{"id":895879,"date":"2025-10-07T16:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=895879"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:57:48","slug":"plaid-nails-are-all-over-our-feeds-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=895879","title":{"rendered":"Plaid Nails Are All Over Our Feeds This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plaid Nails Are All Over Our Feeds This Season<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Be still, my preppy heart.<\/div>\n
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By <\/span>Annie Blay-Tettey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Source Images: Courtesy of @fine.manicuring, @sagestudionails, @nails_by_jenna.k<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
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Summer has us brainstorming tie-dye color combinations. Spring brings bouquets of florals. Winter has us pulling cable knits out of storage. The fall? It wraps us in plaid, a pattern that evokes some of the season\u2019s most distinct moods, from comfy to elevated. Among the hundreds (perhaps thousands) of variations on the design, these days, tartan prints\u2014with their crisscrossing stripes of different widths and colors\u2014are the ones most people associate with the word “plaid.” This autumn, people aren\u2019t just incorporating the linear design into their wardrobe, they\u2019re also adding it to their nail looks.<\/p>\n

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According to Pinterest’s internal data, plaid is experiencing a surge in interest across the platform, particularly on nail art boards. Seventeen popular, related phrases are being searched, but the trendiest is “plaid fall nail designs,” which Sydney Stanback, Pinterest\u2019s global trends and insights lead, says has seen 398% growth since last fall.<\/p>\n

This makes sense, considering the vibes the season conjures. “Plaid nail designs capture that cozy and preppy energy that\u2019s synonymous with fall,\u201d says Sigourney Nu\u00f1ez, a Los Angeles-based nail artist. Preppy looks are having a particularly strong moment in fashion this year, and these manicures pair quite well with polo sweaters and pencil skirts. Yoshiko, a New York City nail artist, echoes this sentiment, saying the pattern reminds her of school uniforms.<\/p>\n

Adds Nu\u00f1ez, the pattern has a \u201cluxe feel,\u201d attributing this impression to brands like Burberry and Ralph Lauren, which have made plaid a signature in their collections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Plaid nail design is intricate and requires a skilled hand (or at the very least, a determined one). If you attempt to do this nail art on yourself, Yoshiko recommends using gel polish rather than a regular formula, since the latter requires fully drying each layer before applying the next. Things can get messy if the coats don\u2019t dry completely. Some nail artist-approved gel polishes, which Allure<\/em> editors also happen to love, include DND Gel, Apr\u00e9s Gel Colors, and Madam Glam gel polishes.<\/p>\n

Nu\u00f1ez suggests starting your manicure with a neutral base polish so your design \u201creally pops\u201d on top of it. As for the actual plaid pattern, Nu\u00f1ez and Yoshiko agree, it\u2019s hard to verbally explain how it’s done; nail art is a visual medium, after all. They recommend watching video tutorials, like this one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Of the many ways to work plaid into your manicure, Yoshiko prefers to pair it with a minimalist design, such as a French tip. \u201cDespite using many colors, a plaid French manicure still looks simple,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

We also like wearing plaid as an accent on just two of your nails. If you don\u2019t think the design is loud enough, Nu\u00f1ez suggests adding 3D or gold elements. \u201cThey make the manicure look more modern, adding depth and dimension.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scroll on for more plaid nail art inspo for your fall-manicure rotation.<\/p>\n

Plaid Nails Inspiration<\/h2>\n
Wine-colored plaid nails<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Courtesy of @sagestudionails<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Pink and white French plaid nails<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Classic tartan plaid nails<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Plaid-stitch nails<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Courtesy of @perfect.nails.usa<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Burberry plaid nails<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Plaid and bow nails<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Straight French tips with plaid pattern<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Discover more nail trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Frame Nails Make Your Manicure Worthy of the Louvre<\/li>\n
  • The Allure<\/em> Staff Is Completely Divided on Tabi Nails<\/li>\n
  • Cat-Eye Nails Are Trending Just in Time for Spooky Season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Now, watch Selena Gomez answer calls from her fans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

    Source URL: https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/plaid-nails<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Nails Plaid Nails Are All Over Our Feeds This Season Be still, my preppy heart. By Annie Blay-Tettey October 7, 2025 Source Images: Courtesy of @fine.manicuring, @sagestudionails, @nails_by_jenna.k Summer has us brainstorming tie-dye color combinations. Spring brings bouquets of florals. Winter has us pulling cable knits out of storage. The fall? It wraps us in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":895882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-895879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-allure-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=895879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/895882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=895879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=895879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=895879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}