I believe each month champions different beauty aesthetics, and where a trend’s wearability and lasting impact is concerned, the easiest way to get an idea of what will be trending in the beauty space (particularly for colors, patterns, and textures), is to study what’s happening on the manicures of the most stylish people. When I’m not challenging myself on how quickly I can ID a stunning nail polish shade with little-to-no visibility, I’m asking to see the nails closer of anyone with a manicure that makes me impulsively make an appointment at my nail salon to try it.
Now, I’m not saying I show my nail tech exactly what I’d like to wear, but I enjoy giving some wide perimeters to bring my manicures to life. March has always been one of the more challenging months for me to land on a nail look to carry me into spring, but its not impossible. I scrolled through hundreds of the best manicures to wear as March rolls around, and I’m sharing all my best finds with you below that feel especially lucky, plus some predictions from a nail artist.
Which manicures will trend in March?
All notable beauty trends start somewhere, and Evelyn Lim, Chief Educator at MintLuxe’s Paintbox Studio in New York City recommends looking to the New York Fashion Week runway for pointers on what could be on the rise next. “Some trends I’m seeing for March are punk and goth inspired manicures with shades of silver chrome, black and grays seen with long stiletto nails,” she shares. Lim has also been spotting demure, pastel colors as a rising trend, with powder blue, frosty soft pink and butter yellow on short squoval nails taking the lead. “I would love to see the soft pastel colors on a micro french tip, it brings a playfulness to a timeless elegant look perfect for Spring,” Lim adds.
What are the best products to use?
If you’d like to try your hand at creating Lim’s pastel-colored micro french tip, consider investing in a paint brush that can produce smooth, polished lines. “The best part about the micro french tip is you can paint this by just using the brush from the bottle, using a corner of the brush paint a tiny french tip by gliding your brush along the free edge following the natural shape of your nails,” she says. For punk and goth-inspired designs, pick up MiniLuxe’s Pure Polish in Silent Night ($14).
To embrace the powder blue trend that started in winter, but will be just as on trend as we greet another season, consider an opaque, cool-toned blue with a whisper of white such as MiniLuxe’s Pure Polish in Fresh ($14). Why not also try your hand at Pantone’s Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, before it takes of the warm months? Lim’s top pick for a perfect match is MiniLuxe’s Pure Polish in Title Town ($14). Now that you know the shades, shapes, and finishing touches that look especially stunning in March, take a look below at how to wear them like a fashion person.
Shimmering Cashmere
Fabric-inspired manicures have been on the rise since NYFW, and these elegant taffeta nails are the best example of how light-catching nails can still be neutral. They’re a quieter approach to the richness we saw last fall with velvet manicures, with fine shimmer that adds a luminous finish.
Winter “Skittles”
While we may associate candy-colored manicure with pastel shades (with purple, pink, and orange immediately coming to mind), this manicure by San Sung Kim takes notes from the primary colors found within a bag of skittles. While its rich, jewel tones add intrigue, the addition of pastel pink keeps these nails versatile.
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