3D orb nails are the Met Gala-approved manicure trend you need to know about
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Manicure trends are always evolving with the times.
Last year it was all about the aura glow nail trend and 3D jelly nail art trend, and now the pair have come together in 2022 to form the 3D orb nail trend.
Cool enough for the famous fingers of celebrities on the Met Gala 2022 red carpet (we see you Iris Law), and a slew of the nail artist industry’s most impressive creative talent, the 3D orb nail trend is one to watch….
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Who better to turn to for inspo than the rich and famous? This is the best celebrity nail and manicure inspiration.
Main image credit: @nailsbymei
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Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).