Nail Trends Round Up
Posted May 15th, 2010 by MitsuSo hopefully everyone who reads this blog is clear on the prevailing trends of the season. The issue is how to transfer those trends onto such a small surface such as nails. A cowboy hat doesn’t easily work out in 3-d, and you can’t really make cancan hats your nail theme (well you could, but…).
But there have been some good trends showing up in nails and many are extremely easy for the novice nailist.
I keep seeing you guys on your blogs showing your coordinates, but I’ve been witnessing a nail lack as of late. With the exception of blooomzy’s lovely Minnie nails and Violet LeBeaux’s crafty princess hands, which are both fabulous.
netizen translation: MOAR NAILZ PUREEZ! 
Unlike old gal habits of extreme hair bleaching and tanning which have lessened, nails are still popular! The great thing about nail trends is you don’t need to have much skill to put on a coat of popular polish. The fabulous part of going with nails is you’re extending your gal look even further when you choose to stick with nail trends.
Ethnic
Ethnic nails are the answer to those trying out a western style or going with floral prints. They showcase texture and color instead of hard lines or noticeable design. SCawaii March issue features 2 beautiful sets.
Close-up of the process.
They painted the nail a lovely eggshell turquoise (a bit of a Tiffany Blue ) and then used a sponge to apply gold paint.
This is such a great style to try at home for novice nailists! I promise you this will be seen on my hands before summer is out. 
I can’t say I’m really feeling these nails because the technique looks a bit too simple to be true. I’d love to see this tried and if it was successful 
Vibrant & Nude Nails
The June Jelly has 6 pages of nails and the main trends they’re showing are the rise of nude nails and also vibrant color nails.
Nude fits a western and floral choice. Vibrant suits celeb, Agejo, and mode styles.
As Jelly says Spring Nails are “Nude” or “Vivid”.
Vibrant Colors featuring several fruity colors look cute with a red bandana on Naomi Arai
Nude (or Nudey in Katakana-ism) looks beautiful with the mori-style gold jewelry Mana Honda is wearing
The next three pages show how to match your current trend favorite to your nails
Bohemian Style done in Nude and Vivid. It’s nice to see the black & floral mix.
How to work Marine on both. The cheap gold beads are easy to shape into an anchor. Great for a novice nailist 
Retro French using different colors is also trending in Popteen May issue.
How Jelly actually intends on separating Ethnic and Bohemian is their game to play. 
However, my guess is Ethnic nails are just too much a boom and it’s best to show more. I really love the Jewel mix of both styles 
Jelly advertises how to get simple gel nails for around 5,000 yen (appox. $52.00). Gel nails are often the trend for older gals (like Jelly readers) who are actually working and need simple yet stylish nails.
Popteen Agrees
I applaud Popteen for having a nail section in each issue However, it’s mainly used to showcase pro salons instead of giving tips or showing simple DIY versions like Jelly did.
Although many gals choose salons based on this information and request the exact same nails. Nail salons have books of previous nail art (especially if models got them) showing off their nails. Many gals go into salons and request the same nails their favorite models did.
Originality is left up to the nailists 
May issue of Popteen shows Kira Kira Heavy Nails that are ones with parts and other designs on them. If you need nail parts for yourself check out etsy sellers and dekoden.jp which ships internationally.
The May issue also shows Color-on-color French Nails. While their designs are pretty intricate. Choosing to do random color french is definitely a job that can be done at home 
If you haven’t gotten the memo in the clothing stores or fashion magazines Popteen June issue announces yet again Marine is Back! Yet again cute Marine Nails are flooding the nail market. I regret not getting any Marine nails last year, maybe some this year for me 
Tip: Painter’s Tape found at any hardware store when cut into strips makes great simple stripe boundaries.
Fabulous styles done with bold turquoise accents make me drool all over these Ethnic nails!
Over at artbeads.com there’s tons of turquoise beads and cabochons to help you create your new ethnic nails. Like this and this
I’m really loving all the nail styles this season. So many options and I like the simple to intricate choices you can make depending on mood or style.
I also want to see more photos NAILS NAILS NAILS! I might have to hold a contest with giveaway for the best in season nails. It’s really tempting. I guess once I work on prizes it’ll be set-up 
Tags: ethnic, jelly, marine, nails, popteen, scawaii, trends
I really liked JELLY’s nail section because, like you pointed out, it gives some pretty easy DIY tips~ I can deal with just painting my nails & adding simple accents, haha!
I was also glad to see OPI featured~ love love that brand!
& yes, marine is back! lol
I can’t believe OPI was featured tho’. It only seems to be at Tokyu Hands in Tokyo and it’s hella overpriced. Like Chanel polish prices
I love OPI, but oh hell no will I buy it in Japan. Pooh on American companies overpricing their goods overseas 
Jelly is love
i <3 nail art!! thank you so much for this entry~
I have a new job: no more working around food! I can now grow my nails and have nail art again! yay!
Fabulous! I’m loving your ideas
Whoaa, I super love ethnic nail designs!! So simple and so sweet!!
Thanks for this post!! I love nail art. :D
I’m addicted to them right now, too. Those colors are so pretty
I LOVE the first turquoise nails!! Really I love all of them but those ones are especially amazing! But I’m probably biased because I adore turquoise <3 Thanks for this post, eye candy for sure!
I have to say after the Mori Jewelry post and I this I am definitely a turquoise fan. Such pretty concepts they did with it
That’s what I call timing.
I’m doing my nails like RIGHT NOW and needed some inspiration!
And once their done, I’ll put a picture of them on my blog!
HAHAHHA I’m reading your mind! I can’t wait to see your results
wow the turqoise nails are beautiful!!!!!!!!!
also i was wondering if u knew a website where i could buy hair ornaments such as this http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/so-bien/cabinet/kaz5/kaz563a.jpg
Nope. I was never really into doing the whole “wa” thing of yukata and hair ornaments. Rakuten worldwide for those would probably have them though.
NAILS! My faaavorite topic :D I can’t wait to get back into my nails as soon as I’m finished packing up all our stuff to move! I like the sets in Popteen the best I am loving all of the colourful trends too :D
LOL Give me MOAR I need more Violet nail eyecandy
I really like the nail designs you posted!
Today I´ll do my nails to match a Marine outfit of mine- I´m not sure yet what to do exactly but your post gave me a lot of inspiration, so thanks for that! I might post some pictures on my blog later when I´m finished.
How fun! I love the idea of matching nails to a special outfit. They seem that much more significant
Here are my current nails: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bryPvuFgdNQ/S_Kz_NuiYoI/AAAAAAAAAJs/K1UIQt21SV8/s1600/005_nails.JPG
They´re very simple, but for the next time I´ll get myself some fake nails and I´ll to a totally OTT marine design
ooh, i am totally loving on popteen’s french tip. i am definitely gonna have to try that!
It’s gotten into my head, too. I’m just not such on which colors I’d like to match
I like how JELLY always give tons of DIY tips (nails, shirts, etc). But I have to admit…I love Gel nails waaaaay more than I ever will my own DIY nails. They are just so smooth and last so long.
I am linking this post and your eyelash one on my weekly wrapup! Love your comprehensive posts of info!!
Awwwh thank you! I’m addicted to your weekly wrap-up. You really search so many blogs with such different voices and concepts. I like discovering them all
I’ll have to go to gel soon and I’ll miss acrylic crazyness, but I do like how soft and elegant they look
Oh thank you for the mention
I love the ethnic nails, especially the first set – WANT.
I was sad to have my nails taken off, maybe I will try and find somewhere when I go back home for Summer. It’s ridiculous how Salons over here look at you as if you’re wasting their time when you ask for an intricate design. I think it puts a lot of people off, well that and some salons try to charge you high prices
Yeah I’m so happy I’ve found someone who is not as pricey. Although I’ll admit I was paying sooo much in Japan, but I was so addicted
It’ll be hard to say no once I’m back in Japan 
I absolutely love those first two ethnic sets– I think I’ll give the second set a go later this week when I have more time!
Wow please let me know if it turns out. It looks a bit difficult, but I love the style
The nude nails are beautiful, but I think nude nails looks great on women of all ages, so I want to wear the colorful ones while I am young enough to get away with it haha. The nails in Popteen are really my taste, they are all so cute^^
I totally understand. I think the nude nail type is something I aspire to do. Like be elegant enough for that, but uhhhh my current feeling is mori and big and colorful and fun
I really LOVE nailart
Thanks for this entry!
Happy to deliver more nail candy
Thanks for the nail update. I like doing my own so Jelly’s DIY section is really cool. I’m all over the sparkly cuteness that is the Popteen pages too though *_*
LOL I feel a bit torn looking at both myself. It’s like I’d enjoy the sparkle, but the simple is really pretty especially the bright ones
I can’t wear nails because I do martial arts, booooo! Well, I suppose I could just put them on when I need them, right? Do on-off reusable nails exist? I’m so clueless, haha. I should work on the eyelashes first!
Martial arts? How fun! One day I shall learn krav maga
In 109-2 at uhhhhhh the big accessories store (forgot the name of it, 2nd floor). I found some short sticky press-on nails that were cute and the sticky bits didn’t ruin your nails like glue did. They lasted 3 uses for me I think
Super inspiring! Even though I love the look of them, I don’t wear super long nails for reasons that you listed in your Gay Gyaru article.
Still, nails are a huge boom for me right now so I’m definitely going to be trying some of these. I love the vibrant nail trend the best. I’ve been buying armloads of bright polish and glitter lately.
LOL I understand. I think short un 3d nails can still be fabulous. I’d love to see your results
Yay, nails, nails, nails! :note:
Those ethnic styles caught my heart, I really wanna try them! But I’m working in an ice-cream parlour and I’m not allowed to wear my nails painted
Anyway, I’ll wear them in my free day xD only once a week but… I keep buying tons of colours, stickers ans glitter, so I have to use them
LOL what a great way to spend a day off! I’d love to see your results
naaaails~~
honestly it’s so nice seeing some ‘wearable’ nails in comparison to model-nails that seem to be HUGE and EXTRAVAGANT
aka, not something i can wear when i need to be doing homework on the computer and such
i LOVE the ethnic/bohemian trend, especially the blueeee~ i need to go out and get some blue polish now!
thanks for these, mitsu~
Thanks for this great post!
). I already did the floral pattern twice and tomorrow I might do something like in the Jelly scan.
I love the ethno trend and I’ll definitly try some of these (esp. the first one
Gorgeous post,I love having pretty nails,unfortunately i’ve neglected mine recently and they just get painted(i do love nudes and brights thou:D)
So this post is really inspiring:Dthank you for posting it.
Love the jelly scans too,might have to try that sponging effect .
One of the nailists at the place I go to had the most awesome ethnic nails going on. I am still on the cute n pop high.
My current set: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs514.ash1/30320_518216749375_205400133_31064348_2701938_n.jpg
inspired by koda kumi’s most recent nail up set
Beautiful!!! very colorful and fun
Thanks for post!
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