nail polish
IPA: nˈeɪɫpˈɑɫɪʃ
noun
- A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.
Examples of "nail-polish" in Sentences
- I'm a huge Essie nail-polish fan but I hate the color Fiji.
- I store it in a small container with the nail-polish remover so it's always handy.
- His unusual nail-polish colors often attract waiting lists long before they arrive in stores.
- The salon had the same nail-polish smell as conventional places, and we wish they'd done a better job pumicing our rough heels.
- Attacks on the London public transit system in July 2005 relied on backpack bombs assembled from compounds found in nail-polish remover and hair bleach.
- "It's not hard to design a nail-polish color that lasts a season, but a classic must last forever and please women all over the world," says Mr. Philips.
- Norma's Tacos Gas station touches at this cute-as-a-button stand, which became an eatery just last year, include old-fashioned, nail-polish red pumps no fuel—they're decorative.
- • Scents "have personalities," Ms. Wright said, sniffing a paper strip soaked in isoamyl acetate, which, on a first whiff, smells like nail-polish remover but quickly morphs into bubble gum and pear.
- Mr. Philips, the Belgian hired three years ago as Chanel's creative director for makeup, has made his name with unconventional nail-polish colors—from the taupe-toned Particulière, to Jade green, to the Mimosa yellow due to hit stores in May.