I Put 25 Red Nail Polishes to the Test–These Are the Best

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(RIP), opting to wear my natural nails short to . Nail art felt pointless due to the lack of real estate, so I went for a classic shade of red instead.

Apparently, so did everyone else. At work the next day, it seemed like every colleague I saw was also wearing a classic red mani (even today, typing this, I count four classic red manis on colleagues without leaving my seat), and seeing as we work in beauty and fashion, I'd like to think we have decent taste.

Is it nail art fatigue? Do we want something familiar and reliable? Or is this simply a continuation of the ? Perhaps it's all of the above…and likely a hint of red nail theory.Red nail theory is essentially another form of .

Coined by on TikTok, she believes red nail polish attracts men because it reminds them of their childhood caregivers. While that Freudian analysis is certainly up for debate, there could be something to it.