The new ‘the dress’: Woman sparks debate over whether her nail polish is blue or white and NO ONE can agree – before the answer is revealed
- Hundreds on the Internet have had a heated debate over a simple photo of a manicure
- Many argue that the color of nail polish is white, while others think that it is light blue
- Sleuths tracked down photos of the same manicure from a different angle
- The other pictures clearly showed that the nail color was actually light blue
The internet is divided over a simple photo of a manicure, with thousands struggling to decide if the model’s nails are blue or white.
A beauty lover sparked a lively debate after posting a picture of the nail color she wanted to a popular Facebook group and asking users what color they thought they looked like.
Many thought the hue looked like a bright blue, while others argued it was an off-white, with some comparing the illusion to the infamous white-and-gold or blue-and-black dress that went very viral in 2015.
Amid the confusion, internet sleuths tracked down the source of the image from a Russian nail salon and confirmed that the color was indeed a very light blue.
A beauty lover sparked a lively debate after posting a picture of the nail color she wanted to a popular Facebook group and asking users if they thought the nail polish was blue or white
“I’m in another group and someone asked what color polish that was… I was confused because I only see a plain white polish, looked at the comments and people say it’s a shade of blue/grey? !?” wrote the woman in the mail.
“I just wanted to see what you guys plan on seeing if I’m supposed to make an appointment with the optometrist first thing in the morning.”
The question drew a flood of responses, with most agreeing that the nail polish was white.
Some liken the illusion to the infamous white-and-gold or blue-and-black dress that went viral in 2015
“To me it looks like a white polish made from a blue or gray base color,” said one user.
“Turn the brightness on your phone all the way up. It’s white,” replied another.
“Looks like a premium white,” wrote a third, while a fourth noted, “It’s white.”
opinion poll
What nail polish color do you see?
- Light blue 758 votes
- White 439 votes
- Pink 9 votes
“Oh no… that scenario… it’s returned,” said someone with a picture of the dress that took the internet by storm seven years ago, when millions couldn’t decide if it was blue and black or white and gold.
Some completely inadvertently admitted that they had seen a pink or red hue.
“Perhaps a question between white and gold and blue and black. Although I also see this as a very light gray sloping slightly towards blue with a soft red/pink tinge,” one replied.
“Are we all seeing the same picture? Those nails are definitely painted pink,” said a second.
However, others argued it was a light blue hue – and they were proved correct when someone found a photo of the same manicure from a different angle.
Others argued it was a light blue hue — and they were proved correct when someone found a photo of the same manicure from a different angle (pictured).
“Very light blue. Like a snow blue or a very light baby blue,” one woman suggested.
“Duck egg blue is 100 percent the color I was thinking when I saw this picture,” claimed another.
“Ok everyone, that bothered me because I’ve seen blue and so many people say white. So I tracked down the source and it’s definitely blue!’ A member said she added screenshots to prove her point.
“It’s a light blue from Luxio in the shade Breathless, I went to her site because I needed to know the real answer,” agreed a second.