Fingernail Phenomenon :: essays research papers

     In late September, I went shopping for my seven-year-old cousin. The first place was Toys R Us. After conclusion what I essential, I went to the checkout line to purchase the items. I thought something was wrong with me, but it was the cashier. The first things I saw were ten lime-green fingernails. They matched her lime-green shirt, which matched her shorts, which matched her socks that matched her shoes. I started to ingest her, "Why did you do that to your fingernails?" but I kept it to myself. Then I went to the 99-cent store in Cutler Ridge Mall. Not surprisingly, the cashier was also wearing an siding with matching fingernails. So I asked her, "Why did you paint your fingernails the same comment as your clothes?" She giggled, then replied, "Because it completes the outfit." "So, what happens if you buy an outfit in a color you dont have in nail polish?" I asked. She paused with a puzzled purport on her face. I stat ed, "Thank you, and have a nice day." and walked off. Is this a requirement to be a cashier? Do men have this obsession? Why is it important for one to spend extra time doing the superfluous? The greatly overlooked fingernails play an important role in everyday life, are examples of the management we learn, and have introduced an unknown creativity to many.     Most women view their fingernails as jewelry. On an evening when pure elegance is required, one would rarely see a woman without a manicure. A mans fingernails would almost always look the way they did on the previous day. Every Saturday morning, manicure shops around the world are booked, from open to close, by women who want to be completed for the next week. Why is this needed for ones appearance to be complete? It is just one more cover for a womans insecurities. Like makeup, the fingernails are dressed up to distract someone from their congenital beauty. The nails are used as a stool in ord er to meet the standard of the "perfect look." Nails tend to be one of the first things women look for on other women to see if they are being "outdone." And if so, then the next time around, the second best must be the best, instead of being of course beautiful. Women in general are naturally beautiful, but because of certain ads in television, and in magazines, they feel as though perfection is where beauty lies.