nail art: seeing stripes (again)
I have devoted entire weekends to What Not To Wear marathons more often than I should admit. Like, a lot. And of all the style advice that seeped into my brain, I remember Stacy London telling almost every woman on the show to avoid horizontal stripes. At. All. Costs.
Sorry, Stacy, but I’m going to have to disagree on this one. I can’t get enough of them. I was killing time in a boutique in Park Slope over the weekend and found myself holding two striped dresses and eyeing a striped tote, while wearing a striped shirt. Someone help me.
You can’t get much stripier (is that a word?) than J.Crew, so that’s the inspiration for my nails today.
j.crew outfit / mattese elite almost famous / china glaze first mate / models own nail art pen
For my accent nail, I began with a navy blue polish and made small white stripes with a thin nail art brush. I painted the rest of my nails with yellow polish, and finished it all off with a glossy top coat. I made sure to come in at the end with an eyeliner brush dipped in remover to clean up the edges – my stripes often go a bit past my nail and onto my skin.
Is Stacy London right? Are horizontal stripes a fashion no-no? Let me know in the comments.
I love Stacy, love WNTW, but sorry, I love stripes more! This past year, I’ve been obsessed with stripes! And J Crew, so I really like this nail art!
Thanks, Emily!!
heh, you’re wearing stripes in your photo, and they look great on you! I do think some people should stay away from them, but I think more people need to go ‘you know what? I’m breaking your silly quote unquote rule and wearing what makes me HAPPY’. Love the yellow/navy/white mani. Noice colours
Ha yes, I am wearing stripes in my photo. Shhh.
I’m so in love with stripes – and I’m busty and thick. Sorry Stacy, I love you, but you’re wrong. And this is such a great nail look!
Agreed. Thanks for commenting!!
I think anybody can wear horizontal stripes, it just depends on what the article of clothing is. I LOVE them. And I love navy and yellow together, so I’m a big fan of these nails.
I agree – stripes aren’t always so good but they often are! Thanks for commenting, Breenah!
Awesome! you should be out on a yacht with that hot mani!
-Megan <3
Thanks, Megan! I need to find a yacht sponsor for this blog…
just thought i’d show everyone her blog, both of you are very good at doing nails.
http://www.kaylashevonne.com/