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The History of Manicure

THE HISTORY OF MANICURE Manicure and nail art has become something of an obsession these days. The hashtag #nails have been posted more than 151 million times on Instagram. The word Manicure comes from the French word manicure, meaning "care of the hands", which in turn originates from the Latin words manus, for "hand", and healing, for "care". But the fascination with that small part at our fingertips is nothing new. Archaeologists discovered Egyptian mummies dating 5000 BC with golden nails. Around the same time in India, women painted their nails with henna. Archaeological excavations found a gold manicure set dating from 3200 BC, which soldiers used on the battle lines. In 3000 BC, the Chinese invented the first nail polish, a mixture of egg whites, gelatin, beeswax, and dyes from petals of roses and orchids. Having flawless red nails was a symbol of status and social difference since no one with such well-groomed and shiny hands could be working in the fields or the kitchen. You had to be a lady! Members of the Ming dynasty wore crimson nail with length extensions. Egyptians, like Nefertiti or Cleopatra, were famous for their red nails. Women of a lower social rank were forbidden to wear red and had to apply paler shades. Ironically, in 1975, American Jeff Pink, president of Orly Nails, invented the French Manicure. And since then, pale hues are associated with chic, elegant and upper-class. The first glossy nail polish was created in 1920 by makeup artist Michelle Menard, who used car painting in its original formula. But in 1932, Revlon launched the nail polish as we know it today and opened the market to the general public, democratizing Manicure. In the 1930s, American actress Joan Crawford popularized nail art when she applied a stylized crescent moon on them. At the same time, monogrammed nails became fashionable. Since the 2000s, Manicure and nail art is booming, and it is expected that the global nail care market will reach $ 13 billion by 2024.