After a long winter, summer has finally arrived in Vancouver. For many of us, that means trading in our rain boots for flip flops and updating our wardrobes to accommodate the beautiful weather and soaring temperatures.

This season, you can complete your favourite summer outfit with the hottest new nail trend:

Mermaid Shell Nails

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Originating from Japan, this innovative nail design has swept across the ocean and landed into our local nail salons.

To create this popular design, a soft, pastel colour or white is used for the base. Holographic flakes or glitters are applied on top, and then sculpture gel is used to create the 3D shell effect. Finally, a pearlescent powder is added resulting in a pretty, shimmery, ‘mermaidy’ finish.

Swarovski crystals, pearls and other embellishments can also be added for extra shine and sparkle.

Here are the creations nail artists around the world have come up with in response to the Mermaid Shell Nail trend:

Singapore

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#mermaidshellnails #stelishnails #shellnail #sghomebased #sgnails

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USA

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UNICORNS AND SEASHELLS by @nailsby_kana at the NAIL SWAG DESIGN LAB. To book an appointment with Kana click the contact button or call/text 213-458-5989 ✨ #gelnail #gelnails #nailart #nailswagdtla

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England

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NAIL TREND ALERT ?? BLUE QUARTZ AND OPALESCENT MERMAID SHELL ?? by WAH babe @miaki_b ✨✨SO MAGICAL ✨✨email bookings@nullwah-london.com for an appointment! ?#nailtrend #nailart #quartz #mermaidnails #mermaidscale #mermaidshell

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Sweden

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Nail Art Brushes used in this design: White hand painted designs – Stripy and Shorty ✨ Blue tinted Opal – Block ✨ Sea shell nail – Stripy ??? TUTORIALS ARE COMING UP BUT ON A DIFFERENT PAGE, I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN AND WHERE LATER (probably around fall) ???? Light Elegance products used: Pink Tutu, Non Of Your Beeswax, Perfect White, French Tip ✨Light Elegance Ambassador and International Educator ✨@lightelegancehq✨ www.lightelegance.com for more information about the products and where to buy them ✨ FACEBOOK: fb.com/celinarydenofficial. MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/celinaryden. SNAPCHAT: celinaryden. BLOG: celinaryden.com PINTEREST: celinaryden. WEBSITE: www.celinasnaglar.se‼️ Rude comments and spam will be deleted and blocked. ‼️? I shoot my pictures with my Nikon D5200 and edit with Photoshop or Lightroom on my computer and that's where I add ✨"THE SPARKLES"✨ to my pictures – IT'S NOT AN APP ? JAG TAR INGA NYA KUNDER TILLSVIDARE – I DON'T TAKE NEW CLIENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND I DON'T DO ONLINE CLASSES. To find out where my upcoming classes will be, check out the hashtag # CELINAWORKSHOPS ✨ #lightelegance

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Try out the beautiful Mermaid Shell Nail trend this summer at Sunday Beauty Boutique with Catherine, a certified nail technician in Vancouver, specializing in gel nails (gel polish, extensions & gel nail art).