1950s manicure

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So, as some of you will have seen, I recently posted a picture of a vintage manicure as done by the wonderful Kay at The Chapel. I decided to have my nails done as a treat and also in an attempt to spur me on into taking more care of my talons, as I do tend to neglect them and I'd like to look more polished...pardon the pun. Anyway, I think they turned out great! It has traditionally been pretty difficult to get a good vintage manicure at a salon, as the modern (and in my honest opinion…

Red nail polish was a favorite of early 20th-century women. Many women use Red as an accent color on nails today, not just flappers!

The common nail polish styles of the 1940s were 3 versions with crescent moon shapes at the base and tip that were similar to each other.

From Mademoiselle, October 1966

Vintage nail shapes.

1947 Cutex Nail Polish Vintage Ad - British

The half moon manicure is my favorite vintage nail polish style. It's an elegant nail art style that's easy to do at home.

Jean Harlow (above) You may have noticed the vintage manicure (bared half- moons, claw shaped tips) made a come back in the past few seasons on the runway. More than ever nails have certainl…