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Manicure of the Month

Now that September is finally here, I’m officially putting away my bright polishes and focusing on richer hues for the coming season.  This manicure was inspired by my these gorgeous Tory Burch flats.  If you like this design, you could use any two colors you wanted…although I learned through a little trial & error that creme formulas work best.

To recreate: Apply the lighter color as your base coat first, over the entire nail (one coat is enough, as long as it covers well).  Let dry for 5 minutes.  Then with your darker color, apply in staggered strokes, starting with the shortest and gradually getting longer with each – you should have 4 or 5 scallops across each nail.  Let dry for 5 minutes before applying a clear topcoat.

Products I used:
Sally Hansen Terracotta (similar), Essie Little Brown Dress

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Comments

  4. Kultur und Stil says

    Wow, what a great idea, to use a pair of shoes as inspiration for a manicure! I've never thought about this!
    But I'm also sure I wouldn't be able to do this manicure, I'm not really good in "two color manicure", it never works when I'm trying it…

    xxx Anita

  6. A J says

    There is NO way that I would be able to do that and have my nails look 1/2 as good! Awesome job!

    -AJ
    FitTravelerAJ.blogspot.com

  7. sarahsreallife says

    Wow, this looks so perfect, but how many tries did it take you?! Haha. I would definitely like to try this one sometime…I needed this 2 days ago when I was looking for a fun manicure that didn't take any special tools. (It's OK…I ended up with bordeaux nails and sparkly tips. It looks pretty cute!)

    Sarah's Real Life

  16. Two Sisters says

    sooooo cute! Are those flats authentic? I went to the link and was going to buy a pair for myself, but was skeptical about them being replicas. I got screwed on ebay and just escalated a case on a FAKE MK watch I received (I was under the impressions that the watch I was receiving was a lightly used authentic watch…wrong)… ugh.. so don't want to go through anything like this again. These are adorable flats!