Soft Chrome Nails: The Spring 2025 Manicure Trend
For the spring and summer of 2025, soft chrome nails represent a sophisticated advancement of the chrome trend. Celebrity nail artist Kim Truong designed a 'sugar chrome starburst' manicure for Becky G, utilizing Olive and June's nude gel polish, The Queen Takes Her Tea With Milk, along with the forthcoming Chrome Powder Palette in Sugar Chrome. Truong associates soft chrome with the 'quiet luxury' style, while Sarah Crespo from The GelBottle emphasizes its understated elegance. This technique features a sheer base, a no-wipe top coat, and fine chrome powder. Suggested colors include The GelBottle's Blanc, Marshmallow, or Discrete. Soft chrome complements all nail shapes, with minimalist designs adding flair. Bryony Howell prefers pastel shades like Carrie's Cosmo and Double Denim.
Key facts
- Soft chrome nails are a spring/summer 2025 trend evolving from chrome nails.
- Kim Truong created a 'sugar chrome starburst' manicure for Becky G using Olive and June and Chrome Powder Palette.
- Truong describes soft chrome as a natural evolution of 'quiet luxury' aesthetic.
- Sarah Crespo of The GelBottle says soft chrome balances eye-catching and understated.
- Hailey Bieber popularized the original chrome look, maintained by Zola Ganzorigt.
- Technique: sheer base, no-wipe top coat, buff soft chrome powder, seal with top coat.
- Recommended shades: The GelBottle's Blanc, Marshmallow, Discrete, Carrie's Cosmo, Double Denim.
- Soft chrome suits almond, oval, or short square nail shapes.
Entities
Artists
- Kim Truong
- Addison Rae
- Rihanna
- Kim Kardashian
- Becky G
- Sarah Crespo
- Hannah Taylor
- Hailey Bieber
- Zola Ganzorigt
- Bryony Howell
Institutions
- Olive and June
- The GelBottle