Monday, October 19, 2026

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The Nail Rule

Short, clean, and either bare or a single classic colour maintained properly. Chipped polish is regarded as worse than no polish, which is why French hands are so often unpainted.

Take the polish off and keep your nails short and filed for a month. It reads as deliberate, and it takes five minutes a week rather than an hour.

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