
Day 255: Glitter and Color Block Nail Art
Candice Wdowiak, Lloysminster, Saskatchewan, Canada

Candice Wdowiak, Lloysminster, Saskatchewan, Canada

Latahna Fulton, Style Up Salon, Camp Verde, Ariz.

For NTNA Challenge 2, sponsored by Mia Secret, contestants created safari-themed nail art using the brand's Pastel Macaroons and Gray Jungle collections. Here is Nixxi Rose's entry. See all 11 entries here.

For NTNA pre-challenge #2, sponsored by Swarovski, contestants created a nail design inspired by the company’s Wanderlust trend. Here is Ashley Hoffman's entry.

Tori H. for Essie created a subtle and sophisticated color blocking design for Rebecca Minkoff's Fashion Week film series I Am Many.

Learn how to create a color-block design using dipping powder from Polaris.
Aly Santiago, Aly's Nails, Arlington, N.J.

At a recent photoshoot, nail artist Joanne Sorbello had a challenge. Her model is a serious nail biter and the nail design was going to be a big part of the "after shot".
Maddie Williams, Village Hair and Spa, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Nail tech Sarah Waite created this design using China Glaze’s My Little Pony collection. “The wide sections of glitter combined with the fun, youthful polka dots create a look that is familiar yet new at the same time — just like My Little Pony,” she says.
Suzanne Pelzer, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada

@_Stephsnails_ shows how to do a color blocking technique using Glam and Glits acrylic.
Kim Hanzlik, Nails, Hands, Feet and Toes, Winnemucca, Nev.

China Glaze executed nail art for three shows at NYFW. Nail leads Naomi Yasuda, Honey, and Miss Pop worked with designers at Opening Ceremony, Proenza Schouler, and Rachel Antonoff to create unique works of art.
Margie Montgomery, Twins Hair and Nail Salon, Bogue Chitto, Miss.

Jessie Mills shows how to create tiered gradient nails without the use of any special implements.

MARS the Salon in L.A. is known for creating on-trend nail art. See how Yuki Sato made this color block design just in time for fall.