A few seasons ago, every beauty junkie was accenting her ring finger nails with a contrasting color, glitter polish or artsy design of some sort. No matter what the accent, it was guaranteed to be placed on a single nail and always only on that ring finger. Fast-forward to now where the trend has evolved into painting not just one, but 2 nails in a contrasting shade—while we’re not sure this is the answer to not having time for a full mani, we like the idea of saving a few extra minutes on nail art. The placement? All up to you. Here, see which 2 designers put their own flare on the trend and shop the nail polishes to try the look at home.
Nail artists backstage at Proenza Schouler opted for a matte black polish on the 2 middle fingers. Get the edgy look by keeping all other nails clean and matte.
As seen on Sally LaPointe's runway, there's something feminine and flashy about painting all nails in a light greige and accenting the last 2 nails with a gold polish.