Why We Love The Modern Half-Moon Manicure
DearDita Von Teese, we'd hate to be the one to rub this in your face, butyour signature half-moon manicureisreallyold news.
The bare cuticle nail look, which first gained popularity amongfashion-forward women in the late '30sand was recently made famous thanks tothe burlesque star's press-on nails, has evolved into an edgier V-shape.
We first spotted actressLake Bell flaunting the angular nail artin navy nail polish and gold detail at the Sundance Film Festival. Thencountry music star Miranda Lambertshowed up at the Grammys sporting a metallic manicure with silver and blue "V" nail accents. But it wasn't until our recent run-in withcelebrity manicurist Jin Soon Choithat we realized how much V-shaped nail art has really taken off. (She's even made ither spring nail signature).
"The V-shapehas achieved new-found popularity this season because it affords more diversity than the half-moon design," Jin Soon told us. "You can create a short and wide 'V,' a skinny 'V' or a dramatic 'V.' It can look classic, sophisticated, casual, sporty, modern, chic, and stylish -- it all depends on your nail polish color, nail length and nail shape."
While the V-shape employs the same basic application principles as the half-moon, Jin Soon believes that the former has a much more dynamic look that helps to elongate the appearance of your nails. You hear that,short-nailed ladies?!
To get thismanicure, it is simply a matter of choosing two contrasting colors and making sure to use the lighter color on the entire nail bed, then painting the "V" with the darker shade. Paint from the left diagonally, then the right diagonally, overlapping approximately 1/4, 1/3, or 1/2-inches above the nail tip to achieve your desired V-shape. Try to paint the diagonal in one fell swoop and not too slowly. If you paint it too slowly, the edge will not be as straight as it could be.
Check out these V-shaped nail art in the slideshow below, then tell us what you think about the modernhalf-moon manicurein the comments section.
Miranda Lambert
Lake Bell
Dana Oliver, HuffPost Style beauty editor
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