Why on earth is black fingernail polish popular?
Unlike UGG boots, I’m very guilty of wearing black nail polish. Up until a few years ago, black nail polish was basically worn by certain social groups as a fashion statement. About 2004-ish, Hollywood got tired of “conventional” polish colors and stars (like Lindsay Lohan) starting popping up everywhere wearing it. The trend then spread across the nation, and became so big and common place, black polish is now considered a neutral polish. And before you ask, Grandma, you can wear it to work. When I was in high school (I graduated in 2003), bright and sparkly colors were popular. Then, in college, everyone was wearing reds, pinks, roses, or maybe a lavender to be slightly daring. I think what made black become so popular was because it was something else. We didn’t want to wear those bright and sparkly colors again for fear of looking several years out of date, but we also wanted something neutral that wasn’t a shade of red or pink. Joke’s on us, though, bright and sparkly nail polish
