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Up your nail game with the glow-in-the-dark nail trend

Let it glow, let it glow

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / April 20 2021

Are you manicure obsessed? Do you think your nail game is on point? Oh yeah? Well you better think again, because there’s a new kind of manicure in town and it’s so lit these bad boys legitimately glow in the dark.

Yep you read that correctly: glow-in-the-dark nails are here people.

So be prepared to light up the night like an 11-year-old at a school disco because we’re whipping out our UV-sensitive acrylics and varnish and showing these kids who really own these poorly lit streets.

Glow up your manicure game with this glow-in-the-dark nail inspo sis.

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Take your bad and boujee LV monogrammed mani to the next level with a set of glow-in-the-dark acrylics.

Image credit: @lij.beauty

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Swirl manicures have been floating around our social feeds for some time now. So why not put a spin on the trend with a UV-activated pink glow polish?

Image credit: @dollhouse.nails

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Ummm are these Lizzie Mcguire-themed nails the best things you’ve ever seen, because they’re the best things we’ve ever seen?? You definitely can’t tell but we’re screaming at a pitch so high only dogs can hear us right now.

Image credit: @naidu.nails

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Get crafty with your nail design and try a bit of decoupage with glitter (or whatever you can find) to add to the glow of it all.

Image credit: @danysnails

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These are the most kawaii nails we’ve ever seen. Certainly not practical in any regard but it’s not called ‘nail art’ for nothing.

Image credit: @prettypawstm

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Need a lowkey look to match your sophisticated office ensemble by day and a statement-making mani for the evening? These subtle glow-in-the-dark nails will do the trick.

Image credit: @nailzby713.alycia

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With a subdued colour palette and a healthy dose of glitter that catches the light ‘just right’, we’re coining these nails the new nude.

Image credit: @nailsbytraciashley

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Nothing says glow-in-the-dark quite like a set of plutonium green glow nails, amiright?

Image credit: @nail_swag

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The genius of this kaleidoscopic set of nails is that not only do they glow in the dark but they glow in the light too. Thanks to a stunning array of gems and glitter that have been inlaid into the acrylics themselves, this set gives off stained glass window vibes no matter the time of day.

Image credit: @juniebeenails

Glow-in-the-dark nails aren't the only lit nail trend this season. Flame nails are the key to keeping your fingers warm this winter.

Main image credit: @naidu.nails

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).