Several years ago, after a long stay among the main anti-trends, animal prints triumphantly returned to the fashion arena.
Designers once again legitimized animal prints, and fashionistas from all over the world instantly picked up the trend and dressed themselves in zebra, leopard and snake from head to toe. The trend has not bypassed beauty trends, especially manicure.
But instead of the usual snake and leopard, nail artists found another, less obvious favorite – tortoiseshell print.
So if you have long dreamed of trying on a trendy animalistic pattern, but did not dare to add it to your images, we suggest starting with a manicure.
Recently, talking about trendy manicure has become almost impossible without mentioning the name Hailey Bieber. After the star introduced glazed nails into fashion for three long seasons, each new manicure inevitably becomes a trend.
However, neither Hayley nor her permanent neo-master Zola Ganzorit have anything to do with the invention of the tortoiseshell manicure – the design is not at all new and has appeared among the most popular before.
However, the founder of Rhode definitely contributed to the revival of its popularity by starring in another commercial for her lip balm with tortoiseshell nails.
The tortoiseshell color we are used to is not quite what we used to think of it as. It is almost impossible to find a turtle with such a bright, spotted and shiny shell in nature.
In fact, this color is used for products made from turtle shells and coated with varnish: for example, eyeglass frames, buttons and other items.
Now, for reasons of humanity, specially colored plastic has long been used for this, but the persistent association of the black and brown pattern with a turtle remains.
You can use the tortoiseshell pattern in manicure in a variety of ways. The simplest (and at the same time one of the most spectacular) option is to cover the entire nails with a tortoiseshell print, and apply a shiny glossy top coat on top.
This manicure will look equally impressive on nails of any length and shape and will perfectly complement any look.
However, you can experiment with tortoiseshell print in manicure. For example, make a French manicure with a pattern or cover only half of each nail with it, after dividing the nail with one vertical line.
A tortoiseshell print will also look great paired with a solid color coating: black, red or sky blue.
