Nail It!: Breaking Nail Color Stereotypes

On a routine trip to my local drugstore, I picked up a new bottle of black nail polish that just HAD to come home with me.  As I was checking out, the clerk said to me, “Getting ready for Halloween?”  I realize I live in Middle America but surely black polish sans witch costume can’t be that radical a concept!  If only she had glanced at my green tips she would have figured out that I wasn’t playing dress-up, right?

Though even as recent as last fall I also gave in to preconceived notions about nail color.  During the season premiere of Gossip Girl I spied a set of vampy talons claw Nate Archibald’s chest and thought, “Rut-roh, what kind of vixen has Nate fallen prey to?!”  Without even a word or a glimpse of her face, I pre-judged another woman based on her nail polish.

I say it’s time we break these stereotypes and realize that nail color is an accessory, not a personality trait.  Rather than let our nails define us, we need define what they mean in how we incorporate polish into our overall style.

Let’s take a look at how the same nail color can take on completely opposite attitudes depending on the ensemble. (more…)

October 1, 2009 at 9:30 am Michelle Mismas Leave a comment