Even short, weak nails can pull off the JLo Clean Girl manicure trend – here’s how

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I’ll hold my hands up to it – my nails are more shabby than chic.They’re weak, flakey, rough, unkempt and a whole lot of other adjectives that would make for an unsavoury dating profile.

My past solution has been to disguise them in the darkest, thickest polishes I can find, which is a bit sixth-form sloppy but I can’t say it’s something that’s really troubled me much.

Until now. I defy any beauty lover not to be swayed by the current vogue for ultra-pretty nude nails, whether that’s the delicate milky manicure worn by JLo for her wedding(s), the exquisitely slim-tipped French polish from A-list nail artist Harriet Westmoreland, or the “glazed doughnut” finish gleaming from Hailey Bieber’s Instagram feed.

Yup, the whole “clean girl” aesthetic has made its way down to our fingertips, from the neutral palette to the perfectly smooth and glowy finish. “It’s all about a fresh, minimalist, dewy manicure that looks effortlessly pulled together – think the ‘no makeup makeup look’ for your nails,” says celebrity nail guru Leighton Denny MBE.