Today's New York Times reports on the dubious "trend" of having chipped nails. Apparently, having less-than-flawless nails is not a complete beauty disaster:
“Before, when nail polish was chipped you absolutely had to run and get it fixed,” said Ji Baek, the owner of Rescue Beauty Lounge and a manicure doyenne who has noticed the Olsens and Lindsay Lohan with less-than-impeccable polish. Now, clients like hers are “wearing perfectly-tailored clothes, they have $5,000 bags and equally fabulous shoes, but their nails are chipped and they’re saying, ‘I don’t care.’ They don’t want to be too perfect.”
Of course, Baek adds, there's a catch: “Chipping is cool, but chipping in a schleppy way when you don’t have a $5,000 handbag is not as cool." Oh, so that's all we need! Great.
Joking aside, the story explains that women, particularly the younger generation, don't flip out about having less-than-flawless manicures. While I agree that there are certain occasions (job interviews, your wedding) that require neater nails, I've always felt that life has bigger things to worry about than an imperfect manicure. Are you with me?
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If chipping is cool with the $5000 bag, then it's cool without it and I might not even agree on it being cool. Some of us can't afford it, and even if I had more money for a bag, I would more likely still have one cheaper than $5000. What a ridiculous comment from that person.
Anyway, I do like the idea of having a look that isn't too perfect, but I would rather have neat nails, even unpainted most of the time, and have something else about my look that isn't too perfect. I like the idea of a relaxed (but not sloppy) look, especially if it's in a Charlotte Gainsbourg or Clemence Poesy way.