Overview
- Coverage shows a clear shift away from pared-back minimalism toward brighter, high-shine, texture-forward manicures this season.
- The ‘seaglass’ look is described as semi-sheer, opalescent and chromatic, built from layered chrome and translucent jelly finishes.
- Chanel’s Cruise show in Biarritz and celebrity nail artists such as Ama Quashie helped popularize the mermaid-like, dégradé chrome variants seen on runways.
- Trend-stacking unites chrome, jelly, multicolored ‘Skittles,’ aura gradients and 3D sculpting, with manicurists naming specific techniques and products salons use to achieve the effects.
- Vogue India lists nine summer nail directions from Santorini blues to 3D seashells, and social tutorials from figures like Zola Ganzorigt and celebrity posts from Kylie Jenner are driving salon demand and DIY adoption.