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SPRING FLING

Step into spring with these fresh tones that make up the newest collections from professional nail brands

1 CND

The Quiet Luxury collection features six nail polish shades that were created to reflect a feel of subtle opulence and refined individuality. Covetable is a pink glitter, Gold Hardware a gold shimmer, and Of The Moment is a sheer nude. Pearlwind is a soft white pearl shimmer while Silk Thread is a beige taupe featuring a pink shimmer. Sleeping Mask is the mermaid moment – an aqua-blue shimmer that feels understated and eclectic.

Trade: £89.70 for full collection in Shellac

0333 000 7000

sweetsquared.com

2 OPI

OPI introduces a soft, dreamy colour palette with OPI’m Dreaming, a collection of buildable shimmery semi-sheer pastels with 12 shades colour-matched in Nail Lacquer and Gel Color, 12 in Infinite Shine and seven press-on sets in Xpress/on. The shades lean heavily into dreamcore and draw upon surrealism, ranging from soft pink Mirror Mirror on the Awe, to ice blue Air We Go. Other highlights include enchanted garden-inspired greens Appointmint Confirmed and Teals Familiar, and orange hues such as Beauty School Popout and Dreamsicle.

Trade: £8 for Nail Lacquer;

£9.30 for Infinite Shine;

£19.90 for Gel Color

020 3901 5892

opiuk.com

3 Artistic Nail Design

The Bloom Rush collection is a vibrant new range designed to celebrate the season of renewal. It features six fresh shades, offering a palette that transitions from subtle sophistication to vivid vibrance. Plum Frenzy is a soft, versatile mauve crème, Kiwi Kick is a fresh, zesty green, while Electric Nectar is a bright, lively coral. For a playful pink, choose Bubblegum Blast. For captivating elegance, encourage clients to go for Blueberry Burst, a rich, deep blue/grey, and for a touch of shimmer Hibiscus Heat, a fuchsia pearl, will be your go-to shade.

Trade: £57.70 for full collection in Colour Gloss;

£23.70 for full Colour Revolution collection

0333 000 7000

sweetsquared.com

4 Gelish

The new Now & Zen collection for spring is an ultra-colourful range inspired by the tones of nature’s most stunning everyday landscapes. For a punch of colour, try the shades I’m All Cheers, an orange crème, and mauve Sipping on Serenity. If you want fun yet earthy tones for spring, look no further than lemon-lime crème Perk Up Buttercup, and periwinkle crème Can’t Burst My Bubble. Offering up sweet softness are shades Hugs and Blisses, a bubblegum pink pearl, and Star Walking, a starfall iridescent.

Trade: £84.95 for the collection

gelishmorgantaylor.co.uk

5 Andreia Professional

From clean-beauty minimalism to bold, statement-making hues, Andreia Professional’s picks for spring promise to elevate your manicure game with elegance and sophistication. NC10 Light Pink Nude or Hybrid Gel Nail Polish in H11 Nude offer a chic, minimalist finish and for those who love a touch of glamour, the Power Base Glitter Soft Pink is a must-try. Pantone’s Colour of the Year, Mocha Mousse, translates beautifully into nail trends. Try Gel Polish in 226 Nude Chocolate or Nutricolor in NC8 Coffee Nude. Deep cherry red continues its reign as a fan favourite – try Gel Polish in 265 Red Neon.

Trade: Gel Polish £5.99, Hybrid Gel £2.99, True Pure

£7.99, NutriColor £2.99

+351 229 758 833

andreiaprofessional.com

6 Orly

There are two spring collections from Orly this year. 1970s (pictured) features soft periwinkle Bell Bottom Blues, peachy pink Shaggin Wagon, orange Hunky Dory, bright coral Night Fever, glittery red-bronze Acid Trip and pale flecked Bohemian Child. Meanwhile, the Tide & Seek collection looks to the transformative nature of glass, with layerable formulas that are not quite jelly but not quite crèmes. Sea Me Now, Shore Thing, Self Reef-Lection, Shell We Dance?, No Coral-ation and Beach You To It! offer soft green, blue, lilac, pink and coral tones to achieve the ultimate mermaid manicure or glass nail.

Trade: £7.50 per shade;

£37.50 for full collection

01827 280 080

graftons.co.uk

7 Mavala

The Neo Nudes nail collection from Mavala features six versatile shades, designed to offer the perfect nude for a wide variety of skin tones. Inspired by understated elegance, this collection celebrates the minimalist beauty of “barely there” manicures that gained prominence in 2024. Featuring six chic hues; Ottawa, Marbella, Panama, Safi, Djibouti and Durban, the Neo Nudes collection aims to channel the quiet luxury trend and deliver sophistication for lovers of chic minimalism.

Trade: £3.56 per polish

mavala.co.uk

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