What if the secret to flawless nails actually doing nothing? Or, at least, the appearance of doing nothing? That’s the secret to the latest clean-girl manicure trend, called “Foundation Nails.”
When it comes to getting the Foundation Nails manicure, approach it much like you would a trip to the makeup counter: You want a perfect color match, just like you would foundation. She shade you pick should blend so closely to your nail bed that it practically disappears, creating a magic trick to make fingers looking longer. And the finish should be semi-transparent without any glitter or shimmer (which you can DIY with a drop of clear nail polish mixed into you perfect color, FYI) so that it looks like skin.
All in all, the foundation nail manicure creates a stylish magic trick: The shade makes the nail look like a natural extension of the finger to lengthen. These Foundation Nails looks, all spotted on Instagram, are proof of that.
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