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What is the difference between Glass Nails, Lip Gloss Nails, and Soap Nails

Glass Nails, Lip Gloss Nails, and Soap Nails are all sheer sophisticated, clean, minimalist nail polish looks. They look very similar, but have unique traits that match their namesakes.

Glossy Nail Looks

In this post, 

💅 I will go over the differences between the 3 glossy nail looks called glass nails, lip gloss nails and soap nails, 

💅 show you what each of them look like, 

💅 recommend cruelty free regular air dry polishes (not light cured gel), 

💅 and give you a step by step how to easily get the look.

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Each nail polish look starts with a base coat and ends with a glossy top coat. Here are my favorites!

Zoya Anchor Base Coat

zoya anchor base coat
Zoya Anchor Base Coat is designed to anchor nail polish to your nails increasing nail polish wear.

Zoya Naked Manicure Glossy Seal Topcoat

zoya naked manicure glossy seal

Try Zoya Naked Manicure Glossy Seal Topcoat for lots of quick dry durable shine!

What are Glass Nails?

Glass Nails

Transparent & Reflective like Glass

Glass nails are sheer reflective nails that have a glass like quality.  A sheer white shimmer or a chrome polish are used to create this slightly metallic look. Top the shimmer with a sheer tinted gloss to soften the shimmer and add shine. 

Kur Mirror Ball
Kur by Londontown Mirror Ball
Kur Mirror Ball by Londontown is a sheer irridescent white shimmer to give your nails a beautiful metallic shine.

Zoya Naked Manicure Pink Perfector
Zoya Naked MAnicure Pink Perfector
Zoya Naked Manicure Pink Perfector is the perfect sheer gloss with a touch of pink. It is super easy to work with and makes nails look fabulous!

 Watch the Video! https://youtube.com/shorts/-CHQWMqWap8

Get The Look!
Glass nails step by Step

What are Lip Gloss Nails?

Lip gloss nails

Transparent & Super Shiny like Lip Gloss

Lip gloss nails are sheer or semi sheer light pink or nude nails that are super shiny and plump like lip gloss. The polish can be a tinted gloss, a jelly gloss, or a slightly shimmery polish as long as it is super glossy.

Add 2 coats of high gloss topcoat for a thick shiny look. 

I added a thin line of glitter at the tips of the nails to create a modern French manicure.

Zoya Naked Manicure Pink Perfector
Zoya Naked MAnicure Pink Perfector
Zoya Naked Manicure Pink Perfector is the perfect lip gloss nail pink. It is super easy to work with and makes nails look fabulous!

Zoya Cosmo PixieDust
Zoya Cosmo PixieDust
Add a shimmering thin silver line to the tip of the nail with Zoya Cosmo PixieDust.

Watch the video! https://youtube.com/shorts/0LwaXt91XGI

Get the Look!
Lip gloss nails step by step

What are Soap Nails?

milky soap nails
Semi Transparent and Milky like soap.

Soap nails are semi sheer milky looking nails known for a squeaky clean look. They are not as transparent as lip gloss nails and glass nails. They have a milky white or milky pink appearance. 

Zoya Adel
Zoya Adel
Zoya Adel is a sheer milky white perfect for a white soap nails look.

Zoya Brenna
Zoya Brenna
Zoya Brenna is a sheer milky pink perfect for a pink soap nails look.

Get the Look!
Soap nails step by step

There you have it!
 
The differences between glass nails, lip gloss nails, and soap nails are subtle, but unique to each nail polish style. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed this post!

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Please Buy Cruelty Free & Have a Beautiful Day!
xo
Jill
Licensed Cosmetologist, Esthetician, Makeup Artist

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