Toe-nail

But just to be safe there'll be a qualified nurse on hand to tend any unexpected injuries and to make sure that all toe-nails are neatly trimmed.

Creating a full-page bleed for a colour magazine using even 35mm film is far more challenging. Trying to do so with a compact digital camera or smartphone is out of the question. But, then, the vast majority of digital cameras have light-gathering sensors the size of tiny toe-nails—and are used largely for uploading images to Flickr or Facebook, or for making 3.5 inch by 5 inch (8.9cm by 12.7cm) prints for family albums.

I used to be the lowest-maintenance woman. But in middle age, straggly brows and chipped toe-nails are more bag lady than boho.

Dressed in a stylish outfit of flowing bronze silk, which sets off her late-summer tan, she [Esther Perel] sits with her legs wide and leans forward, her elbows resting on her thighs, her finger- and toe-nails painted the same blood red.