The video has gone viral, and not just because it's a clever trick.
Chrome nails are a next-level manicure. That mesmerizing metallic finish looks its best when applied by a nail pro — take it from me, a chrome-nails failure — so I don't blame you if you dish out for a salon appointment instead of
Diep starts by flattening out the wrapper and separating the pliable foil from its papery lining. She then fits it atop her thumbnail, using her other thumbnail to get it a flush to the nail and cuticle as possible. The next shot shows her thumbnail flawlessly covered with the wrapper — Diep tellsshe carefully uses an X-acto knife to get the precise shape — followed by all the nails on her left hand.
And apparently, people have been doing this at their desks for decades. I'm guessing I missed it because it clearly works best on longer nails, which I didn't have in my school days , but's own editorial assistant Angela Trakoshis says it was one of her favorite ways to not pay attention in class. "In middle school, we weren't allowed to chew gum, so we would literally unwrap and throw the gum away and create gum-wrapper nails," she says.
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