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Are white toenails the only 'in' colour right now?

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closeyourpies · 07/08/2021 12:29

I'm going for another gel pedicure today and just wondered if I should change from white to something else

I do like the white, I like white anyway. But I also have it as it appears to be the height of nail varnish fashion right now Grin

Is this actually true? Everyone seems to be painted white at the moment

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Veryverycalmnow · 09/08/2021 22:53

Looks like Tipp- ex

Loocheeyar · 09/08/2021 23:15

You all need opi kyoto Pearl it’s absolutely beautiful

Stars2theside · 10/08/2021 00:37

These are mine at the moment!!

Are white toenails the only 'in' colour right now?
MakeMathsFun · 10/08/2021 05:00

"Fashion" does not exist the same way as before. It used to be that the TV and magazines would be fairly synchronised in what was going on, so fashion was fairly uniform.
Nowadays, however, there are very many different fashions all happening at the same time... and across many different types of media. The problem here is that if I do a Google search for "White toenails", i will likely be targetted with adverts and stories about white toenails. From this 'personalised' experience I could be convinced that white toenails are the highest priority at the moment. Another person however might Google "Lime green toenails" and they might experience 'personalised' adverts that convince them that lime green is the latest fashion. Multiply this by 100 colours, and suddenly everyone becomes a fashion expert - each alerted to a different colour.

So, I say that there is no such thing as a fashionable colour for toenails (or anything else for that matter). The only thing truly fashionable at the moment is diversity. Also fashionable is the false illusion that fashion exists - because that's what the manufacturers and sellers want you to believe, so you spend money on their 'fahionable' product.

Consequently, just be confident to be yourself irrespective of your perceptions of latest fashion. White, pink, sparkly, natural, neon, metallic, luminous, rainbow, pearlescent, shiny, gloss, textured, smooth, long, short, pointed, blunt, etc... (and the list is infinite) are enough to make you realise that the fashion sellers are just manipulating people to buy their product. It used to be uniform across the nation (e,g. most men wearing bowler hats in the 19...s), but now they sell us every colour and personally dupe us into thinking its fashionable. Ignore fashion. Be yourself and be strong.

SusannaM · 10/08/2021 08:20

Fashion" does not exist the same way as before. It used to be that the TV and magazines would be fairly synchronised in what was going on, so fashion was fairly uniform.

This is so true, I have about 3 different styles of jeans in my wardrobe at the moment. In the past there was always one style of Jean that was the in thing and you were a fashion outcast (or outlier)
if you weren't wearing it. Or maybe I'm just getting old and out of touch Grin

GuidoTheKillerPimp · 10/08/2021 10:39

@JaceLancs

Thank you. Off to order some 😍

Hadsuchahardday · 10/08/2021 13:36

Agree with others, it looks like tipp-ex.

AnnieSnap · 10/08/2021 18:37

@closeyourpies

I've come to shock you all with my hands!

Got those done today and went for a colour called 'Honey'

Really though it's a proper yellow! Not too happy with them but the change is nice (I usually have pale pink on hands or white)

I love your yellow. I must have that 😀
Kittii · 11/08/2021 10:31

Does no one else think that the yellow looks like bits of cheese on your fingers? 😆

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