Blush Nails: Soft Glam Meets Y2K Style for the Coolest Manicure Trend

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and , blush nails are the new 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 nail 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,” , nail artist and owner of Kookie nails in Melbourne, tells Glamour, adding the style pairs perfectly with minimal and soft and “ that have been in vogue as of late.

Blush nails are also especially easy to customize and dress up or down, adds , a nail technician based 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.”If blush nails look familiar, that's likely because it's similar to and the earlier this year. “Blush nails and aura or ombré nails are essentially the same thing,” Lau continues. “They are usually made by using an airbrush to spray out an ombre from the centre of the nail, but there are many ways to achieve the same effect.” In fact, blush nails started when nail technicians in Korea used makeup in manicures. “Nail techs started applying actual powder blush onto the middle of the nail with a brush or eye shadow applicator to have that 'healthier' lit from within look,” Lau explains—hence the name “blush.