00:03nail polish can transform your look and take your digits the extra mile whether
00:09classic or edgy a touch of color kicks up your style nail treatments have been
00:19around for centuries but it wasn't until the 15th century that nail art as we
00:24know it was invented by the Incas when they painted pictures of eagles onto
00:28their nails it wasn't until the 1900s that modern nail polish was formulated
00:34inspired by brightly colored automobile paint in 1976 the French manicure was
00:41invented in Los Angeles by Jeff Pink a Hollywood makeup artist who started his
00:46own nail polish line named after his wife Orly today Orly makes countless nail
00:52polish colors and finishes it all starts with their in-house chemist hey girl
00:59using a variety of pigments the chemist mixes the hue from scratch the
01:03suspension base is added to distribute the pigments giving the polish a uniform
01:07color an adhesive polymer is mixed in to ensure the polish actually sticks to your
01:15nails and doesn't chip thank you very much Orly makes over five tons of nail
01:20polish every day this drum of nail polish weighs over 200 pounds it's hooked up to a
01:27filling machine on the other side of the machine the bottles await their filling the
01:39glass used to make these bottles is imported from Italy they're sent down a
01:44conveyor belt a single file first the metal mixing balls are dropped into the
01:49bottles to help keep the product mixed then the polish is pumped into the bottles love
02:00that color but what's a beautiful polish if you can't get it on your nails
02:13these brushes are special they have a 600 bristle count and are designed to fit every cuticle
02:23and these special caps have a gripper so you never slip thanks Orly
02:32glow stick shine on skinny dip summer sunset beach cruiser hundreds of colors have hundreds of names and
02:41they all need labels this one's called pick me up safety plastic is put on the bottle with a
02:48sleever machine the plastic is heated to 350 degrees causing it to cling to the bottle creating a seal
03:00did you know that unopened nail polish can stay fresh pretty much forever good to know but as these
03:06little guys head out into the world we're pretty sure you're going to want to open them right away
