Jelly nails have reigned supreme this summer season as one of many greatest manicure tendencies, and whereas the fad isn’t going anyplace simply but, it is shifting a bit for fall. Enter syrup nails, a development that originated in Korea, in line with skilled nail artist Steven Li. “After I was in Seoul final Might, I met with just a few nail mates, and so they instructed me the largest development was to not see the crisp line of gel or polish on the cuticle however to see a sheer nail mattress as an alternative, utilizing syrup gels,” movie star nail artist Julie Kandalec tells us. “After I went again once more this yr for NailCon Korea, virtually every part was syrup, so it’s greater than a development—it’s sticking round!”
Featured specialists
- Steven Li is knowledgeable nail artist
- Julie Kandalec is a celeb nail artist
What are syrup nails?
Syrup nails are similar to jelly nails in that they’ve a sheer look (suppose thick, gooey syrup on a heat stack of pancakes—extra viscous, much less structured). “Very like maple syrup that’s see-through but has an amber colour, syrup nails do as effectively, however in all shades like blues, greens, lilacs, pinks, and even with micro glitters,” says Kandalec. “They’re lovely to put on alone, or you should use them to simply create ombré/gradient nail artwork or aura nails.”
The way to get syrup nails
“Ask your salon for syrup, jelly or sheer gel shades. In the event that they don’t have them, your artist might be able to combine colour and clear gel on a palette then apply to your nail utilizing a flat nail brush, however it doesn’t all the time combine correctly (chemistry!),” says Kandalec. “However, no matter underlying colour is in a deep strong colour (say, pink that you simply wish to make right into a syrupy pink), that undertone will likely be extra predominant and can change the shade of a colour to look completely completely different,” she notes.
One other option to obtain syrup nails is “by layering sheer nail polish over a extra opaque colour on the tip to provide it a extra pure ombré end,” notes Li. Kandalec says there are a handful of widespread manufacturers which have jelly collections that may assist create the syrup nail look, together with Essie, Lights Lacquer and Cirque.
Syrup nail inspo
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