Chele Roberts gets her nails done up in OPI’s “My Private Jet” by Lori Smith, nail technician at Natural Body Spa and Shop.Leather fingernail polish?
Polish that matches your car?
According to trend forecasters, fingernail fashions will go in new directions this year. Nail stylings are seen as a low-cost indulgence in a stifled economy.
“We’ll see more beauty buyers perking themselves up with nail polish,” according to JWT, a trend-spotting company in New York.
Then, “as sales continue to rise and polish ascends to an ‘it’ accessory in the fashion world, look for more unusual takes — from leather nails to purposefully chipped nails.” The automaker Volvo is even offering nail polishes to match its new sedans.