Jelly nails have reigned supreme this summer time as one of many greatest manicure traits, and whereas the fad isn’t going anyplace simply but, it is shifting a bit for fall. Enter syrup nails, a pattern that originated in Korea, in keeping with skilled nail artist Steven Li. “After I was in Seoul final Could, I met with a couple of nail pals, and so they informed me the most important pattern was to not see the crisp line of gel or polish on the cuticle however to see a sheer nail mattress as a substitute, utilizing syrup gels,” celeb nail artist Julie Kandalec tells us. “After I went again once more this yr for NailCon Korea, nearly all the things was syrup, so it’s greater than a pattern—it’s sticking round!”
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- Steven Li is an expert 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 (assume thick, gooey syrup on a heat stack of pancakes—extra viscous, much less structured). “Very similar to maple syrup that’s see-through but has an amber colour, syrup nails do as properly, 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 utilize them to simply create ombré/gradient nail artwork or aura nails.”
The best 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 could possibly combine colour and clear gel on a palette then apply to your nail utilizing a flat nail brush, but it surely doesn’t all the time combine correctly (chemistry!),” says Kandalec. “However, no matter underlying colour is in a deep stable colour (say, purple that you simply need to make right into a syrupy purple), 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 offer it a extra pure ombré end,” notes Li. Kandalec says there are a handful of common 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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