It's the season for warm and fuzzy manicures—at least when it comes to the cardigan nail trend. Fashionable designs such as transparent nails You're having a moment now, and your coziest sweater might just be the best inspiration for your next outfit.
What are cardigan nails?
Cardigan nails mimic the fuzzy, blended look of a colorful manicure. mohair sweater. If you love maximalist manicure To brighten up the gloomy time of year, you're in luck: the most popular cardigan manicure imitates nostalgic striped rainbows. winter knitting.
How to get the view
To give your nails a cardigan look, choose soft, blurred stripes rather than hard lines. There are a few different ways to achieve this look, depending on how “blurred” the texture you want. “I decided to use thick paints for gel polish,” Jade Yangmanicurist who created manicure with cardigan shown abovetells Glamor. Compared to an airbrush, using a gel “allows for smoother color blending and requires less processing time,” she says.
Yang starts with two layers completely naked base, then selects six additional gel paints. “I carefully layer each color one by one onto a nude base using a sponge and a pick tool,” she says. noting that the gel must be cured between each coat to maintain its vibrancy. “Each sweater nail color requires two to four coats, depending on how bright or soft you want each color to be.”
