Nail art is back. There is such joy in decorating your nails – memories of doodling on them with Tippex in maths, the possibility of writing LOVE and HATE. At Helmut Lang, they splashed bold logos on big square fake nails, and at Creatures of Comfort there were delicate little petals. Though precision is possible with the right tools (try a pin dipped directly into the bottle for dots and dashes) there are no rules. Find your inner artist, and enjoy the tiny canvas.
Get the look
Models Own Semi Matte Nail Varnish in Profuse Pink, £4.99, modelsownit.com
RMK SS18, £14.50, selfridges.com
& Other Stories Fawn Perle Nail Polish, £7, stories.com
Le Mini Macaron Gel Kit, £34.99, asos.com
OPI Tag Us in That Selfie, £13.95, nailpolishdirect.co.uk
D&G Nail Lacquer in Pink, £21, harrods.com
All That Jazz in Nothing But My Guitar, £9.98, allthatjazzuk.com
Margaret Dabbs London in Asiatic Lily, £14, margaretdabbs.co.uk
Beauty spot
Animal magic
Aldi has announced its Leaping Bunny certification from Cruelty Free International, showing that none of its Lacura beauty products are tested on animals. A good time then, to check out their Q10 Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream, which is a pleasing £1.69
Brighter smiles
Dental care gets more and more fashioney, with posh toothpastes now standard in beauty halls. But Apa Beauty claims to be the first oral care cosmetics brand to approach your smile from a beauty perspective, with whitening toothbrushes, and even a tooth ‘gloss’ (cultbeauty.co.uk)
Hair apparent
L’Oréal Professionnel has launched Style My Hair. It’s been in the works for 10 years. It’s an ‘augmented reality makeover experience’. Once you’ve found the hair colour you like, you can store the data and send it to one of L’Oréal’s salons
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