100 Years of Nails | Allure

Explore the history of manicures, from the half-moon style of the 1920s to the stiletto nails of present day.

Tracylee Percival

Natalie Pavloski


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100 Years of Nails | Allure

[folklore]

i feel like the 2000’s nails would be more like a square shaped french tip

[numblemumble]

I feel in the 2000s everyone did French manicures

[Margann]

I am surprised the trend of four nails in one colour and the ring finger being another did not make this

[PurpleKoco]

I love how our "new nail trends" are not so new at all

[kat]

2016 should be the one hundred layers challenge

[Bekah]

Because the "2016" nails are so off, it makes me wonder how accurate the other years are lol.

[imlivduh]

WHAT ABOUT CRACKLE NAILS?! That was a HUGE trend around 2010

[aanya]

Ok, but the moon manicures are actually gorgeous, I’d definitely consider getting them.

[SonyaHillJ]

2016 nails are mainly acrylics with nude or white polish on

[aliyahquinton]

Who remembers crackle nails tbh they used to be my favourite

[whutcfq]

I disagree with the 2016 one I think it's nude coffin shaped acrylics that's popular

[andreathespiritualmotivato]

Wrong so wrong! Where are the colored tips? Wild Designs and patterns? Gel nails? Air brush? Rhine stones? Longer nails. You made the nails trend look so dull.

[itshanyb]

2000 french tip
2010 black for goth and emo
2015 for cutesy nail designs
2018 for long minimal or bold fake or long nails

[maryvanvleck]

Remember when crackle nails were a thing

[siangreenwoodx]

in the late 90's early 00's there was a craze where people would make a hole in the nail and have little charms dangling off them, especially on the little finger. I don't know if this was the same for everywhere else but it was for around where I live

[hajar]

2016 is long coffin nails with Matt nude polish !

[glamam]

Would’ve been nice if you kept the hands still long enough so we could look at them

[baldvt]

1:50 is it just me or was the whole neon nails thing satisfying?? And pretty

[yulka]

If they can't even get the current nail trends right (nude, square or coffin) then it makes me question completely whether they got the previous year's even remotely close..hmmm🤔

[marlin]

I would more say that todays nail trends is the coffin shape, mostly in a nude colour.