History of Nail Art (or Nail Polish) :
Nail polish was originated in China, dating back to 3000 BC.[2][3] Around 600 BC during the Zhou Dynasty, the royal house had a preference for the colors gold and silver.[2] However, it would eventually transition to red and black.[2] During the Ming Dynasty, nail polish was often made from a mixture including beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, vegetable dyes, and gum Arabic.[2][3]
Egyptians used henna stains making their fingernails orange which would then turn dark red or brown after the stain matured.[4] In 1300 BC, the color of the nail polish symbolized the ranking of social class each individual earned: gold and silver were considered to be the royal colors; however, were later changed to black and red.[1][not in citation given] The lower classes would wear pale colors and when the high society color changed to red, that is the color Cleopatra would often wear.[5]
By the turn of the 9th century, nails were tinted with scented red oils, and polished or buffed with a chamois cloth, rather than simply polished.[6] In the 19th and early 20th centuries, people pursued a polished rather than painted look by massaging tinted powders and creams into their nails, then buffing them shiny. One such polishing product sold around this time was Graf's Hyglo nail polish paste. Some people during this period painted their nails with an air brush. After the creation of automobile paint, Cutex produced the first modern nail polish in 1917. [7]Later the Charles Revson Company (later Revlon) produced their first nail polish in 1932.
Once nail polish was refined, it was often used in the place of gloves to cover up the grime underneath the nails.[8]
Colored nail polish was also considered at one time self-mutilation and unhealthy by psychiatrists.[citation needed] Despite this, the first lady to wear solid colors was Eleanor Roosevelt.[9][verification needed]
Synthetic nail polish was introduced around the 1920s in Paris.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_polish
The picture above is trying to make fun of girls after applying nail polish, when they wait until the substance dries.
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