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If aura nails haven’t filled your social feeds already, welcome.
Courtesy of Nyah Nicole Mendoza, Michelle Humphrey, Médeine
Have you ever gotten your aura photographed before?
The polishes blend together yet stand out on their own, giving the nail trend a dimensional element.
London-based nail artistMichelle HumphreytellsAllurethat she always uses an airbrush as her go-to tool for flawless and smooth results.
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“Each nail has an airbrush-style design with various color combinations.
The colors blend together the same way someone’s aura might.”
Humphrey’s design shown above harnesses both warm and cool hues on each nail.
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The aura design proves quite whimsical on oval-shaped nails.
It spreads on its own atop the blooming gel layer, creating the aura illusion.
That layer is then cured, and the process repeats with the next desired color layered on top.
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Once each layer is cured, the polish is sealed with a gel topcoat.
Molina recommends theKupa Gel Topcoatfor an ultimate long-lasting shine that leaves the manicure scratch-resistant.
For Molina’s design, theValentino Beauty acrylic powder in Classic Nudewas used as the base color.
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you’re able to usebeauty spongesor sponge eye shadow applicators to blendregular polishestogether.
see to it every layer is dry before attempting the next as it may smudge."
She added gold star charms as an accent to her blend of cream and green shown above.
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Mendoza emphasizes the ability to use highly contrasting colors with her aura designs.
For both designs, she looks to theValentino Beauty Pure Gel Polish Collection.
TheNailz By Dev Liner Gel collectioncame into play throughout the manicure, too.
Paris-based manicuristMedeineincorporated bright elements of the classic French tip with warm colors orbiting throughout.
Her inspiration came from anotheraura manicureby Instagram user@nailsinurcoffin.
For the colorful hues, she usedBeauty Distributiongel polishes and added gems on top.
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For all the goths, nail artistMelanie Graciaincorporated a dark colorway into theRussian manicurepictured above.
Each manicure showcased throughoutAllure’s gallery of aura nail inspiration features gradient-centric designs without any limitations.
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