It seems like the gender reveal trend is here to stay.
We have gender reveal parties, complete with gender reveal cakes and gender reveal pinatas and – most likely – gender reveal-related stress.
And now we have a new, Instagram-worthy way to announce whether your baby is going to be a boy or a girl: gender reveal nail art.
Yep, pregnant women are getting some pretty impressive nail art to make their big reveal.
There doesn’t seem to be any hard and fast rules around the nails. Some women are opting for both blue and pink tones to keep their families and friends guessing right up until the big reveal, while others are more straightforward in their approach.
And some mums-to-be are even opting for intricate nail art like tiny little rattles, dummies and other baby-related paraphernalia.
What will they think of next?
What do you think of this new trend? Would you get your nails painted to reveal the gender of your baby?
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Top Comments
Just more self obsession. No-one else really cares if you're having a boy or a girl. How about instead of spending money having ridiculous nails done, you donate to Birthing Kits Australia which provide supplies to women in developing countries have a safer birth, a kit is only $3!!! They include a plastic sheet so the mother dies not have to lie on the bare ground to give birth, and several other hygiene items.
Call me cynical, but I find all this 'gender reveal' stuff way over the top. Of course it's exciting to find out the gender of your baby, but does it really require a photoshoot and a cake?
It's so weird. Does anyone care about the sex of the baby other than the parents?? (And maybe their parents?) And I say that as a pregnant woman who knows the sex of the baby!
Right? I mean, I'm interested in a 'oh, that's nice' kind of way, but not so interested that I'd want to go to someones gender reveal party!