Sandy Liang Sends Blue Ribbon Manicures Down Her Spring 2027 Runway
Sandy Liang's spring/summer 2027 show debuted "blue ribbon manicures" — an icy blue Celisse polish plus glassy skin, strategic highlighter and blurry matte lips by Emi Kaneko.
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The takeaway
- Sandy Liang's spring/summer 2027 show debuted "blue ribbon manicures" using an icy blue Celisse polish with a shine like "blue satin ribbon," from an upcoming Celisse x Sandy Liang collaboration.
- Makeup artist Emi Kaneko created the "lived in" sporty look using Makeup by Mario Neutrals, Decorté Dip in Glow, Gucci Glow highlighter, Make Up For Ever Wherever Walnut and Endless Cacao, and the Fwee Lip & Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot.
- Nail artist Holly Falcone, a 15-season Liang collaborator and Celisse co-founder, also shade-matched an electric blue, Celisse's Bunny, to colors from the collection.
Sandy Liang's spring/summer 2027 show debuted the "blue ribbon manicure," built on an icy blue polish with a shine like "blue satin ribbon" from an upcoming collaboration between nail-care brand Celisse and the designer.
Holly Falcone, nail artist and co-founder of Celisse, described the signature shade and its origin in Liang's visual world. "It's on her shopping bags, and it's always a common theme," Falcone said. She has worked with Liang for 15 seasons. Other models wore Celisse's Bunny, an electric blue that Falcone specially shade-matched and developed with Liang to match colors from the collection.
The manicures anchored a broader "sporty girl makeup" look, executed the modern way with strategic pinpricks of highlighter, twisty buns and ribbon-inspired nail color. "It's lived in," makeup artist Emi Kaneko said of the finish. Hairstylist Dylan Chavles called the updos "twirly, girly, easy."
The Skin Prep
Facialist Sofie Pavitt, who has counted Liang as a client for years, prepped models' skin for a "super glassy, fresh" finish. She started with the Fridge to Face Blemish Defense Mist and the Omega Rich Moisturizer.
The Makeup Breakdown
Kaneko worked from her and Liang's K-beauty and skin care favorites. Rather than concealing everything, she emphasized realism. "We are playing up a bit of the darkness under the eye," Kaneko said, pointing to the gray-taupe shade from the Makeup by Mario Neutrals palette.
She applied highlighter with a small brush at three precise points: the inner corners of the eyes, over the eyelids and above the Cupid's bow. Two products did the work — the Decorté Dip in Glow Cream Highlighter or the Gucci Glow Multi-Use Illuminating Gel-Powder Highlighter.
For a sporty flush, Kaneko swept blush across the cheeks and the bridge of the nose, a subtle complement to the ribbon-edged anoraks and track pants the models wore.
The lip combined Make Up For Ever's Wherever Walnut and Endless Cacao lip pencils — the shades Hailey Bieber made viral — contoured and buffed out. Kaneko finished with the Fwee Lip & Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot for a blurry, matte effect.
Hair Accessories and the Pony
Chavles styled some models in simple pink puffy headbands. Others wore a center-part with a semilow pony over the ears, a shape Chavles described as "a perfect sign of womanhood."
Why It Matters
The show's timing and framing position the ribbon manicure as a leading candidate for spring's defining nail trend. The Celisse x Sandy Liang collaboration will bring the icy blue shade to market, giving the runway look a direct retail path.
"It's spring, it's beautiful, and Sandy Liang is outside," the show notes read. With ribbon manicures, workout-flush highlighter and twisty buns, Liang's message lands plainly: endorphins make you happy, and it pays to look like you have stepped outside — even if you haven't.
Source: Elle Beauty; Source: click.linksynergy.com
Amara Osei
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Staff writer covering media and advertising at Eurasian Beauty Journal.
