Some years, nude nails are all the rage. Other years, no-mani manicures are everything. This year? The bolder, brighter, and brasher the better—with a few shots of understated elegance for good measure.
House of Holland
Zero + Maria Cornejo
Phillip Lim
Oscar de la Renta
Francesca Liberatore
The Blonds
Novis
Area
Helmut Lang Seen by Shayne Oliver
Libertine
Tadashi Shoji
Philipp Plein
The Look: Square tips topped off with chunky cubic cuts of jewel and miniature sequin sculptures.
Christian Siriano
The Look: Technicolored tweed crosshatch. "The nails are versatile and can easily be worn day to night, casual or dressy and that is what I love," says manicurist Gina Edwards, who used five different colors of polish on a white base to create this look.
The Kit: Impress Press-On Manicure in Flash Mob, $8
Jeremy Scott
shopThe Look: Intergalactic sparkle; shooting star-inspired glitter tips courtesy of manicurist Miss Pop, who painted models' fingers with silver sparkles.
The Kit: CND Shellac shades Hot Pop Pink and an Electric Orange.
Adam Selman
The Look: As manicurist Holly Falcone saw it, these almond-shaped talons were a nod to the classic glamour of the seventies with a decidedly American twist.
The Kit: This true creme red was courtesy of Orly Breathable Treatment + Color in Love My Nails.
Creatures of Comfort
The Look: Minimal, botanical.
VFILES
The Look: Sharp and cherry red.
Tom Ford
The Look: For these black-tipped wonders, manicurist Mei Kawajiri mixed pink and rose gold glitter for a base coat, then used an airbrush to mist just the tips in black. As for her inspiration? "They're a Rihanna nail," she told ELLE.com. Kawajiri also recently served as the nail artist on the TNT television series Claws. "[Tom] loved the show, he was like 'Let's do something crazy like that.' So we did sharp instead of square nails," she says.
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