Tomorrow is about to enter the Year of the Rabbit, from the beauty of your hair to your fingertips, it's time to become a "nail animal" and dye your nails with colorful and shiny accessories!
Three Chinese girls with different occupations and personalities - supermodel He Cong, actor Zhuang Duffy and singer Song Yuqi - all wore New Year's custom manicures, and their nails swayed, exuding a strong "taste of the New Year".
In the past year, minimalist and maximist nail styles have alternated, and with the prevalence of health and "miniature" beauty, more and more people are yearning for milky and nude nails, and clean and simple decorations are also suitable for daily life. But in more personal gatherings, we expect a slimmer nail surface and more eye-catching decorations.
Red manicurs have always been the first choice to highlight the festive atmosphere. Since Pantone, the global color authority, announced "Extraordinary Magenta" as the 2023 trendy color, saturated, vivid and layered reds have invaded our wardrobes, makeup and accessories. At a time when the number of New Year's parties and gatherings is booming, golden fingertips are also a perfect fit. Trendy flowers such as Jennie and Dua Lipa have already shown nail art options that are slightly exaggerated but definitely the focus of the camera.
So, what kind of inspiration will there be when Chinese elements meet nail art? On the occasion of the Spring Festival, Vogue specially invited makeup and nail art artist Beata Xu to create fingertip art for three Chinese girls with New Year impressions, and enjoy the New Year from their fingertips!
Beata's New Year's manicures for supermodel He Cong, actor Duffy Zhuang and singer Song Yuqi respectively amplify the elements she commonly uses in her creations: glossy nails and decorations, slender shapes and three-dimensional appearances, and "tailored" according to the different characteristics of girls, using unlimited creative techniques and modern expressions, lighting up a year full of hope and energy from her fingertips.
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| Supermodel He Cong Nail keywords |
indestructible
Yellow pleated floral shirt by Dries Van Noten
Metal woven earrings Yvmin
When He Cong was invited to be a guest editor for VOGUEplus to shoot the dynamic cover, she wore the manicure specially made by Beata for this shoot, which was in line with the strong festive atmosphere.
Looking back on the past work mood, He Cong said: "In the past ten years, I have always wanted to take every step well, walk steadily, enjoy every day of the moment, and complete every work carefully. Her tenacity led Beata to find the inspiration for this Chinese New Year custom manicure - Taihu stone. As one of the four famous strange stones in ancient China, Taihu stone has been washed over time to form a delicate and clear "erosion" beauty, with exquisite and precipitated wonderful.
2022 is a full harvest for He Cong, walking a lot of shows, shooting a lot of covers, appearing on the red carpet of the Met Gala, and walking the VOGUE 130th anniversary show in New York. In the 2023 Spring Festival, He Cong, who has been busy for a year, can finally return to Laojiasha and enjoy the happy time of reuniting with his family.
He Cong's impression of the Spring Festival is "lively": "Every year on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, family and friends will set off fireworks to wait for the arrival of the New Year, and then count down together, until the moment when the zero o'clock of the new year arrives, firecrackers will be set off, crackling and very lively; I will definitely eat the first bowl of noodles of the New Year, which has the good meaning of 'long and long'. For me, the new year is a new beginning, everything is new, and the state of the person is also full. ”
Black vinyl earrings and pearl-embroidered cross-body dress
All are Givenchy
The slightly transparent material and beautiful structure of the nail surface make the nail show a variety of beauty in different angles and light, just like He Cong has become a highly malleable international supermodel from youth, this artistic nail art is in line with her calm and tough temperament.
Yellow pleated floral shirt by Dries Van Noten
Beata explains that the sharp shape of the fingertips and the upward elongation signify that Chinese women have the energy to constantly break through their own limitations, and are specially designed in colors with a gradient of red from dark to light. It also indicates that after experiencing the epidemic and the uncertainty of life, people will have a more courageous and fearless spirit to plunge into the new atmosphere of the new year.
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| Actor Duffy Chuang Nail keywords |
Bloom freely
Gradient pendant top Ferragamo
Metal two-tone bracelet Alexander McQueen
For Duffy Zhuang, "I have never tried such an artistic nail style, and I learned that the inspiration came from the red dress that Chinese favorite to wear during the Spring Festival, which resonated very much." My family's New Year dress is also mainly red, and I usually use sweaters and scarves to embellish them. Every Spring Festival, I will buy new clothes for my family, usually we are uncles, my sister and my mother take my grandfather to go shopping, buy corresponding clothes for everyone in the family, the whole process will be very happy. ”
Stud earrings Alexander McQueen
Duffy Zhuang, born in 2001, has recently brought surprises frequently, and in "Rock and Roll Flower", she played Daytime perseverance in rock dreams and finally ran to hope. Recently, she became a cross-border folk musician for the first time in the variety show "We Folk 2022", sharing her love for music. In "Our Inn", he became an "inn sister partner" and experienced another good time. She loves life and is a cool girl who is free and dashing. Therefore, Beata's nail surface for Duffy Chuang is made of light red with a sense of transparency, which is fresh and enthusiastic for young girls, not heavy.
Stud earrings Alexander McQueen
The nail surface is embellished with three-dimensional decorative patterns inspired by red dress dresses, each with a subtle change, as if the dancing dress skirt is randomly fixed on the fingertips. The hanging metal chains are staggered, representing the coolness and rebellion of the 00s, just like Duffy Chuang's comfortable posture of rocking.
Metal waist chain Michael Kors
Red, Chinese indispensable vivid color of the New Year, appears in various postures on the costumes of the Spring Festival, it is better to bring this red to your fingertips, echoing red lips and red clothing to open the blooming New Year!
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| Singer Song Yuqi Nail art keywords |
Vitality shines
Striped paneled polo shirt Short Sentence
Knitted sweater by Stella McCartney
While shooting a new blockbuster for VOGUEplus, singer Song Yuqi wore the "Honmei Manicure" customized for her by Beata. As a rabbit person, Song Yuqi can be described as "love at first sight" for this nail art: "I feel very amazing when I see it!" Blingbling's, and this year is the year of the rabbit in my natal year, and there are also bunnies on my nail art, which suits me so well. I usually carry GIGI with me, and I'm also a rabbit! The overall manicure is gorgeous and special, I love it. ”
Beata combines a swirling bunny with a host of diamond accents, the sparkling diamond glow that makes her stand out on stage, and the openwork movable gemstones in the centre represent her unique charm. Diamonds are decorated with white, pink and purple, and collide with metallic silver that jumps between them, and they are sweet without losing their personality.
Nude knits, green sheer dresses are all Fendi
Gold neckband by Jil Sander
"In previous years, because of the Spring Festival, because of work, I rarely had the opportunity to spend it with my family. Mom and Dad will send me money, and after work, I will also send red envelopes to my parents. This year, my mother came to see me at my place of work, and I would watch the Spring Festival Gala with my mother and make dumplings together. This Spring Festival, Song Yuqi, who shared the reunion with her family, felt extraordinarily warm.
The Year of the Rabbit kicks off, and zodiac elements belonging to Chinese unique memories in the spotlight embrace shining moments and bring inspiring renewed hope.
Can't you fully unleash creativity with a square inch of nails? For makeup and nail artist Beata Xu, it doesn't exist! In her 7th year, Beata has moved freely through a variety of creative mediums from the field of makeup to the dual identity of makeup artist and nail artist, she said that the keywords of her nail art works are "level, space, change", why should there be restrictions on traditional nail art? "These hands" can combine wild imagination, clever element variations and attitudes.
"I hope that everyone's pursuit of nails is more and more reflected in the sense of style, which can be more personalized or in line with their own personality characteristics."
Chinese elements are a subtle axis running through Beata's creation, and she usually uses colors, materials and lines to reflect Chinese elements. "I usually like to look at the costumes and traditional paintings of ethnic minorities and look for inspiration. My understanding of New Chinese style is a combination of tradition and modernity, not a rigid pile of elements, but a fusion of each other, and retaining some traditional charm. ”
Looking ahead to the future trend of nail art, Beata believes that metallic and technological elements will continue to be popular, and more nail artists will devote themselves to creating artistic nail art with novel and unique structure, texture and color.
Who doesn't love a New Year's nail with traditional culture and sparkling elements?
What special designs did you make for your first manicur of the New Year?
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He Cong
Photo by Shi Huijun
Styling: Leon Tu
Coordinating Editor: Julie Wang
Executive Production: Fatboy Productions
Makeup: Freya Ni
Hairstyle: Han Bin
Manicure: Na Na
Co-ordinating Assistants: Wendy Wang and Colour Yan
Duffy Zhuang
Photo by Shi Huijun
Fashion Editor: Michelle Zhao
Styling: Yoka Zeng
Casting: Zhang Jing as Mia Zhang
Producer: Julie Wang
Makeup: God bless
Hairstyle: Gao Peng
Manicure: Xuan Xuan
Fashion assistant: Yuxin
Coordination Assistants: Wendy Wang, Li Du
Song Yuqi
Photo by Gabrielle Yu
Style: Yu Jiahua as Alvin Yu
Editor-in-chief: Cherry Zhang
Makeup: Cheon Aram
Hairstyle: Hae Min
Manicure: Sin Hyejin
Executive Producer: Kim Yongdae
Fashion assistant: Lee Yunjeong
Edited by Lily Chou,
Zhang Qianwen as Valerie Zhang and Lesley Li as Lesley Li
Written by: Huiyi
Design: Xiao B