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Coffee-coloured nails are a hot trend this autumn, soaring in popularity since the release of Sabrina Carpenter’s catchy ‘Espresso’ song, which spent seven weeks at the top of the UK singles chart. The craze for warm nail shades of brown and cream – often with a splash of nail art – is perfect for the season.
Denver-based nail pro, @melanated.mani, creates a swirling cream and brown nail design that’s ideal for coffee enthusiasts.
Nail artist, @alexiaxnails of North Carolina, swirls an espresso shade atop a rich chocolate hue to create this chic design.
Pia Jacobs of La Bella salon, Liverpool, chooses a variety of The GelBottle Inc hues to create this tonal look.
The GelBottle Inc in Espresso Martini, FasHUN and Almond
£14.50 + VAT each www.thegelbottle.com
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Subtle Sabrina
A donut is the perfect complement to a coffee – and Sabrina Carpenter snapped a mirror selfie sporting the popular glazed donut nail finish, courtesy of Zola Ganzorigt of @nailsbyzola. The celebrity nail tech used OPI’s Bare My Soul GelColor shade with chrome powder to create the look.
OPI GelColor in Bare My Soul
£19.90 + VAT www.opi.com Tiger takes the track
Nail artist, Sophia Kinaya Haug, created a set of nails for track and field athlete, Sha’Carri Richardson, for this year’s Olympic Games. The pro mastered extravagant tiger print nails, featuring red, gold and black jewel embellishments.
MCDERMOTT’S MANICURE
TV personality & Chelsea dweller, Zara McDermott, visited the three-time Scratch Stars Award-winning salon brand, Townhouse, for builder gel enhancements with a chrome finish.
THIRWALL’S TALONS
Singer, Jade Thirwall, sported scarlet tips on enhanced nails with a raised swirl pattern, courtesy of Stephanie Staunton. The celebrity nail pro used Magpie Beauty Jellie Colour in Red for the standout shade.
A treat for Piers Morgan
The team at Vy’s Nails in Kensington welcomed broadcaster & journalist, Piers Morgan, to the salon for a ‘rapid-fire mani-pedi’. He shared a post to Instagram as he relaxed on a pedi chair, enjoying a ‘quite superb’ gin and tonic.
Golden goddess
Team GB track and field star, Keely Hodgkinson, crossed the Olympics finish line in first place, while paying tribute to the origins of the game with a Greek-inspired mani. The look was created by Sylvie Macmillan, in partnership with Nike.
Dead-cool manicures
Celebrity nail artist, Mei Kawajiri, aka @nailsbymei, was behind a number of nail looks seen at the US premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine. Actress, Blake Lively, who is the wife of leading actor, Ryan Reynolds, opted for red rose petal details atop a sky-blue overlay shade. Meanwhile, supermodel, Gigi Hadid, chose to match her manicure to her mustard yellow two-piece. The nails featured a dark red base shade with yellow claw marks.
Blake’s blooms
Blake Lively flaunted a series of floral manicures, courtesy of Elle Gerstein, for the press tour of It Ends With Us, in which she stars as the lead. The looks pay homage to her character, Lily Bloom, who works as a florist.
This nail look features a micro-floral design over a base shade of Essie Gel Couture in Chiffon On The Move.
This minimalist, neutral manicure showcases watercolour details atop nail tips.
Coined as her ‘floral stitch’ style, this manicure was the perfect extension of Blake’s Oscar de la Renta dress, offering a stitched-like look of burnt orange, red and yellow flowers.
Nail images courtesy of
Instagram.com/enamelle
OPI GelColor shades in I Can Buy Myself Violets, Switch To Portrait Mode, Stop At Nothin’
& Lookin’ Cute-icle £19.90 + VAT each www.opi.com
Gerstein used a selection of OPI shades mixed with white hue, Alpine Snow, to create an ethereal floral style.