Butter Glazed French Manicures Win the Prettiest Summer Nail Trend Award

Earlier this year butter yellow was declared the shade of spring and summer. We’ve seen it in fashion, in hair-color trends, and on our nails, but “butter glazed French manicures” are the spin-off we didn’t know we needed.

The color has captured the attention of designers Loewe, Zimmermann, and Givenchy, who all featured the shade in their recent collections. Meanwhile buttery blonde has been adopted by It girls looking for a softer take on bright blonde—Leonie Hanne, Sofia Richie Grainge, Beyoncé, and Sabrina Carpenter are fans. As for nails, Selena Gomez gave butter manis her seal of approval and we’ve seen it dominating our FYP ever since, so it was only time before we saw people getting even more creative with the color.

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What’s a butter glazed French manicure?

Butter glazed French manicures take three nail trends and combine them all into one design. As we’ve established, butter yellow is the shade to know right now, but it’s been combined with the classic French tip (which will never not look chic) and a glazed or chrome finish, which is the supertrend that keeps giving.

How to wear butter glazed Frenchies?

We’ve seen the style worn long, short, rounded, pointed, almond, and with skinny French tips or chunky ’90s tips, so there are plenty of ways to personalize it. Or if you want a block color, we’ve included our favorite allover butter glazed nails, too.

8 ways to wear it…

This article was originally published by Glamour UK. For more Glamour-approved summer manicure inspiration, click here.