Milky manis have enjoyed the spotlight. And green became the most searched-for nail colour as we headed into spring, but this summer? Baby blue nail polish has been signed off as the cool-girl nail shade you need to know.
Dua Lipa‘s doing it, Lizzo‘s into it, Hailey Bieber‘s flaunting it, Zendaya’s loving it and Sofia Richie has hopped on board, too, making it the unofficial headliner of Summer 23.
The shade in question incorporates pretty tones of duck egg blue, pale turquoise, sky blue, cornflower blue and powder blue. So, instead of the standard brights we expect to see each summer, like coral, fluro yellow and neon pink, we’ve seen a shift to softer tones that feel equal parts tranquil, luxe and offbeat.
And as far as wearable trends go, we’re into it: it’s breezy, it’s fun, it’s nostalgic, it’s cute and, it turns out it can look pretty sophisticated, too. It’s as neutral as light wash denim (nodding to the ’90s pale blue), plus it leans into the beachy mermaidcore moment that’s making a splash this summer.
It’s versatile, too, since we’ve seen the shade worn solid and shiny, glazed, bedazzled, marbled and as a French tip.
We noticed the shade was signed-off by Hailey Bieber back in April, when the model and beauty mogul teamed her Audrey Hepburn-inspired outfit with a set of Tiffany blue chrome nails while attending the jewellery brand’s flagship re-opening in New York.
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And, to give us the insider scoop, her nail artist, Zola Ganzorigt, dropped the exact details on the products she used to achieve the Tiffany Glazed mani. She called on OPI’s I’m Yacht Leaving blue-green polish, with Hailey’s signature glazed Tin Man Can chrome dust on top.