Baby boomer nails. You heard that right, though you might be more familiar with the term ‘French ombré’. The romantic-looking nail trend blends soft pink into frosted white tips, and the story of its origin is kind of a mini history lesson. Yep, the ombré design has evolved from the classic French manicure, and dates back to around the 1940s. During that time – the baby boomer … [Read more...] about The ‘baby boomer’ nails trend, explained
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This mismatched nail trend was made for the indecisive amongst us
Oh, decision-making. Do I want tea or coffee? Is a fringe a good idea? Watch a movie? Yep, just give me 48 hours to ponder my options. As an indecisive soul, heading to the nail salon is a two-week-long commit to choosing a colour, so when a trend swings by that allows my ‘hmm, but maybe this one’ mindset to flourish, you can bet I’m on board. For all too long we’ve been opting … [Read more...] about This mismatched nail trend was made for the indecisive amongst us
DNA braids are the (tricky) hair trend sweeping the Internet
Periodic table – nope, twisted hair braids that look like DNA helix chains? 100% yes. This is the kind of science my trend-led brain can get on board with. Though fishtails, pipe braids and the good old french plait remain comfortably positioned in my hair-styling repertoire, this one’s too fancy-looking to resist. The good news? It’s not all that tricky to replicate. You’ll … [Read more...] about DNA braids are the (tricky) hair trend sweeping the Internet
Are you even ready for this jelly manicure?
Inspired by pool water, jelly sandals, lipgloss and jolly ranchers, we have some serious time for the newest nail trend on the block; jelly nails. Created by applying a clear tip to the nail, covering it with Bio Gel for a hard finish and then applying a high-gloss sheer tint polish on top, these sleek, glassy nails perfectly capture all of our summer feels and then some. And … [Read more...] about Are you even ready for this jelly manicure?
Neon hair is a thing (and it’s way more wearable than you’d think)
Remember when we told you that yellow nails are ‘the big thing’ in the manicure world right now? (Course you do, our word is gospel). Turns out bright and bold is the mantra extending to our hair routine too. Not just the hue of our favourite school stationery item (colouring-in our nails with Stabilos on the daily), neon yellow is cropping up on the catwalk, our Instagram … [Read more...] about Neon hair is a thing (and it’s way more wearable than you’d think)