Over the past few years, Japan has been at the forefront when it comes to outrageous and eclectic yet endearing street fashion. When the rest of the world started noticing men and women walking around Tokyo, especially in Harajuku, in more flamboyant and more costume-like garb as everyday wear, they couldn’t help but be drawn in and captivated. This tendency for the more colorful and attention-grabbing doesn’t begin and end with clothes and accessories either, but it even goes as far as other bodily adornments such as nail art! If you’re planning a trip to your pedicure salon sometime soon, you might want to try out some of the hottest nail looks fresh from Tokyo!
Go for shades of pink
Perfect for the spring/summer season, pinks and corals are beautiful go-to colors. Women from Tokyo particularly love the feminine appeal and soft look of pink, which evidently pairs really well with the girlishness of the Lolita fashion style.
3-D nail art
Various nails & spa places may already very well be familiar with 3-D designs. Incorporation of tiny rhinestones and using creme or gel polishes with dotting tools are not exactly new. In Tokyo, however, they take it a notch higher with 3-D acrylic flowers and even costume pearls and gems.
The look of stone
Tokyo also likes to take a more subdued approach with the marble effect—not water marbling but recreating the look of actual marble on your nails. You can also go for more color and add in linework and some gold foil for the look of quartz instead. Surely, at a full service nail salon, you won’t have to worry about the quality of the finished output!
Take it from Tokyo, and don’t be afraid to experiment! Besides, nail experts from the salon you go to or from the likes of Stellar Nails in Overland Park, KS just might thank you for the challenge and the inspiration!