Nail polish is a clear or coloured cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails. It is applied to colour them or make them shiny.
Before nail polish was discovered the ancient Egyptians stained their nails with henna, and the ancient Japanese and Chinese stained their nails with various herbal extracts. Some people also tinted their nails with scented red oils, and polished or buffed with a chamois cloth, rather polishing them.
Modern nail varnish was invented in the 1920's. Charles Revson formed the Charles Revson company with his brother Martin Revson and Charles Lachman, a chemist. They found out that if you use the paint used for cars it can be used as a varnish for the nails. The revolution in thinking was to abandon staining the actual nail, but instead to paint a hard-wearing enamel on top of it.
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