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NAILING A MATURE MANICURE

THEY say the eyes are the windows to the soul. As for the hands? They can be more like a magnifying glass on your birth certificate. This isn’t just anecdotal. A study conducted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons found that a person’s age can be accurately predicted simply by viewing a photo of their hands. But when these same images were doctored to add nail polish and correct skin tone, the owner of the hands was judged to be far younger.

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