Jennifer Champion, Arts Desire Nails,
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
“I think the trend is a lot of fun! I loved how one designer was pairing bright colors like magenta and teal with prints like animal and floral. With nails I always enjoy venturing outside the norm so it was nice to see this happening with fashion, mixing what someone would think to be opposing patterns.”
Lorri Silvestre, Nail Designs by Lorri, Grover Beach, Calif.
1. Apply two coats of China Glaze For Audrey and let dry.
2. Use a dotting tool to form open spots and closed spots with black acrylic paint.
3. Fill in the open spots with Lite Mocha acrylic paint.
Denise Groves, Melaties Day Spa, Grantsville, Utah
“The ocelot print was pretty fun to recreate. I enjoyed looking at the different ways the print was used from dresses to handbags to shoes and eventually to nails. I didn’t want to see just an ocelot print in tans and browns so I dressed it up with some hot pinks and blacks. I definitely think we’ll be seeing more ocelot in the future of nails.”
Rosa Vargas, Nails by Rosa, Palm Springs, Fla.
“Ocelot will be the hottest trend this year. It will bring out the sexiness in this new nail craze. Treat yourself to it. You will be having a wild party on your nails for sure.”
Lorri Silvestre, Nail Designs by Lorri, Grover Beach, Calif.
1. Paint the nails in China Glaze Purple Panic and Sinful Colors Pink Glitter.
2. Use a size 3 nail art brush and acrylic paint in Rose Parfait to paint two squiggly lines on each side of the nail.
3. Paint small squiggles in the center to fill in.
Lorri Silvestre, Nail Designs by Lorri, Grover Beach, Calif.
1. Paint the nail with two coats of OPI Skinny Dip’n in Lake Michigan.
2. Use black acrylic paint and a size 3 nail art brush to paint a broken squiggly line on the right side of the nail.
3. Paint open and closed spots. Fill in with Lite Mocha acrylic paint.
Holly L. Schippers, Bussey, Iowa
“Animal prints never really go out of style. We see rotation between different animals for current trends as well as the texture and pattern choice. The ocelot is a fun inspiration due to the variety of patterns you find when looking at it from head to tail. To keep the trend fresh and fun envision it not only as a mimicked design in like color; but design, shape, and texture that can be created with different colors and media from the patterns on the fur.”
Gina Elliott, Urban Angel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“I love that animal print never goes out of style and that the runway designs are introducing the ocelot print in fun spring colors. I think every woman feels a little sexier when she is wearing animal print, whether it’s a scarf, shoes, handbag, or her nails. My favorite thing about the ocelot print is the fur naturally has an ombré effect, making it the perfect new nail trend.”
Jennifer Champion, Arts Desire Nails,
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
“I think the trend is a lot of fun! I loved how one designer was pairing bright colors like magenta and teal with prints like animal and floral. With nails I always enjoy venturing outside the norm so it was nice to see this happening with fashion, mixing what someone would think to be opposing patterns.”
Lorri Silvestre, Nail Designs by Lorri, Grover Beach, Calif.
1. Apply two coats of China Glaze For Audrey and let dry.
2. Use a dotting tool to form open spots and closed spots with black acrylic paint.
3. Fill in the open spots with Lite Mocha acrylic paint.
Denise Groves, Melaties Day Spa, Grantsville, Utah
“The ocelot print was pretty fun to recreate. I enjoyed looking at the different ways the print was used from dresses to handbags to shoes and eventually to nails. I didn’t want to see just an ocelot print in tans and browns so I dressed it up with some hot pinks and blacks. I definitely think we’ll be seeing more ocelot in the future of nails.”
Rosa Vargas, Nails by Rosa, Palm Springs, Fla.
“Ocelot will be the hottest trend this year. It will bring out the sexiness in this new nail craze. Treat yourself to it. You will be having a wild party on your nails for sure.”
Lorri Silvestre, Nail Designs by Lorri, Grover Beach, Calif.
1. Paint the nails in China Glaze Purple Panic and Sinful Colors Pink Glitter.
2. Use a size 3 nail art brush and acrylic paint in Rose Parfait to paint two squiggly lines on each side of the nail.
3. Paint small squiggles in the center to fill in.
Lorri Silvestre, Nail Designs by Lorri, Grover Beach, Calif.
1. Paint the nail with two coats of OPI Skinny Dip’n in Lake Michigan.
2. Use black acrylic paint and a size 3 nail art brush to paint a broken squiggly line on the right side of the nail.
3. Paint open and closed spots. Fill in with Lite Mocha acrylic paint.
Holly L. Schippers, Bussey, Iowa
“Animal prints never really go out of style. We see rotation between different animals for current trends as well as the texture and pattern choice. The ocelot is a fun inspiration due to the variety of patterns you find when looking at it from head to tail. To keep the trend fresh and fun envision it not only as a mimicked design in like color; but design, shape, and texture that can be created with different colors and media from the patterns on the fur.”
Gina Elliott, Urban Angel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“I love that animal print never goes out of style and that the runway designs are introducing the ocelot print in fun spring colors. I think every woman feels a little sexier when she is wearing animal print, whether it’s a scarf, shoes, handbag, or her nails. My favorite thing about the ocelot print is the fur naturally has an ombré effect, making it the perfect new nail trend.”
With fall runway season already in full swing, the trendspotting has begun. So often what we see worn down a runway can easily be translated into nail art. Animal print is common throughout the fall season and 2013 is no exception. In addition to classic leopard and cheetah there was an onslaught of ocelot at New York Fashion Week. Designers such as Tracy Reese and Hervé Léger all went wild over this medium-sized wild cat. This print is made up of jaguar-like spots that may link to form striped patterns. Traditionally the spots and stripes are black against yellow-orange fur, but the nail art featured here proves that the possibilities for re-imagining this trend are truly endless.
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