Fingernail

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Fingernail Anatomy

A fingernail or toenail is a horn-like envelope covering the tips of the fingers and toes in humans, most non-human primates, and a few other mammals. Nails are similar to claws in other animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough protective protein called keratin. This protein is also found in the hooves and horns of different animals. It is made up of dead skin cells.

Fashion

Manicures (for the hands) and pedicures (for the feet) are health and cosmetic procedures to groom, trim, and paint the nails and manage calluses. They require various tools such as cuticle scissors, nail scissors, nail clippers, and nail files. Artificial nails can also be fixed onto real nails for cosmetic purposes.

A person whose occupation is to cut, shape, and care for nails as well as to apply overlays such as acrylic and UV gel is sometimes called a nail technician. The place where a nail technician works may be a nail salon, shop or spa, or a nail bar.

Painting the nails with colored nail polish (also called nail lacquer and nail varnish) to improve the appearance is a common practice dating back to at least 3000 B.C

Fetishistic behaviors

Fingernail polish is often applied as a decorative coloring to fingernails and/or toenails: a color matching lipstick color is often chosen.

Applying nail polish may be the source of sexual fantasy or to enhance a different fetish or fantasy. For example, bright red nail polish on a lady's hands might bring attention to a hand holding a cigarette, or enhancing the appearance of a foot wearing open-toe high heels for a foot fetishist.

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