Kintsugi nails

Nearly every nail polish brand, from Essie to Orly to OPI, released a holiday collection for 2019 that involved a gold or silver shade. They were all beautiful, of course — it's hard to go wrong with a shimmery classic like that — but chances are,…

NoelleFuyu Nails on Instagram: ““Gintsugi” not Kintsugi (Japanese method to repair broken pottery with gold-infused lacquer). This one is Gintsugi, (pronounce the “G” like…”

Kintsugi nail art is inspired by the centuries-old Japanese art form of using gold or silver leaf to mend broken ceramics. Find out how to create the manicure look for yourself here.

Kintsugi nails by @ladycrappo Kintsugi or kintsukuroi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique As a philosophy it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.”