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Red nails - how do you rock them?

6 September, 2016 - 10:38pm by - First Lady | 18 Comments

Poll posted by BR Natalie

Red nails - they're always in style.  And they fit so many looks - from the Femme Fatale to a Vampyric beauty.  From a 50s pin up to a Country singer.  Retro, rebellious, lady, classic, promiscuous, dangerous, daring, bold.  Just a few words that come to mind when you picture red nails.

But this look started way (way) back - in fact Nefertiti and Cleopatra were amongst the first to rock red nails.  The more bold and striking the shades of red on an Egyptian's nails, the more powerful a person they were.  Henna and blood would be used to create nail polish back then.

Red nails really kicked in with the invention of Technicolor - The nails of Rita Hayworth, Elizabeth Taylor and other 50s starlets were finally seen in all their glory - and there was nothing more glorious (or promiscuous, or rebellious) than red nails.

And we're more in love with them today - from corals to blood red, from reds so deep they're almost black to glittery shades that make Dorothy's slippers look dull, red remains the most popular colour in nail polish sales.

Long red nails have developed a certain reputation - a rather scary one.  So how should a woman of the 2010s rock the red?  Long or short? Talons or a more modest length?

Red nails - how do you rock them?


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8th October, 2016

I think they look great on both how ever the long and pointy just make me think Halloween vampires

4th October, 2016

I haven't worn red nail polish for years but I would have short nails if I was to again, I find long nails annoying in general.

3rd October, 2016

I would rock them long or short the problem is making sure they do not chip and that I grow them long so I can rock them long I grow them nice then pick them! I think red nails are classic and hot.

13th September, 2016

The only time i like red nail polish is when I have the fake long nails, other then that i think my skin doesnt suit red.

10th September, 2016

Absolutely in LOVE with long red nails! Looks so good in the coffin or square shape :)

8th September, 2016

Love long red nails!!

8th September, 2016

I wear mine about mid-length and rounded off so they're not sharp and scary looking like that picture.

8th September, 2016

I prefer short, same for all bright and dark colours.

7th September, 2016

Short and punchy for me. To me it just looks neater.

7th September, 2016

I love red nail polish. I just avoid in winter time because in winter my finger get black purplelish some reason and get worse. Otherwise I'll this colour whole year

7th September, 2016

I couldn't just pick one, so I didn't vote. Long and short they look beautiful!

7th September, 2016

I've seen long red nails on some ladies and they look absolutely stunning ... but on my long, skinny fingers, they just end up looking like talons so I prefer to wear mine short if I paint them a true red or a dark burgundy red. I feel I can get away with wearing them longer if I paint them in a glittery "Dorothy's slippers" red.

7th September, 2016

I like short. I think it looks cuter and more wearable!

7th September, 2016

I voted long, but I can never quite grow mine to the right length, there is always one that breaks and forces me into the short look.

7th September, 2016

My nails break very easily, so I have to keep them short. But if I could I would rock long red nails!

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