In an economic downturn, we can always rely on one thing- sales of lipstick and nail polish soar. We ladies like to feel good and look good and these small luxuries don’t cost too much money but give lots of self esteem and feelings of ’I'm worth it’ – quite right too, because we most certainly are.
The new trend in nails is a reverse manicure. It’s like Marmite – you will love it or you’ll hate it, though it might grow on you. In essence, it’s a dark mid section topped and bottomed by nude tips and moons. No good for nail biters as you’ll definitely need some length to carry this off well. If you do fancy it, click on the link below and follow The Times’ step by step instructions (using slides), to ensure it looks professional and its recommendations for varnishes to use.
If that doesn’t appeal, I doubt this one will either though it caused a sensation on the catwalks with everyone wanting to get their hands on it, causing a temporary shortage of stock. Chanel’s Jade polish would definitely not do anything wonderful for my freckled hands, but it’s the ‘in’ thing, so give it a go if you like it.
