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TRENDING WINTER GEL NAIL LOOKS EVERYONE WILL LOVE

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‘Tis the season for bold and dramatic gel manicures. The festive lights are on, the mince pies are out, and nail designs are amping up the glam factor with rich jewel tones and lots of sparkles. Discover a new favourite gel polish shade from The GelBottle Inc and get creative this winter with 5 trending nail looks.

  1. Emerald Green Gel Nails

Green is always a popular festive nail colour. This year with the launch of Wicked on the big screen, the Emerald City isn’t just the capital of Oz, it’s the season’s HOTTEST shade. Channel your clients’ inner Elphaba with dark green gel polish and try our first-ever green BIAB™ — Evergreen — for speedy yet stylish BIAB™ nails in a simple swipe. No need for a base coat or gel colour, just apply, top and go!

Or for green glitter gel nails, it has to be Energy, AKA festive nails in a bottle. Part of the Drama winter collection, this flashing glitter gel polish is a deep green with silver and green glitter. Brush up on how to apply flashing glitters with our handy blog.

Recreate the look at home with Peacci polish. Choose Jungle green Peacci polish for emerald-inspired dark green nails.

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2. Black Cherry Burgundy Gel Polish

As seen on the likes of Selena Gomez, this winter’s must-have mani is a rich burgundy gel polish.

“Black Cherry is the darkest burgundy can get before it becomes black. It’s moody and elevated, especially with a glass-like shine.” ALLURE MAGAZINE

Our deep burgundy flashing glitter gel polish — Rendezvous — is our glittery take on the Black Cherry trend. The shade Let’s Rendezvous with our glittery take on the Black Cherry trend! The deep burgundy flashing glitter gel polish screams party and is the perfect shade for festive nail looks.

Are you looking for a HEMA-Free gel polish?Your clients will love our deep and dramatic red-burgundy Manhattan HEMA-Free gel paint.

Create your Black Cherry winter nail designs with the trending nail shape of the year — almond. An almond nail tip gives the illusion of longer and slimmer nails and looks great with a dark manicure. The secret to achieving any nail shape is perfect prep and you’ll need the perfect nail care tools. Our TGB nail Tools Range has everything you need, from the ProPrep dual-ended nail pusher to ProNip cuticle nippers. If you’re E-File trained, you can easily and safely smooth cuticles with our Prepare E-File Bit Bundle. Want to become a ProBits pro? Enrol on to our TGB Academy E-File Course Featuring ProBits and learn how tospeed up your prep, refining and removal time.

Or for added nail length, choose our almond DesignEx Pro™ nail extension tips.

Manor3. Dark & Moody Navy Blue Gel Polish

Move over icy blue, deep and dark blue gel polish is this festive season’s favourite blue hue.We’ve got the best builder gel shade for you! From the new Deeps range, Midnight dark blue BIAB™ will give you that night-sky look without the need for a base coat. It’s one of our darkest BIAB™colours and our first blue one. Check out our blog post for other BIAB™ nail ideas and to learn more about our iconic innovation.

Create a dark blue gel polish manicure with Mayfair. Exuding elegance, our darkest blue looks great with gel nail art. Why not try a navy blue French tip?

Mayfair4. Winter Neutral Nail Designs

Everyone loves a classic nude manicure, no matter the time of year. As well as deep and dark nails, barely-there neutral gel nails are a winning winter look. Luckily for you, we’ve got a variety of neutral BIAB™ shades that will see your clients through the festive season without a hint of red or green.

For those who love a sheer nude builder gel mani, Demure BIAB™ will give chic results. It’s a soft milky pink BIAB™ in our iconic Original formula for long-lasting strong nails.

Here at TGB we’re dreaming of a white (nail) Christmas and with our milky white Snow BIAB™, everyone’s mani dreams can come true!

Indulge your clients with some extra winter TLC and add TGB SPA™ luxurious body care products into your gel manicure appointments. Revitalise dry skin with our smoothing body polisher, Smoothie Scrub™ for softer hands and feet. Finish every treatment with our nutrient-rich H2O hand and body Cream for nourished skin.

Demure5. Cat-Eye Nails

Cat-eye magnetic gel nails are loved for their wow factor and reflective finish and TGB has a cat-eye gel polish colour to suit everyone’s style. For a vintage silver look, Rumour Cat-Eye creates a party season metallic mani. Does your client want bold and colourful festive nails?Team two trends in one with our emerald green Belgravia Cat-Eye gel. Or try our first-ever iridescent, holographic Extra Cat-Eye polish.

Get the metallic look with these cat-eye-inspired nail polish shades from Peacci. Snow Queen is a silver-white nail polish that gives you an effervescent finish for that cat-eye effect at home.

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Check out our latest collections and discover new TGB faves. Shop the winter Drama collection, BIAB™ Classics, BIAB™ Deeps and more.

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