Would You Wear 3-D Nails?
By Sarah Wexler, Allure magazine
A few weeks back, both in her amazing video for Whip My Hair and on Access Hollywood,Willow Smith wore crazy nails,each one painted a different color and adorned with 3-D snails and strawberries.
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They're the bizarre beauty craftsmanship of Luca Harino, a Los Angeles-based nail designer who has also worked on Rihanna for the BET awards. Harino says this type of crystallized, chunky, 3-D nail art has been popular in Japan for years, and is just starting to take off stateside.
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Personally, I'm all for bold, creative nail designs--my next manicure will likely be black and gold plaid or leopard-print from Minx-and I think these are cool for kids like Smith, because it's basically a charm bracelet for your fingers. That said, I think the look isn't appropriate for adults: the baubles and sparkles are too little-girl cutesy, not to mention that the rash of crystal bumps kind of looks like very glamorous...warts.
What do you think-would you wear the new 3-D nail trend?
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Photo Credit: Via Willow Smith's YouTube Channel
