Nail trends come and go faster than you can type out ‘Hailey Bieber chrome’, but one look that’s firmly stuck in our mind is the multi-coloured manicure as seen in the below Phoebe Philo campaign.
Everything about it is perfect: the shape, the translucency and the range of colours – it’s maximalist and fun but still elevated (incredible work by the woman responsible Sylvie Macmillan, who is actually a former nail artist – imagine being that talented).
The look is good enough to emulate straight up, but also also makes a convincing case for painting each nail a different colour (very party season coded). Our very own Jess Blanch is a fan – note her manicure by Sydney nail artist Tulin Coban.
The multi-coloured manicure look can be reimagined in whatever colour combination speaks to you, but we’re particularly into muted shades of blue, red, green, cream, taupe, grey, black and chocolate. As for the shape, a short but tidy square or ‘squoval’ keeps it polished (not costume-y or over the top). You could painstakingly paint them at home, or ask your nail artist to use classic polish, BIAB or gel (for further reading, here’s our guide to every type of manicure, as well as an explainer on why the EU recently banned gel).
With that being said, consider the multi-coloured manicure the nail look of the minute. Some more inspiration, as well as a few expertly chosen colour choices, below:
Nail polish shades to try
Hermes Nail Polish in Vert Ecossais
Dior Vernis in Denim
OPI Nail Lacquer Got The Blues for Red
CHANEL Le Vernis in Particuliere
Essie Nail Polish in Lady Like
