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The ‘Aura Glow’ nail trend is woo-woo in all the right ways

The vibiest of vibes only

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / November 11 2021

Your aura is kind of like your ~vibe~. It’s the initial presence that lets the people around you know just how you feel on an energetic level.

These energy signatures radiate from our being and are assigned colours related to the chakras of the spiritual body.

Operating from your heart space and showing love? Then your aura will glow green just like the heart chakra. Feeling a little frisky or just a natural-born creative? Then the orange glow of the sacral chakra may illuminate your aura. And for spiritual folk who tend to reflect their connection to the third-eye chakra and the divine, it’s purple auras tinged with gold or white light.

In some happy accident, this signature of the self has been used to inspire some seriously effin’ cute manicures, so even if you’re not into all the woo-woo spiritual malarkey you can still have those digits looking stunning with the aura glow manicure.

Here’s some vibey inspo so you can get this spiritually-inspired look for yourself.

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Need to snazz up your aura glow mani? Try a few licks of some colourful flames for size.

Image credit: @badgirlsgoodnails

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Advertise your party animal status 24/7 with a tequila sunrise inspired manicure. Pure class.

Image credit: @mannequin.hands

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Rita Ora gave the aura glow nail trend a try and even managed to sneak in another popular 2021 nail trend while she was at it. Celeb nail artist Michelle Humphrey turned Ora’s aura nails (how fitting) into a cute on-trend French manicure for the pop star.

Image credit: @nailsbymh

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Sydney nail artist Mannequin Hands (AKA Victoria Houllis) kept things short and sweet with this delicate pastel-hued set of aura glow nails.

Image credit: @mannequin.hands

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French tips but make them modern. This funky coloured set screams 2022 with all the bright varnish shades – this is how we want our nails to look in the new year.

Image credit: @nailitmedia

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Can’t decide on a single colour? No worries. The aura glow trend is perfect for experimenting with a veritable rainbow of shades.

Image credit: @mel.morr.nails

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While you’re layering every colour under the sun onto your nails, why not get creative with your jewellery too? More is more right?

Image credit: @soflojewels

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Nothing complements this trend better in our opinion than dazzling diamante accents. Playful but also a bit chic – perfect for the party season sis.

Image credit: @s.paige.a

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What better beach-side accessory to your bikini than an eclectic manicure? Show up other beachgoers with your finely-finished tips and watch the side-eyes roll in.

Image credit: @localhormones

Not one for all the woo-woo? These are the must-try nail colours we’re coveting as it gets colder.

Main image credit: @ritaora

Briar Clark

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).