Crushed Beetles is the Oldest Trend
The application of color and art to nails dates back at least 6,000 years. Egyptians and Chinese women colored their nails with crushed beetles and dyes, and further embellished them with elaborate designs and illustrations.
It was not until the 1980s when ‘ghetto nails’, a nail art style originating in African-American communities, came onto the fashion landscape that the real exploration of design and color we see today began.