If you personally prefer to reach for the deepest and darkest of nail polishes every winter, then this trend might not be the one for you. As with any great beauty trend, this one is can be traced back to Y2K. Who could forget the era when juicy gloss tubes reigned supreme (via Elle)? They were all we needed really and all we loved to apply in excess. Don't worry, while the term lip gloss nails may seem jarring, it doesn't actually involve coating your nails in a gloopy lip gloss mess. It's much simpler than that.
Lip gloss nails are the simplest, cleanest look you can give your nails, and considering we live in a 'clean girl' age it is guaranteed to spread like wildfire. Lip gloss nails are simply when you apply as sheer a coat possible of neutral pink nail polish, with as glossy a top coat as possible (per WIO News). The idea is to have your nails look similar to lips with only lip gloss on; super wet, super shiny, and barely any color there. Of course, as with the glazed donut nail trend, there's no saying the only way to achieve this look is with sheer neutral polishes. You could also get creative and apply a sheer coat of any color of your choice so long as you get it as glossy as possible.
