High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Originally "Rouge Noir," Parisian fashion house Chanel launched a dark red and black nail color called "Vamp." It was created to be the same color as dried blood. Originating straight off of a runway in ‘94, a Chanel makeup artist quickly covered bare model nails with black marker for publicity photos before a show. The artist next created a near black polish for the actual event and forty-five models strutted onto designer Chanel’s runway as photogs and beauty editors noted. The color went public and on to be called one of the most in-demand products of Chanel’s history.