If you love glazed donut nails and Y2K style, blush nails are the new soft glam manicure trend that’s calling your name. “New” is relative: Blush nails originated and have been trending in Korea, though I personally just discovered the look scrolling through international nail inspo on Instagram.
As for what blush nails actually look like? “Blush nails are a Korean nail trend that has a pink glowing ‘aura’ effect in the middle of the nail, replicating the makeup blush look,” Mooky, nail artist and owner of Kookie nails in Melbourne, tells Glamour, adding the style pairs perfectly with minimal and soft and “clean girl” aesthetics that have been in vogue as of late.
Blush nails are also especially easy to customize and dress up or down, says Wei Shuen Lau, a nail technician in Singapore. “It looks super edgy when paired with cyber-sigilism-styled chrome line work; I personally love adding some pearls or Swarovski crystals to really spice up the look with a little sparkle,” she says, reiterating that blush nails fit right in with Y2K-inspired fashion. “It’s super Y2K and so fun to experiment with different colors. Airbrush nail art is so cute and just gives so much more dimension to nail art.”
