Abstract
Cloudy skies inspired the design for Manish Arora, says MAC Cosmetics artist Keri Blair.
Your Canvas:Starting at cuticle bed, use darkest color to cover 1/3 of nail.
Paint tip with lightest shade, leaving center bare.
Clean brush with remover; repeat on all nails.
Minimalist
As seen at Rodarte: a fresh take on the French by Sally Hansen manicurist Tracylee.
The Paints:A pale pink opaque base and silver for tips.
Or mix it up and use a different metal for each tip.
Your Canvas:Layer two coats of pink base over nail.
Repeat on all nails; let dry completely.
Repeat on all nails.
Impressionist
So MoMA!
At Rebecca Minkoff, Michelle Saunders for Essie played with movement.
Repeat on all nails.
Fair Feathered
Paint two coats of a polish that contains featherlike fibers.
We used Nails Inc. Feathers in Brighton, $10.
Cool Jewels
DIY project!
Buy tiny studs; set onto still-tacky polish using a wood cuticle stick.
(Lick it so it grabs stones.)
Paint two thin coatssuperthick ones can peel.
Color Block
Paint nail yellow.
An hour later, cover lower-left triangle with tape.
Add pink; remove tape quickly.
Tulip Tip
Go ahead and let polish get on your skin as you paint corners pink.
Clean it up with a cotton swab soaked in remover.
Mod Moon
Polish nails yellow.
Once dry, use a binder hole reinforcement as a moon stencil; paint orange inside it.
Foiled Again
You’ll need: Ciate Very Colourfoil Manicure kit, $19.
Once dry, use clear tape to create the zigzag, then paint the magenta.
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