Culture: Recession-era must have, apparently: Nail polish. Nail polish?
- correlation This year, nail polish sales jumped 59% from 2010. Despite economic troubles, it appears that painted nails are one expense that’s worth the plunge. “Beauty is one thing women never forget about,” said Demitrius Simpkins, a manager at a New York salon.
- causation Such a growth in sales is probably because more buyers are interested in painting their own nails instead of paying for salon visits. “Some women who used to come every Monday now come maybe every other Monday,” Simpkins claimed. source
