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails
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The Origins of Nail Polish
The chemical compound at its core, nitrous cellulose, was first developed as a military explosive. Revlon that's still around today was not the first nail polish company of its time. The dark blood red Chanel color Vamp sold out immediately when it was released in the early 1990s.
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