NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/MG19/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue )© Mike Coppola/MG19

Kendall and Kylie Jenner just showed off summer's hottest nail trend

A celebrity manicurist explains how to get the A-list approved Micro French manicure

April 25, 2023

Sisters who get slay together, stay together. 

At least that’s what we were thinking when we saw the matching nail art sported by beauty mogul Kylie Jenner and her supermodel sibling Kendall Jenner

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The duo shared photos of their identical ‘Micro-French’ manicures on their Instagram story, and also teased their fans about their strong genetics. The sisters are so similar it was hard to tell their perfectly preened hands apart. In her caption Kylie said, “Also just noticing we have the same hands??”

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Kendall evidently copied Kylie's 'Micro French' tips

Kylie posted a poll to see if her followers could guess who was who correctly, and explained that the idea to sport the modernised french style was hers first, saying “she copied me.” 

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Can you tell the sisters apart?

“The micro french is super chic and timeless,” explains A-list manicurist Julia Diogo, “This means the style works well with all outfits.”

“It definitely came back last year, and people have been experimenting with different colour tips this year incorporating pastel colours,” says Julia. “The muted coloured-tip trend has been all over Instagram,” explains Hello! Fashion’s Orin Carlin, “A playful twist on the classic French manicure. Instead of crisp white tips, we're all about sage, lilac and peach alongside soft pinks and baby blues.”

Currently Liberty's appointed manicurist, Julia’s nail artistry journey began 13 years ago and throughout her career, she has worked with renowned publications and tended to the hands of some of the world’s biggest names including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Julia Fox. 

“This style can also elongate the nail, so works well even if you have a shorter nail,” continues Julia.

According to Julia it is easy to replicate Kendall and Kylie’s nail art at home, “The best way to achieve the ‘Micro French’ is to use Biosculpture’s Anthea, a soft pink colour Biosculpture’s French White for the white tips.”

If you want to find out more about Bioculpture, we’ve got you covered with a breakdown of the differences between the gel Julia recommends and shellac.

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