Weed Nails and Marijuana Manicures Are Officially a Thing
By Marissa G. Muller. Photos: Courtesy of Instagram.
There's a new nail trend that's been burning up our Instagram feed, and it's not even available (er, legal) nationwide. Surprising, right? Because, you see, the buzzy trend of weed nails and marijuana manicures involves nail artists crumbling marijuana leaves and placing specks onto the nail using a tweezer for precision. Just like flower nails which came before these, a pot-laced manicure has the bud sealed in with whatever topcoat you have on hand—nothing fancy required. However, real marijuana is involved.
We know, we know. Your first reaction might be something like, "Wow, what a waste!" or "Marijuana is bad!" But take our word for it: Not only do weed nails and marijuana manicures require only the teensy bit of pot, but they also look so damn cool when they're done. And what else is a good manicure if nothing but all for the Instagram, right?
However, since weed is only legal in 26 states in some sort of capacity—specifically, mostly medicinal—we wouldn't recommend bringing a bud down to your local manicurist to ask for a gold-leaf and pot-encrusted accent nail unless you live in a state where recreational marijuana is 100 percent legal. (Currently, those states consist of California, Washington, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Maine, Alaska, and District of Columbia.) But, since they are kind of pretty—and if nothing else, incredibly pun-worthy, if you start thinking about all the names you could call a marijuana mani—take a scroll through some #WeedNails posts for nail-art inspiration regardless of where you live. (You can also check out these non-psychotropic, totally legal pot-infused beauty products we happen to be huge fans of.)
Here's our question, though: Who knew weed went so well with glitter, diamonds, and gold?
This story originally appeared on Allure.
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