IN THE BUFF

This season’s minimalist manicure is high-shine, low-maintenance and naturally sexy.

TEXT KATE SANDOVAL BOX MANICURE SANDRA HOPP/JUMP MANAGEMENT FOR CHANEL LE VERNIS

There’s something so refreshing and modern about the no-colour trend. Instead of shocking shades and elaborate art, this one is all about showing off the health of your nails – and the effect is super-easy to pull off. Innovative base coats and topcoats give you perfectly polished, low-maintenance nails in just a few swipes. Here’s how: ACE YOUR BASE The latest base coats do more than just prime your nails for polish. They’re laced with vitamins, peptides, proteins or botanicals to nourish and protect. Opi Gel Break Serum (US$10 or $14, www.ebay.com), developed as an antidote to the issues that crop up after improper gel polish removal (namely weakened nail beds that lead to peeling and increased brittleness), contains vitamins A, C and E, plus saffl ower oil, bamboo and cactus extracts. Or…

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Shape Singapore (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2017

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