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"  Obsessed isn&amp;#039;t a strong enough word to describe my feelings about the the nail art from the spring 2014 runways. Here are two DIY tutorials for runway looks you can so easily do yourself: first, ombr\u00E9 glitter nails as seen in the Nicole Miller show, and second, a mani perfect for a garden party straight off Emerson&amp;#039;s catwalk.  Nail pro Simcha Whitehill, aka Miss Pop, tells us how it&amp;#039;s done.  First up: the ombr\u00E9 nails from Nicole Miller. They&amp;#039;re glittery, girly, and grungy all at once.  Here&amp;#039;s how to get this runway look:  1. Prep your nails. &amp;quot;After you&amp;#039;ve removed your old polish, push back (don&amp;#039;t cut!) your cuticles, nip any hangnails away, and apply a basecoat so that your polish won&amp;#039;t chip as easily,&amp;quot; says Whitehill.  2. Coat your nails with a gold glitter lacquer. &amp;quot;You can choose one coat or two, depending on how bold you want the shimmer to be,&amp;quot; she adds. Amy Odell, Cosmopolitan.com&amp;#039;s editor chose to apply one coat of Butter London in &amp;quot;The 444&amp;quot; gold glitter polish to her nails.  3. Add black polish to the corner of a makeup sponge. &amp;quot;When you&amp;#039;re painting black (or any color of) polish onto a makeup wedge, make sure the pores of the sponge are visible \u2014 that way you&amp;#039;ll get that soft, just-the-right-amount-of-paint type of finish,&amp;quot; Whitehill explains. &amp;quot;Otherwise, you&amp;#039;ll end up with too much polish on the sponge and on your nail.&amp;quot;  4. Create an ombr\u00E9 effect. &amp;quot;Gently dab the black paint that&amp;#039;s on the corner of the sponge onto the tip of your nail (you want it to be the darkest part of the nail),&amp;quot; Whitehill suggests. Then slowly move the sponge down toward your cuticle, using the same patting effect, to get that gradated appearance,&amp;quot; she says.  5. Layer on a top coat. Sealing your color in with your favorite top coat prevents it from chipping early and gives your manicure that glassy finish.  6. Make your friends jealous with your mani. Go ahead, you earned your bragging rights, because you, my friend, just DIY&amp;#039;d the Nicole Miller ombr\u00E9 mani. Next, here&amp;#039;s how to get Emerson&amp;#039;s multicolored mani. It looks daunting, but it&amp;#039;s beyond doable.   Here&amp;#039;s how to get Emerson&amp;#039;s Garden Party look at home:  1. Start with a clean slate. &amp;quot;Prep your nails by removing your old, chipped polish, push your cuticles back, and apply a base coat to increase the longevity of your manicure,&amp;quot; Whitehill says.  2. Create horizontal, imperfect stripes. &amp;quot;Using a paint or striper brush \u2014 you can get either one at any art store \u2014 create horizontal, crooked and straight mini lines up the center of your nail, leaving space in between each,&amp;quot; she explained. Model India Jewel Jackson used Ciat\u00E9&amp;#039;s lavender polish called &amp;quot;Spinning Teacup.&amp;quot; 3. Now use a pink polish to make mini dashes. Remember to be haphazard in the way you draw them on \u2014 they&amp;#039;re not supposed to look perfect. India used Ciat\u00E9&amp;#039;s Suncatcher bright pink &amp;quot;Raspberry Collins&amp;quot; here.  4. Swipe on some more stripes with dark purple. India used Ciat\u00E9&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Talent Scout,&amp;quot; the deep purple shown above. 5. Keep drawing tiny lines with a kelly green polish. Here, India painted on Ciat\u00E9&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Palm Tree&amp;quot; polish. 6. Outline the sides of your nail in purple. &amp;quot;Use the brush that comes with the polish to create the lines that run along the multicolored center stripes,&amp;quot; Whitehill said. &amp;quot;The center craziness reminded me of the girls walking the runway and the purple represented the audience \u2014 that was my inspiration for the Emerson show.&amp;quot; 7. Clean off your striper or paint brush and use it to perfect the sides. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re not a pro, so your side lines might be wobbly,&amp;quot; she added. &amp;quot;Take your tiny-tipped striper or paint brush and clean up any squiggly lines you might want to straighten up along the sides of the multicolored polish.&amp;quot;  8. Werk this wicked look. Apply a top coat and you&amp;#039;re good to go. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Griffin Follow Carly Cardellino on Facebook and Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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