InStyle Magazine Leopard Print Nail Trend

Recently InStyle magazine's Twitter feed featured an easy leopard-print manicure for the time pressed or the non-nail art inclined. They suggest "1. Lacquer nails with two coats of gold or metallic brown (we like Dior Vernis in City of Gold, $21; dior.com). Allow at least five minutes for the polish to dry completely.

2. Sweep one heavy coat of black shatter polish like OPI nail lacquer in Black Shatter ($9; at Ulta) over the entire nail."

This look actually ends up looking very much like a leopard or tiger print on the nail. I used Sephora by OPI in Rumba Romance under OPI Black Shatter back in April for a ver similar effect. My co-worker's reaction? "Dayum. Kitty's got claws."

It looks really classic, despite being a shatter look, and I got loads of comments and compliments on the leopard/cat print that it turned out to be. It wasn't the intended look, but it's definitely something I'd wear again.

Here's my version:

NOTD: China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy

Nail of the day today is China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy with China Glaze Liquid Leather tips. I wore this combo a few weeks ago, and as the bright bright bright color started to grow on me, I wondered how a tip color would look under Black Shatter. 

  

Guess we found out! To borrow a line from Tim Gunn, it's a lot of look, but still pretty eye-catching and summery.