https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c Nail polish en-us 2023-08-27 18:11:41 UTC 2023-08-28 00:11:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1955655528/26101848f685c391471898150e0b0ff2/BFF20BCF_9D68_4C4D_B741_FCEDAA504588.jpeg rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674244246 Was made in china 5000 years ago for ancient Chinese high society to Cleopatra
It was worn by the rulers and those in high society as a symbol of their wealth and power.
It used to be made out of beeswax, gelatin and egg white dyed with orchids or roses.
To put it on you had to leave it the nails for a number of hours leaving a stain.]]> 2023-08-27 18:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674244246 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674246775 Egyptians would color their nails with henna.
Cleopatra would use plant extracts to die her nails a dark blood red.
Other Pharos would be found with henna stained nails.
It was popular for women across India and Africa to dye their fingertips with henna as an adornment.

]]> 2023-08-27 18:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674246775 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674247915 Nail polish didn’t make its way across into Europe until much later, arriving in the late 18th century with trade deals from India and the Middle east. It was still very much associated with the wealthy at this stage, until the first nail salon opened in the late 19th century in Paris.]]> 2023-08-27 18:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674247915 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674250736 In 1870 the first commercial nail salons opened in Paris.


]]> 2023-08-27 18:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674250736 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674252829 Nail polish still hadn’t been developed into its liquid form however it was made in powders and oils that were rubbed into the nails and buffed away.
Leaving a soft pink color or a red for the brave.]]> 2023-08-27 18:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674252829 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674257948 It was only once nail polish travelled across to the US that advances in nail technology were developed.
The first nail salon in the US was made in Manhattan New York  in 1878 by a woman called Mary Cobb.
Her $1.25 buff and shine manicures set her up as a successful female entrepreneur.


]]> 2023-08-27 19:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674257948 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674257989 2023-08-27 19:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674257989 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674261995 In World War 1 the US seized German chemical patents- leading to the release of Nitrocellulose onto the American market.
The ingredient was then included in car paint in the 1920s That inspired aFrench makeup artist Michelle Menard, to release the first liquid nail polish.
When he made this he was working for the Charles Revson company which then the company was renamed as Revlon.

]]> 2023-08-27 19:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674261995 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674263210 Nail technology continued to advance throughout the 1950s with the arrival of nail wraps and acrylic nails.
Acrylic nails were accidentally developed by a dentist.
 The materials that was used to fill cavities in teeth became false nails.]]> 2023-08-27 19:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674263210 rpere031 https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674264486 Fast forward today there are endless options when it comes to coloring our nails.
Now we have gel nail polish and even peel off nail polish.]]> 2023-08-27 19:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rpere031/wqhdbpadbrzebb3c/wish/2674264486