Ever heard of vanilla chrome nails? They should be top of the list for your next spring manicure.
Nails TikTok influencer @thehotblendofficial has brought the trend to our attention, and we are loving it. Set against the audio of a scene from the iconic movie When Harry Met Sally, her recent video shows a very soothing walkthrough of how to do the vanilla chrome.
We first see her paint on a creamy shade of “Love Letter” onto her oval nails, as well as a top coat, before adding the key ingredient. Using an eyeshadow applicator, she spreads the vanilla/chrome powder onto her nails, creating a truly gorgeous sheen. According to @thehotblendofficial’s bio, the powder she uses is “two white pearlescent nail chrome powders” mixed together, so you could even make your own bespoke shade.
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The trend is currently going viral on TikTok, with one user saying that the nails “look like pearls”, and another pointing out that the trend has ideal timing for wedding season and the looks that come with it. “This would be a cute wedding day nail for a bride in a chic elegant satin wedding dress. chefs kiss,” they commented.
Influencer Victoria Magrath has also described her vanilla chrome manicure as giving her “the most beautiful nails I’ve ever had”, after a visit with @thehotblend, who paints on a slightly pinker base than in her own TikTok video.
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“Honestly I think this is going to be the biggest nail trend of the spring [and] summer,” she says on her own TikTok video. She describes the manicure as “absolutely unreal in person” adding that it looks different when the light hits: “In daylight it looks completely different to in the darkness, it just kind of glimmers.”
Fans agree, calling Magrath’s finished vanilla chrome manicure both “bougie” and “cute”, and we wholeheartedly agree. Sign us up for this beautiful look, ASAP.
This article was originally published by Glamour UK.
