Over the last few years, embossed nails have emerged as a slowly growing trend. After seeing nail artist Imarni Ashman's Chanel-inspired design back in lockdown, we're still loving this three-dimensional look for summer 2022.
"At the salon, artists tend to use gels and powders to create a really impactful look, but you can do this at home," Ashman tells POPSUGAR. The key is investing in a very fine liner brush, which is how Ashman created the double Cs you see here.
"Most people would assume that this look was created by shaping the CCs out of acrylic, then painting them onto the nail, like 3D art," she explains. "I knew that technique would result in losing the sharp definition of the CCs, so I actually created this look using only Chanel Le Vernis nail colour. After prepping the nail, I painted two layers of the nail polish and then added a topcoat. Next came the creative part. After the polish fully dried, I painted on the CCs with three layers of the same colour polish, using a fine liner brush and being sure to let each layer dry completely in between to create the embossed effect found on Chanel handbags. I finished with one final layer of high-shine topcoat just on the CCs (not on the nail bed) for more definition."