Futuristic Lucite: Attach clear tips to your nails, then layer on an opalescent glitter polish to give your digits an out-of-this-world glow.

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Futuristic Lucite: Attach clear tips to your nails, then layer on an opalescent glitter polish to give your digits an out-of-this-world glow.

Freehand Ombré: the messier the better! It's almost woven, very fabric-like.

Contrasting a gold chrome nail with black edging, or doing a peachy nude nail with a slim silver perimeter. Picking up some gold leafing at your local craft store, applying it to wet polish with some tweezers, and sealing your million dollar mani with a top coat to protect it.

Reverse ombré at Jen Kao

Thakoon

Grown up nail art

Dark brown eyes are going to be huge in 2012. At Joy Cioci, NARS international lead makeup stylist Uzo created a rich smoky eye by layering five different hues of brown and rimming eyes with a hazed-out black liner. The end result was sexy, without being too intense.

3.1 Phillip Lim

M.A.C Mineralize

Nails

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Girly Hearts Nail

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