I’ll readily admit that I’m a nail art girl wherever possible, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love a flawless full-cover manicure. It doesn’t matter if you paint them yourself or get them done in-salon, the power of cleaned-up cuticles and that freshly-applied shiny finish of one of the most iconic nail polish shades is strong. So strong, it’ll have you intermittently holding up your hand and admiring your nails for the rest of the day.
A lot of factors are at play when it comes to trending colours and the shades we gravitate towards in both beauty and fashion, lest we forget Miranda Priestley’s iconic speech in The Devil Wears Prada. Which brings me back to famous nail polish shades. Forms of nail varnish have been around for thousands of years, meaning dozens of shades have been pop culture moments in their own right—from the black-red nails of Pulp Fiction’s leading lady to Hailey Bieber’s viral understated manicures.
