Nail painting 

refers to drawing patterns on nails with nail enamel or other pigments, or adding other materials like beads, amphibole, etc. to embellish the nails.

Origin

During the BC period, within the Tang in Egypt and China, there was a trend of coloring nails. Egypt began with Cleopatra. She dyed her nails with henna in gold as how to the Western world of bliss; while within the Tang , her nails were dyed with impatiens, which was meant to point out her status and honor; At the top of the tenth century, the trend of nail painting was led by Ayumi Hamasaki, the leader of Shibuya in Japan, and it continues to the present day.