Chipped Red Nail Polish Is the Hottest New Look

My Chipped Nails Are So Fashionable, You Guys

October 18, 2010

Just when I thought the hellacious polish job I've got right now from multiple rounds of testing and at-home Minx foiling was something I should fix, I find out that my "look" is the hot new thing in the UK. Apparently British Vogue and Elle editors have been spotted wearing intentionally chipped red polish recently, and salons there even offer chipped manicures. (You could also just do your nails and then, you know, wait). This isn't the first time imperfect polish has been hyped as a trend, but maybe this time it'll take off. What do you think, though? Is this still a fashion faux pas, or am I ahead of the trend?

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SushiAddicts 2 years 22 weeks

It just makes you look like you have a hygiene problem...

2 years 22 weeks

it looks horrible, unkempt. i HATE chipped nails, i don't care who's wearing them, they're yuk!

2 years 22 weeks

I don't believe it will stick. And no, I am not a fan!!!

2 years 22 weeks

No! This will not work for me, especially since I have been known to tell a total stranger (grocery store cashier, normally) to go home and remove the chipped polish.

vertes 2 years 30 weeks

lmao!

bunnyhorse 2 years 30 weeks

Nope, I'm not a fan!

addictedreader 2 years 30 weeks

it worked for ripped jeans and paint splatter shirts and everything is 80's now but it depends on the occasion and outfit

postmodernsleaze 2 years 30 weeks

I can't remember exactly what magazine it was because it was many years ago, but I remember an article where they were trying to inform the reader on HOW to make your nail polish chip (because apparently it was the new 'in' thing). I thought it was totally ridiculous. When you do dishes everyday and scrub toilets and countertops everyday, having a manicure that lasts through it all is a precious thing!

2 years 30 weeks

I don't think this will stick, it's quite untidy and can make someone look unpresentable if it's for example a black tie event when you're dressed up in a sexy black dress and pumps with the messy nails... not pretty; there's a time and a place for everything.

a1stbornunicorn 2 years 30 weeks

I think it looks awful. When my polish begins to chip, I just remove it. I'd rather have bare nails.

Pistil 2 years 30 weeks

lol

Ladyseven 2 years 30 weeks

HAHAHA!! That is insane. I always knew I was avant-garde, not lazy!

QuirkyLove 2 years 30 weeks

I don't mind the chipped look if it's black polish. I'm not sure why, I guess there's something rock n roll about it.

KWM 2 years 30 weeks

As much as I would love for this to really be a trend, I can't really believe it will stick.

madison63 2 years 30 weeks

this is reminiscent of that story in Vogue which said growing out and showing your roots was fashionable. am i the only one who thinks this is kind of ridiculous?

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