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The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Eva Wiseman

Colour-popping nail varnish art

a woman with long red nails with a star painted on each tip
Seeing stars: backstage at Jeremy Scott’s autumn/winter 2017 show. Photograph: Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images

At Jeremy Scott the nails looked like little pop art masterpieces, created by dipping pencil rubbers into polish, then dropping them on to the painted nails. Be bold, and be tasteless, and match pink with red, or yellow with green, or any old crusty varnish you have lurking in your bathroom over last month’s manicure. It’s the 1980s dripped on top of the 1950s, colour on colour, until your eyes go funny.

Get the look

Sally Hansen £9.99 boots.com
D&G in Passione £21 harrods.com
Butter London Teddy Girl £8.95 nailpolishdirect.co.uk
Ciaté Pepperminty £9 lookfantastic.com
RMK Lemon Yellow £14 beautybay.com
Models Own Art Stix £5.99 asos.com
OPI Without a Paddle £12.50 opiuk.com
Rimmel Loosey Goosey £2.99 superdrug.com

Now’s the time to…

Game and glow! To celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th birthday, here’s a special mud mask (it turns blue) for you to wear while playing Game Boy, or whatever the kids are into now. £39, glamglow.co.uk

Email Eva at e.wiseman@observer.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @EvaWiseman

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