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SEARCHEssie gives us a definitive range of everything that will be trending for your manicure services between now and spring 2017.
GRADIENT at MICHAEL COSTELLO, Spring 2017: Rita Remark for Essie created a design influenced by the collection's theme: the relationship between the light and dark side of femininity. Remark applied a coat of the gilded metallic "good as gold" on models, and then used a latex makeup wedge painted with both "good as gold" and "sole mate" lightly blended together, and tapped quickly onto nails to create a soft ombre effect.
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With designers presenting their collections for now and their collections for spring during the same week in September, Fashion Week is a bit more complex than in years' past. But one thing is sure, we're loving the manicure trends were seeing for both the later half of 2016 and the start of 2017, and we can get behind all of them.
TRENDS:
Gradient: The ombre look was elevated with using creme polishes with metallics. Whether it be with two colors or three, gradients are a fun way to use many different hues in a subtle, tie-dye-looking way.
Color Blocking: More bold than gradients, color blocking incorporates graphic designs and contrasting colors. If your client fears going full-out with this nail art, only use it on one or two nails with a coordinating color on the others.
Nudes: Rich neutrals elongate fingers and create an effortless compliment to fashion designs. Nail artists played with matte textures, shimmer and a variety of nude tones, making it a trend that is here to stay another season (or two).
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