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Monday, May 8, 2017

Nail art is a creative way to paint, decorate, enhance, and embellish the toenails. It is a type of artwork that can be done on toenails and fingernails, after manicures or pedicures usually. A manicure and a pedicure are beauty treatments that trim, shape, and polish the nail. Often these methods take away the cuticles and soften your skin round the fingernails or toenails.The exact origin of toe nail treatments is unclear, since it appears to have originated in different parts of the world around the same time. In ancient Egypt, from 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C., women would dye their fingernails or toenails with henna to point public position and seductiveness. Women of the lower class wore pastel and neutral shades, as the upper classes wore deep, bright shades. In Babylonia, 3200 B.C., men, not women, coated their claws with green and charcoal kohl, an ancient plastic. To prepare for war, warriors of Babylon put in hours having their toenails prepared, wild hair got and curled other similar beauty treatments. As in ancient Egypt, nail color indicated one's status, black for noblemen and green for the common man. Around once, 3000 B.C., the first toenail polish originated in ancient China. It had been created from beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, veg dyes, and gum arabic. Chinese language dipped their toenails in this blend for several time or remaining it on to dried up. Colors ranged from red to red, with regards to the mixture of the ingredients. During the Zhou Dynasty, 600 B.C., royalty used this simple toe nail polish with gold and silver dust on the nails to show their social status.