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Have you ever looked up at the sky and watched a cloud expand and change shape?
Ever brushed watercolor paint across a piece of paper and seen its color unfold on the page?
Now, imagine if you could stare at the same effect all day, but on your nails.
A gel nail trend called “blooming gel nails” does just that.
Here’s everything you should probably know.
Creative nail expert Zahra Bedassy toldRefinery29that the product is very much like a standard polish base coat.
However, once you applythisgel, any color you brush on top will “bloom.”
The effect is what some call asnake-skin effect, another micro-trend under the blooming gel nail umbrella.
Then, it can go under the lamp light.
Because of the nature of the technique, the look is more artistic than precise.
That’s part of the fun!
This nail tech, for example,created snowflake nail artwith the blooming gel technique.
As the paint bloomed, it created the effect of fluffy snow.
After, she used a stick to outline the snowflake pattern and cured the nail.
She then repeated the process without the blooming gel to define the snowflake pattern.
As a finishing touch, she added a crystal to the center.
Blooming gel nail tutorials
Blooming gel nails can be experimented with at home to no end.
There are plenty of at-home tutorials abound on both TikTok and Instagram for any of these looks.
Tiktoker @hannah.rosato expresses a bright take on aura nails, while@setsby.lexexemplifies a psychedelic vibe.
Meanwhile,@nineluxenailsis all about flower power, and@broganbbeautyshows how to get those slithering snake scales.
Remember that these are just examples.
We hope you let your own creations bloom, too!
For more ideas and product recommendations, check out ourtop five blooming gels for your trendiest manicures.
