1930s manicure

In the 30’s women began to get professional manicures. One of the polish techniques that was popular at the time, made famous by Cutex, was the half-moon manicure which is popular toda…

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…

Inspiration: Joan Crawford As you can see, only the center of the fingernail was painted. The half-moons and the tips were left bare. I love this photo of Joan Crawford, it's got such atmosphere and style, and just look at that manicure!

1940s manicure technique

In the first year of this blog's life, 2009, I wrote a pair of posts each of which shone the spotlight on the history and ads of a particu...

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.

Legit 1930s manicure

By 1931, the liquid product we call “nail polish” was widely available, but there was an earlier way to shine your fingernails: nail polish powder. It persisted into the 1920’s. B…

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…