As the writer of the piece asserts: “Over the last few years — since the era of the skull print scarf, let’s say, or the (metaphorical) rise of the Olsen twins — having streaked, chipped or just plain grotty nail polish no longer suggests drug addiction, manual labor or pure laziness. Like untied high-tops, thread-worn jeans and bedhead, it’s now part of a deliberate look.”

Ridiculous, much? Yes.

While Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been the arbitars of several trends, chipped nail polish would not be one of them.

Haggard nails have a lot more to due with busy schedules that leave no time for nail appointments than someone trying to emulate a certain “fashion industry insiders.”

If anything, chipped nails are indicative to the fact that women don’t feel as obligated to uphold certain beauty standards. But that aside, I hate to walk around with a busted manicure. It irritates me to no end and I would much rather just walk around with no color.

So, I must ask: Are chipped nails chic or troubled?