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Are you curious about nail art? Get some idea about a strange but creative art from Japan. Japan has a culture which is very special in its own way. Even to this day some of the fundamentals of Japanese culture are difficult to understand. It is true that Japanese are highly imaginative and accomplished craftsmen who have developed their talent in such a way that it is not easy for other nationals to imitate or absorb their culture. Nail art is one such art. Nail art does not seem to be viable as one has to wear nail extensions up to 2 inches and obviously working with hands becomes difficult. However the Japanese have used this tiny medium to showcase their talent and build-up on it intricate designs for people to flaunt their nails. Only in the mid 90’s did one see this photographic nail art flourishing and having commercial value indicating it is not an ancient heritage of Japan. This fact makes one wonder, the ability of this art to thrive in the age of computers where it is literally impossible to type on a keyboard with an extension of 2 inch nails. The psych of the new generation is to adopt any thing that is out of the box as fashion. Japanese nail art is not only popular in Japan but also in US and other parts of the world. Japanese nail art is not as simple as your regular manicure which does not get in the way of your daily routine. These two inch nail extensions are a hindrance even with as simple job as eating. Strangely, the Japanese have produced accessories that would help in coping up with day to day life even while wearing nail art. Isn’t this going overboard! Japanese have come up with a special can opener if one has problem opening a can of coke while sporting nail art extensions. Not stopping at that, they have also created unique golf gloves with gaps in the front for the nail extensions to come out, in order to show off the nail art even while playing a game of golf! Though this trend of nail art is debatable, it surely is an indisputable creative art that the Japanese possess and come up with such products. One can find the usage of airbrush techniques and hand painting on acrylic nail chips that are attached to the person’s real nails from below. There are also some artists offering to work straight on your actual nails. One gets to choose from a large range of designs along with wide variety of materials that are available in Japanese nail art. You will come across 2-dimensional painting with the illusion of depth and also more creative 3-dimension nail extensions where charms and small jewels along with sculpture powder are used.