What Are Molten-Metal Nails, and Why Are They Trending?

Don’t get me wrong. There’s something timeless about the sheer manicures that are flooding mine and my fellow editors’ Pinterest feeds right now. Between the TikTok-viral soap nails (read: translucent baby pink) and natural-looking hues decorating the fingertips of half the chic New Yorkers I see in a day, there’s no denying the star power of the minimalistic manicure in 2025.

As a lover of all things edgy and unique (and a lucky attendee of New York Fashion Week, where I get a peek behind the curtain at beauty trends that will later trickle into the mainstream), I have my eyes set on an ultramodern trend that’s slowly but surely creeping its way into the public eye. Enter the molten-metal manicure. Not to be confused with the shimmery, metallic nail polishes of the ’90s and aughts, this earthen, ore-inspired style is what you can expect to see detailing the tips of today’s fashion-forward folks in spring 2025.

This expertly welded trend offers a new textured manicure style that’s carefully forging a place in the beauty history books this year, and experts would have to agree.

Molten metal manicure by Alyssa Brascia.

What Are Molten-Metal Nails?

To put it plainly, the molten-metal manicure is a style of nail art that incorporates elements of natural metallic materials. Celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec previously told Who What Wear that “3D designs in new, organic shapes and chrome layers” would be a rising trend in 2025, and these alloy-inspired styles have me ready to strike while the iron’s hot. (Get it?)

Whether it’s the claws detailed with titanium crests at Kim Shui’s F/W 25 show or droplets of chrome-casted gel emulating melted iron, there are glints of silver and gold flashing on the tips of everyone in the know everywhere I turn.

Nobody wants to be a carbon copy of someone else in 2025, which might explain why we’re finding inspiration in carbon fiber instead. According to Kandalec, this style of nail art is about individuality and customization at its core—fewer people are reaching for single nail polish shades these days.

“Layering is a trend of its own right now,” says Kandalec, a nod to the varying types of nail art mediums trending nowadays. She explains that since this style of art includes materials like sculpting gel, chrome dust, and other results of human handiwork, each nail will be different from one another, lending itself to the natural nature of this look. “It also piques curiosity because when layering products like 3D gel, chrome, and cat eye, the possibilities are seemingly endless, so it’s a surprise each time,” she adds. From drips of molten metal on shiny French tips to otherworldly wavy designs, there’s no shortage of inspiration when it comes to this trend.

What Are Molten-Metal Nails, and Why Are They Trending?

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What Are Molten-Metal Nails?

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