GET NAILED

NAILS, as any man will tell you, are the focal point of much eroticism. Check out Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, with her red, red talons. Or Jessica Rabbit, the ultimate sexual Venus trap, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

The shape, the length, the colours of the nails are all clues to the persona of the wearer. Sweet, preppy college girls might have unvarnished short oval nails, while club-goers might slather on black or Chanel Vamp on to long talons. Gently elongated fire engine red ovals might look ever so tempting for a seductress.