
"Don't try to draw a perfect circle," Krok says. Working quickly so the colors don't dry up on your paper, move from dark to light with additional circles, ending with the lightest color in the center. Once your colors are mixed, use the darkest shade to draw your aura circle. Leaving one dot intact, add increasing amounts of white polish into the rest to create lighter and lighter shades. Once you've painted on your base layer of nail polish, making sure it's a lighter shade than your desired gradient, take your accent nail color and drop six separate dots of paint onto a piece of parchment paper.

Green, for instance, is thought to draw in a nurturing energy, while red can inspire energy and yellow soothes. But perhaps it's just a matter of infusing your nail brush with the right energy? Tahva Krok, who designed this aura look using inspiration from painter Morgan Echols, points out that choosing your colors for an aura-inspired creation should be a matter of intention. We won't beat around the bush: of all the best nail trends of summer 2022, the aura is the hardest to recreate at home. "You'll have better luck painting the curvature, and matching one side to the other, when you start in the center on one side and paint the curve from there." "I recommend starting the design in the middle, which helps keep it symmetrical," Minerva says. Here, she started with a neutral nude base over the entire nail, then dipped her brush into black polish for the hourglass accent, which runs up and down the sides of the nail (and not around the tip or cuticle). She drew inspiration from the shape of the dress, using a 12-millimeter nail-art brush to mimic its shape. This particular outfit had cut-outs at the waist," Minerva explains. "With in particular, we like to pair the nails with the outfits. Up first on our list of the summer nail ideas: an ultra-unique look you’ve undoubtedly seen all over your Instagram timeline: the hourglass manicure.īefore Minerva knew what type of nail she would design for Maddy's first episode of the season, she knew what the character would be wearing. "The pops of vibrant colors are aesthetically pleasing and amazing for summer." This includes a mood-ring manicure that looks gorgeous on both long and short nails. "More people are becoming interested in learning about their own energy, the energy of others, and how it can be seen and transferred," Krok explains. You'll see a variety of three-dimensional accents - from the simple and classic to the deeply extra (yet still summery) mani.įinally, Tahvya Krok, a nail technician in Pasadena, dives into the ephemeral with the aura-inspired summer nail trend. Next, NYC-based nail artist Marbles Valdez combines old and new with the bedazzled French trend.

Thanks in part to a few strategic camera shots of Demie's manicure on the show, the shape picked up steam - and its original creator has supplied us with new ways to try the eye-catching trend. Whether you're obsessed with pastels or bright colors, simple French manis or '90s-nostalgic press-ons in gradient shades, you’ll find the cute summer nails for that vacation you spent all winter dreaming of.įirst, Minerva offers up three different takes on "the Maddy," an hourglass-shaped art deco look that she designed specifically for Alexa Demie's Euphoria character to wear in the season two premiere.

Each artist was tasked with creating one look suitable for at-home manicures, another that may require the help of a practiced nail tech, and a third that goes all-out, using the best of their creativity and skill. To help get your creative juices flowing, we asked innovative nail artists to share three versions of summer 2022's biggest nail art trends in a range of color palettes: hourglass nails, bedazzled French tips, and aura-inspired nail art. It's all over the place." We're calling it now: the style of the summer is "unapologetic," whatever that may mean to you. "There's a surrealist fantasy look, with lots of three-dimensional elements using gel and funky stones. "People are not afraid to use color right now," says Natalie Minerva, a Los Angeles-based nail artist who creates the designs for Euphoria.

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