Nail art

In ancient Egypt, from 5000 to 3000 BC, women would dye their nails with henna to indicate social status and seductiveness.

In Babylonia, 3200 BC, men, not women, painted their nails with black and green kohl, an ancient cosmetic.

Around the same time, in 3000 BC, the first nail polish originated in ancient China.The Chinese first would put porcelan false fingertips on as a symbol of their class.

[6] A lot of these above did not use nail art as it is widely known today, only stained, dyed, or dusted the fingernails and toenails.

In 1892, Dr. Sitts' niece invented a nail-care line for women of any social class, eventually reaching United States salons.

[13] The French manicure style was created in Paris in 1976 by Jeff Pink, the founder of the Los Angeles-based cosmetic company ORLY.

This method is easy to apply and remove, and relatively inexpensive, although it lacks the durability of some other forms and can chip easily.

They provide a more durable and complex design option compared to traditional nail polish, but are also more difficult to apply and remove, and can be more expensive.

[20]In some cultures, nail art can be tied to the concept of femininity and the sense of belonging in a group of females.

Though women use nail art to express their womanliness, the different types define a woman with particular personalities, e.g. French manicure (delicate).

[24] Clipped and filed nails, either on all ten fingers or on the index and middle finger of the dominant hand in particular, are considered a symbol of queer women after the origin of the practice as a practical measure to allow for safe digital penetration between cisgender women.

[29] Social media made it easier to connect to the mass audience, and with this, people started to share their designs as a way of their creativity and use the nail as their blank canvas.

YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, and Twitter are the major platforms which provide many new ideas and designs for the subculture.