![]() ![]() “Blooming gel is a translucent gel polish formulated to create fun nail art designs like smokes, marbles and natural stones, roses and flowers,” explains Thompson. To get the scoop on all things blooming gel nail polish, we chatted with Sarah Thompson, the head educator in the US and Canada for The Gel Bottle Inc. Blooming gel is actually a type of nail polish, and while it’s been around for a little while, it’s starting to take off on social media and the diffused, watercolor effect lends itself well to what’s in style at the moment. Blooming gel nails, an up-and-coming nail art trend, are no exception. ![]() From aura nails to textured manis, the current nail trends feel especially fun and creative - and we’re all about it. Below, we’ve rounded up all of the blooming gel manis that left us awestruck this year.One of our favorite pastimes is scrolling Instagram for nail art inspo. “3D nail art is currently a big trend at the moment and I think the next big thing will be incorporating blooming gel into those designs too,” she adds. Nguyen doesn’t see blooming gel fading away next year, but instead taking a textural twist. Either way, the outcome is always amazing and you have to expect to not be able to do the exact same blooming gel design twice.” “Blooming gel has a mind of its own,” Nguyen explains, “sometimes you want it to look a certain way and it decides to look completely different. This gives each mani a one-of-one finish. You then cure it under the light and repeat the blooming gel step with other gel colours until you’re happy with the outcome.” “The blooming gel then proceeds to ‘bloom’ the gel colours out, which gives it a fading effect. ![]() But how does it all work? After you apply and cure a gel base color, Nguyen says, “you apply a layer of blooming gel and without curing it you paint the gel color using a brush, straight onto the blooming gel in the desired shape.” That’s when the magic happens. “I think the contrast in the soft blooming gel designs with the harsh lines work well together. “I love using blooming gel with designs that also incorporate precise line work,” London-based nail artist Angel Nguyen aka Angel's Nailz tells Coveteur. ![]() The results can range from heat map manis to psychedelic, auric orbs and reptilian scales, which have been sported by celebs like Rosalia, FKA Twigs, and Dua Lipa. Blooming gel has the opposite effect of crackle polish, though where crackle contracts, blooming gel expands. The last nail art method I remember being akin to an optical illusion was crackle polish, although I try to forget it (and I’m sure you try, too). With just a swipe of the clear gel on top of your regular base coat, your polish can ‘bloom’ in a way where dots expand, but don’t bleed. When I got my first blooming gel mani this year, my mouth was agape underneath my mask. The common thread that tied together the nail art that we couldn’t stop double tapping and DMing our nail techs this year was blooming gel. ![]()
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