If You Like Lip Gloss, You’re Going To Love Recreating Jelly Nails

If glazed-donut skin is your go-to aesthetic, and sheer lip-glosses claim much of your repertoire’s real estate, you qualify as a minimalist. And if you’re wondering how to translate the minimalism of your aesthetic into a manicure, there’s something that’s so in sync with the subtlety of lip-glosses and glass-skin-like finishes, you’re not going to know how to stay away.

Enter ‘jelly nails’. A sheer wash of colour comes into bloom on the lacquers as though cherry blossoms have melted onto them, and left in their trail whispers of pigment. This nail-art trend is fresh, chic, and clean, and it’s so easy to DIY. We’re going to show you how in a few no-effort steps.

This Is For All The Lip Gloss, Glass Skin Lovers Out There

Try growing your nails first, and shape them into almonds. The aesthetic translates well when there’s a clear-cut demarcation between the tips and the nail bed. You need just two things to DIY this aesthetic. Ahead — a step-by-step breakdown.

Pick a highly-pigmented colour — like a red or a pink — and grab a bottle of all-clear polish.
Uncap both the nail polishes and position the coloured one’s brush over the top of the clear polish bottle until a drop or two of the colour falls into the bottle.
Shake the bottle, and notice how the colour diffuses throughout the polish — translucent and jelly-like.
Paint your lacquers to test-run the newly formed nail polish, and if you feel like it needs more pigment, you can add another coat — or more colour to the bottle.
Ensure you’re adding the colour in increments instead of dropping four or five drops into the bottle in one go. If you do that, you’ll end up losing the jelly-like aesthetic.
You can go on to paint your tips with the original, highly-pigmented polish to create a contrast between the nail bed and tips as demonstrated in the reel.

If you prefer going to your manicurist, do show them a reference, and ask them if they have any sheer, glass-like polishes that aren’t overloaded with pigment. If they don’t, ask them if mixing the polishes in the way that’s mentioned above is possible. You can play around with nail-art, or ask for a two-toned mani for you. Here are some references for you to add to your lookbook.