This colour technique makes for extremely chic nail art designs—8 ideas to bookmark immediately

Samia Laaboudi wears a black turtleneck ribbed t-shirt from Courreges, a black shiny leather long coat, dark brown large suit pants, a neon pink shiny silk puffy handbag, outside Giambattista Valli, during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Fall Winter 2023 2024, on March 03, 2023 in Paris, France.

As a beauty editor, one of my favourite things to keep tabs on are the latest nail trends and, thanks to the invention of BIAB, I’m now able to grow my nails to provide a bigger canvas for nail art. One design style that’s really stood the test of time as a popular and wearable option (and one that's all over my relevant Pinterest board) is negative space nails. 

Negative space can be incorporated into anything from minimal nail art looks to a more eye-catching design. Ahead, one of the industry’s leading manicurists has explained how this technique works as well as some of her favourite looks—plus, I’ve rounded up some of the chicest designs from social media to inspire you.