Nail Art: Let Your Manicure Do The Talking

February 11, 2010 at 1:16 pm , by Mandy Hendrix

The latest craze in nails isn’t a fiery red polish or even slick jet black. Lately, celebrities have been sporting Minx nail decals, often in metallic colors or wild designs.

Check out Beyonce’s Minx manicure from the Grammy awards.

And a close-up of Rihanna’s Grammy nails. She has a custom Minx manicure with crystals.

Or, show your support a la Kim Kardashian who spelled out her boyfriend’s name and jersey number (#25 B U S H) on her fingers for the Super Bowl.

Want to do something special for yourself, but can’t splurge on a full set of Minx? Take inspiration from these cool ladies above and add a little dazzle to your nails. Here’s my interpretation, in time for Valentine’s Day.

First, coat your nails with fun red or magenta color. (I’m really into OPI‘s Red My Fortune Cookie.) Then to keep the look from being overly saccharine, paint a heart on one finger only. Make a “v” shape—the polish bleeds a little and will turn into a heart—and four dots. The trick is to use a contrasting polish shade (white works best) and the thinnest brush you can find. Milani has introduced their Nail Art Nail Lacquers, $4, available in 10 shades, which lets you do a little Van Gogh on your digits. Have fun!

2 Responses to “Nail Art: Let Your Manicure Do The Talking”

1. Written on February 11, 2010 at 6:19 pm, by Yuzhi

   The Milani shades are too cute, will have to try them out! The mini brush will make painting a lot easier.

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2. Written on February 19, 2010 at 11:40 am, by Kimberly

   If you want fun designs without the cost check out Konad Nail Stamping Kits (http://www.wowsocool.com/instructionsdesignsB2B.html). That are inexpensive (you can use them with regular polish too), super easy and fun! Right now I have bright pink nails with a fun gray swirly design on them. I always receive compliments and people think I had them done in a salon!

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