Stylized tips, like metallic nails, are popular right now, and a quick Pinterest search will yield thousands of results that will inspire you to hop on the edgy nail express and to come up with your own metallic nail ideas. Specialized nails are trending right now because it is all about upping your look with your fingernails. You may not be wearing the latest in designer threads, and your hair may not be balayage-d out, but if your nails are fresh, you are still in the game. Having cute nails is not only on trend, but it pulls together your look, so you look high end and glam. Let us also not forget that in this stressful world, it is all about treat yo’ self.

50 Cute Metallic Nail Design Ideas That Will Have Your Nail Artist Busy For the Foreseeable Future

What exactly are the metallic nails mentioned above? No, your nail technician isn’t going to switch out your gel or acrylic with aluminum or steel, so take a couple, calming breaths. Metallic nails look just like metal- shiny and slick. Even better, they are not like that dull metal you see on your fence outside. Metallic nails have high shine and an oil slick-look that is totally fierce.

These specialty nails don’t just come in the standard chrome metal color. Almost every imaginable nail color can be done with the metallic-look for an awesome, high shine, metallic nail design.

If you think this metal-look sounds complicated, you are in for a mighty surprise. To achieve a finished chrome nail that looks just like the alloy wheels or metal finishes on a fancy sports car, your nail technician uses a quick and straightforward method that’s like magic.

Surprisingly, to achieve metallic nails, all your nail technician does is apply a special metallic or chrome powder to the color already applied on your nail and just like that, your nails are metallic magic!