You thought you’d seen it all when it came to nail art. You hadn’t.
Although ‘bubble nails’, also known as ‘hump nails’ have actually been around since 2009, the trend appears to have resurfaced recently. And it’s blowing up your Instagram feed.
The technique is achieved by building up acrylic in the middle of the nail and thinning it out around the edges, to create a curve. It’s up to the client how curvy they want to go.
Here’s how Nails magazine describe the process: ‘Bubble nails require building and sculpting of the acrylic until you get the look your client wants to achieve. You have to know exactly where the hump is supposed to be,… Read the full story