Let’s talk fall trends…shall we. We have seen blog posts on everything from day/night routines, to the must have clothing items, and of course the “need to have” of the make up world for this cuddly time. Although I have yet to see any about this seasons nail trends, or at least I haven’t come across any as of yet. If you were to ask my family and friends they would be quick to tell you that I love getting my nails done. It’s the only way for me not to commit the awful habit of biting my nails. So I am all into what is the current cool gotta do trends for my claws. That’s why I thought why not put a trend post out there just in case anyone hasn’t seen one yet. Here are my picks for this year’s fall-winter 2016 manicure trends.
CHROME
If you haven’t seen this then where have you been hiding, I’m just joking, but seriously. Everyone from the Instagram baddies to some of the hottest YT make up gurus such as Jeffree Star or Nikkie Tutorials and even one of my favourite girls to follow Pia Mia have been rocking these nails. When the chrome trend hit the scene many people were wondering about this beautiful nail Art. It was the rose gold colour (and obsession) that put the trend out there, then followed with every possible colour going and even now with a holographic option. For those who do not know how to achieve the chrome look I will explain. It starts off with a regular shellac nail polish as an ex. a coral pink, after they put all the top coats on. With an eye shadow makeup sponge they go in with the corresponding sparkle powder. In this case they take the silver powder and rub it onto the nail turning the coral into the gorgeous rose gold. Finish off with your top coats and voila. I tried it out and I might admit that I am just slightly, maybe completely obsessed with it. I have gotten the most compliments with this colour and it really has that wow factor.
(Rose Gold nails are my own, all others are from Pinterest)
MARBLE
Now we have all realized and probably have fallen for the obsession of marble whether it’s from beautiful flat lay photos, to phone cases. Well now it has hit the manicure world, and I must admit the marble nails are completely bad ass (excuse my french) and look pretty legit. I have seen this trend floating around on my Instagram feed from a couple of my favourite Canadian gurus Samantha Ravndahl and Gina. It is absolutely stunning with the beautiful neutrals of grays, whites and blacks all mixed together. Most use the marble nail as their accent and then do a regular polish for the rest. Either which way I need to find a place that knows how to do this!
MATTE POLISH
Now the matte finish is by all means not new to the mani world, but makes a huge appearance during the fall/winter time period. You can find some polish that is already a matte formula that when it gets painted onto the nail it automatically dries to that finish. As well, as you can find a Matte top coat by many brands such as Essie or OPI that can turn any colour into a matte polish. Although matte can be worn through out the whole year it is mostly associated with the darker range of colours compared to lighter pastels. My favourite matte colours are royal blues, beautiful burgundy, and forest greens.
MULTI TECHNIQUE NAILS
Although I love to follow the trends I do like to opt for a cute design during the appropriate seasons or holidays.
Are you into keeping your paws polished? What are your go to colours or patterns?
Until next time,
Love Steph
*I do not own any of these pictures. All pictures are from my pinterest, except the one of my actual nails. All pictures and names mentioned have links embedded to show original content*
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