Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails
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The Evolution of Nail Art
How did we get from single-color glossy fingertips to the iconic nail art we see today? The story is part technology, like acrylic nails which were invented by a father-son dentist duo in the 1950s and early 60s. Women of color where the biggest early adopters of novelty nail art starting in the 1970s and 80s.
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