Summer glamour isn’t always about the bright and bold—sometimes, a seasonal trend takes off with just a whisper. Take K-beauty’s latest import: rosewater nails.
“I love rosewater nails and do this look on Rosé all the time,” nail artist and Chanel ambassador Betina Goldstein says. “It’s like tinted lip gloss for your nails. It adds just a tint of color but still feels natural.”
New York-based manicurist Julie Kandalec agrees. While on a recent trip to Seoul, she noticed the rosewater nail trend everywhere. “Sheer colors like rosewater are really the only finish locals wear, because you don’t normally see that crisp line of growth,” Kandalec explains. She loves Lights Laquer’s shade Just a Tint, but you can transform any clear polish into rosewater fairly easily: “Create your own by adding a few drops of opaque bright pink to a bottle of clear,” she advises. “You want to choose a pink that matches your undertone of cool or warm.”
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Goldstein adds that another another take on the rosewater trend—what she calls “rose bath nails”—has been growing in popularity, too. Her trick to get the look? “I apply a thin layer of a sheer cream color as the base coat, then add the sheer pink on top.”
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