Fanatic Feedback – Chipped Nail Polish?
In today’s New York Times there is an article on wearing chipped nail polish and how it is becoming a trend, not just a sign of laziness. The experts they interview (Ji Baek & Deborah Lippmann) suggest you have to be either wealthy and well accessorized or skinny and fabulous to rock the look.
That got me thinking to my own experiences. Thanks to this blogging thing I have had the opportunity to meet many gorgeous and chic women, including my fellow bloggers. And the one thing I hear most is apologies for the state of their nails. As though I’m the nail police, handing out citations for dry cuticles, peeling polish or naked tips. So if these “in the know” gals feel the pressure to be put together, who are these women that want perfectly chipped nails to accompany their designer duds?
Are you one of them? Do you embrace your tip wear and chips? Or do you hide your hands as you reach for your wallet at a checkout counter? What do you think when you see people with blemished manicures?
it duzn’t really bother me that much whenever nail polish is chipped but i wudn’t like try to make my nails be chipped to look punk or anything. i personally like it better when they arn’t chipped but when they are chipped it duzn’t really matter to me..
These posts are way over the top about chipped nail polish. Wait until you have a few babies running around and a lot of washing up to do! There are a lot more important things in life and it is selfish to focus so much on yourself. Try to look nice, but get it in perspective. There is a famous poem that goes something like this “Still [always] to be pretty/ still [always] to be neat/dressed as if you’re going to a feast [makes me think] all is not sweet/all is not sound.” In other words, if you always look absolutely perfectly groomed, you come across as mentally unstable.
I HATE CHIPPED NAIL POLISH! I have a friend who doesn’t paint her nails even if there is just a little nail polish in the center and it drives me insane.
If one little bit on my nail polish chips on one finger i chip the rest of it off so i have bare nails .I believe that it shows laziness.
Hi Michelle:
I once heard fashion stylist Rachel Zoe in an interview say,"the first thing people notice when they see you is your hands, so if you have chipped nail polish it's a no-no…" She says to either fix up the nail polish or wipe it off completely and start over. Never wear chipped polish, it's just tacky says Zoe. That's why she carries those small packets of nail polish remover pads in her handbag…
With painted toes It's less noticeable so I don't worry about the chipping, if they do I just remove the old polish and let my toes breathe a while before applying a new coat.
((((((Love Michelle)))))
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