Bow nails are THE manicure trend Gen Z is going for for the 2024 holidays – and they're our favorite styles

https://ui-avatars.com/api/[email protected]&background=64&color=fff&font-size=0.5&rounded=false&format=pngby John Andrew — December 16, 2024 in twitter

“Bow Nails”: This manicure trend fits perfectly into the fashion zeitgeist – and into the festive season of 2024

It was early January 2024, we had just recovered from the “Vanilla Girl” and “Glazed Donut” aesthetics of 2023, when suddenly they were everywhere: on bag zippers, as hair tie replacements on ponytails, on earrings, etc Closure on the latest It Girl blouses. We’re talking – of course – about loops!

The “Coquette” trend was the name given to the ribbon craze that particularly resonated with Gen Z – and if we're being honest, we thought the trend would disappear just as quickly as the “Mob Wife” aesthetic and other micro styles -Trends that have been circulating on social media this year. But: We've been proven wrong, and fashion, beauty and even interior professionals are still hard at work this winter.

This makes the bow trend still so popular in winter 2024

The “coquette” or bow hype is essentially the direct result of two other major trend movements: First Barbie Mania of 2023, which reminded us that things that are read as hyperfeminine have to be anything but banal – and that perhaps we have banned glitter and rhinestones from our lives for too long in order to avoid being labeled as “chicks”. The real problem here: the patriarchy, which credibly sold us in the first place that being a “chick” would mean that we would also be less smart. In short: sexist bullshit that we will leave behind in 2024!

The second pioneer of the bow trend: the general aesthetic turn towards maximalism, which we have seen not only in the fashion and beauty world (hello, Brat!), but also in interiors, where after years the “sad beige aesthetic” is suddenly back The “more is more” motto of the 70s seems to apply. What could be better than bows, which instantly give everything and everyone a festive look.

For the 2024 festive season this means: bows as a replacement for balls on the Christmas tree, bows as a bracelet around the wrist – but also: bows on the nails.

This is how the beauty professionals wear the bow trend as a manicure

The best thing: “Bow” nails are available in pretty much all trendy colors, from minimalist to maximalist, and they provide an extra eye-catcher in no time, even if you choose a simple outfit for Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.

Cotton candy bow nails