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NAIL Clippings

LILLY DELMAGE uncovers the hottest nail topics & tales across the ‘net, TV & social media & gets the scoop on celebrity beauty must-haves

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The mermaidcore trend is continuing to take social media by storm, with techs flaunting their impressive, ethereal creations. From 3D seashells, pearl embellishments and tropical flowers, to iridescent, holographic and reflective shimmers, the looks pay homage to the magical activities of the ocean. Take a look at styles that caught our eye on Instagram…

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Got the Jenner-bug?

The youngest Kardashian-Jenner sibling, Kylie Jenner, has flaunted ‘secret garden’-themed nails. Her mani featured lime French-style tips with garden critter details, courtesy of LA-based nail artist, Zola Ganzorigt (@nailsbyzola). Ladybirds, snails, butterflies, caterpillars and bees were showcased.

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Scoring style points

American basketball star, Jared Mccain, shared a snap of his painted black nails on his Instagram account. The Sally Hansen ambassador, who is known for both sport and fearless expression through nail designs, captioned the post: ‘Nails to match the fit.’ The polish used was Insta-Dri in Black to Black by Sally Hansen.

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5 A DAY-LEY BIEBER

Zola Ganzorigt also featured her miniature hand-painted designs on the nails of model, Hailey Bieber. She created a fruit and vegetable-inspired manicure, including blueberry, cherry and corn-on-the-cob delicacies.

HEAVY METAL

Former Little Mix star, Jade Thirlwall, has released her first solo music video, in which she flaunts liquid metal-inspired nails by celebrity nail artist, Stephanie Staunton (@stephienails). The pro created 3D silver metallic lines that ‘dripped’ over a matte black overlay, using Magpie Beauty Gel Colour in Black Betty, Velvet Top matte top coat, FULL ON Gel and Chrome Dust in Diana.

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Magpie Beauty Chrome Dust in Diana £6.95 + VAT www.magpiebeauty.co.uk

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The GelBottle Inc BIAB™ in Dolly £16.99 + VAT www.thegelbottle.com

Something kinda nude

Cardiff-based tech, Joanne Thomas (@meraki_nails_cardiff), tended to the nails of singer, Nadine Coyle, for the final leg of the Girls Aloud reunion tour. Using The GelBottle Inc’s Dolly BIAB ™and Extreme Shine Top Coat, the manicure was a versatile option that complemented Nadine’s various costume changes.

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CELEB SPOT!

US fashion designer, Marc Jacobs, dedicated a manicure to black women of the ‘70s and ‘80s in a heartfelt video on social media, listing the likes of Flo-Jo, Lil Kim, Missy Elliot and Sha’ Carri Richardson as his nail inspo. Yulenny Garcia from @muneca_beauty_nail brought Marc’s vision to life, creating an extreme French manicure, enhanced by multi-coloured Swarovski crystals. Captioning a follow-up video as ‘60 seconds of sundown nail chatter’, the fashion icon shows off his nails and embraces ASMR, as he taps his glamorous talons.

DREAMY DESIGNS

The Glitterbels DreamFest event in Manchester was attended by Charlotte Crosby, star of MTV’s Geordie Shore and Charlotte in Sunderland. Brand co-founder, Annabel Maginnis, created beach-themed nails for the TV star, using Glitterbels

Annabel Maginnis & Charlotte Crosby

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Hema Free Builder-Bel Gel in Frenchie for the base, followed by Crystal and Ghosted for water droplets and pearls. Unbelievabel Gel shades, Cream Cake and White, were used to craft a shell design. Fellow Geordie Shore star, Sophie Kasaei, was next at the nail desk, requesting a sophisticated French manicure with glazed finish from Glitterbels education ambassador, Adonia West (@adoniaautumnbeauty). The nail pro used Hema Free Builder-Bel Gel in Everlasting Love and Hema Free Gel Polish shade, Oyster. For the French tips, she chose Unbelievabel Gel in White.

Castmate, Chloe Ferry, received a classic French manicure with gold linework courtesy of Glitterbels ambassador, Jess Swinburn (@beautybyjesssxx). Jess used Hema Free Builder-Bel Gel in Everlasting Love with Unbelievabel Gel shades, White and Swagger.

Chloe Ferry

Taraji’s transformations

Actress, Taraji P. Henson, hosted the 2024 BETAwards,sporting eight stunning nail looks. Celebrity lux manicurist, Tameka Jackson, aka @customnails1, took to Instagram to show her impressive line-up of glamorous press-ons to complement Taraji’s outfit changes. Assisted by @nailgician, they pulled off some nail tech wizardry!

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THE LOOKS:

For her red carpet appearance, Taraji wore Aprés Gel-X Sculpted Coffin Extra Long Tips, which were painted gold and featured chain embellishments.

A ‘90s, retro-inspired nail design formed the perfect accessory to complement Taraji’s rap performance, created using Aprés Gel-X Natural Stiletto Long Tips.

This icy, ombré look boasted pearls and bling atop Aprés Gel-X Natural Stiletto Long Tips.

A scarlet style featured dazzling red gems atop extra-long stiletto-shaped nails, which peeked out from fingerless gloves.

Labelled as Taraji’s ‘snakeskin baddie’ set, this look saw snake patterns and 3D gold embellishments adorn nails.

The actress rocked denim from her head to her fingernails – opting for a manicure hand-crafted with real denim pieces, enhanced with gold accents upon Aprés Gel-X Sculpted Coffin Extra Long Tips.