From TTSH:
"I was never all that thrilled with the sloped frame or the light colored grips. I can see where it makes stylish sense for a lady, but it never really struck me as the perfect look in a manly man's gun."
I think those two aspects make 'em purty.
From BAM_BAM:
"The NL reminds me of the Mauser .380 auto I've always liked "the looks" of."
I agree on that, along with the old Beretta 70 series. I like them, for small-calibre guns and in the past carried an HSc in .380 and even a 70 in .32.