Peer closely at Samantha Jones’ nails in "Sex and the City 2," and you may notice that in a couple of scenes the only things flashier than her clothes are her nails: In a wedding scene, Samantha — played by Kim Cattrall —– has brilliant red nails, each adorned with a gilded moon. Against the glitzy backdrop of Abu Dhabi, the tips of her hands beam a sparkly gold.
Cattrall is just one of numerous celebrities and fashionistas who are embracing one of the hottest mani-pedi trends for spring and summer: Minx nails. Essentially small pieces of film with adhesive backs that are shrink-wrapped through heat activation and applied to the top of the nail, Minx started to catch on after high-profile celebrity turns. Katy Perry tweeted photos of her Minxed nails, featuring designs of her cat, Kitty Purry, as well as the Oompa-Loompa nails she requested for her Willy Wonka-themed 25th birthday party. Elsewhere, Beyonce and Rihanna have been seen brandishing their Minx manicures.
"They’re just eye-stopping," said Tracy Dinkel, a manicurist for Manicures R Mobile, a mobile spa service in Los Angeles. "People are crazy about them."
Although celebrities have access to customized designs, there are plenty of off-the-shelf prints and solids for mere mortals to choose from: onyx black with flames shooting upward, jaunty plaids, magenta with a clear fishnet motif, vibrant floral prints. A Minx spokeswoman said that celeb-style customized prints will be available to the public starting early next year, good news for anyone who wants her nails matched to, say, a wedding gown or that new Prada printed frock.
