‘Rotten’ nails are all the rage now – but are they ‘beautiful’ or ‘revolting’?

MOVE aside, clean girl aesthetic – the end of this year is all about sporting ‘rotten claw’ nails and even a manicure that resembles decaying teeth.

Although many of us here, in the UK, are popping down to the nearest nail shop to treat ourselves to a festive and glittery manicure, the situation is slightly different overseas in Russia.

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Here, there’s a new trend that’s taken over the beauty world and social media, with people forking out for nails so grotesque, others have described them as ”absolutely revolting”.

The rather unusual nail art, Dazed Digital reported, comes with a number of designs beauty lovers can choose from – decaying teeth, fungus, rotting flies and even severe bruising.

The curated grossness, it is believed, is a powerful statement against the so-called ‘clean glean aesthetic’, where nail lovers are getting a cute ‘blueberry milk’ and ‘glazed doughnut’ mani.

There a number of talented nail artists jumping on the trend, but the three biggest names in the landscape belong to Varvara (corrosion.nails), Marggie (marggie_nails), from Moscow, as well as Diana (raw.nailsss).

”I am inspired by textures such as tree bark, stone relief and water stains,” explained Varvara whose Instagram page has amassed her close to 7k followers.

But rather than appreciating the delicate beauty of daisies and other flowers, Varvara prefers experimenting with textures close to fossils and even reptile scales.

Just like Varvara, fellow whizz, Diana, also finds inspiration outdoors – her work resembles mould spores, broken bones and fungus.

Meanwhile, Marggie can create anything from a bleeding nail bed to a short set that looks as if you’ve been working in the garden.

The options here are almost endless – whether you’re after sharp claws covered in ‘dead’ creepy crawlies or a square manicure with zits popping out, there’s one for all.

According to the Russian pros, the new trend reflects the now-shifting perspective of beauty, in their eyes.

”The boundaries of beauty perception are expanding; today, people are increasingly drawn to unconventional aesthetic,” noted Diana.

Varvara agreed, adding that many are becoming increasingly bored of the traditional and neat nail art.

”People are growing tired of the so-called perfect nail art, and the easiest way to stand out is to do the opposite.”

However, whilst there is a growing demand for fungus-inspired claws, not everyone will be jumping on the trend.

Some of the designs, for instance, have been said to look like ”an infection”, with haters baffled as to why anyone would pay for that.

”This must be some rich people s**tthat I don’t understand,” commented one Instagram user.

Another said: ”We are faking diseases now.”

Someone else chimed in: ”This is gross… but a great way to make sure no one bothers you.”

”Who the f**k wants fungus infection nails?” a fourth exclaimed in sheer horror.

But it seems that there is no stopping the new trend, as Diana and Varvara appear to not care about what the trolls have to say.

Hitting back, Varvara said: ”I understand that this is not something that will be liked by everyone, but I’m glad that I managed to build a community of people who are ready for beauty that doesn’t meet the common beauty standards.”

“I never wanted to be against traditional norms or be ironic. All I see is beauty,” Diana added.

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