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My Fashion Week Diary: The Recap

Follow a TotalBeauty.com editor at New York Fashion Week to get an exclusive glimpse of the hottest new trends -- and the magic (and mayhem) backstage

by Dawn Davis | COMMENT

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Day 3: White Striped Nails If yesterday taught me anything, it's that nail art is alive and well at New York Fashion Week. Instead of 3-D talons or entire solar systems like seasons past, the nail art that's trendy now is simple and graphic. And -- since these are the spring collections, after all -- there's a ton of white.

I came across my favorite white striped manicure yesterday afternoon backstage at Misha Nonoo (center image). (Note: If you don't know anything about designer Misha Nonoo, give her a Google. I didn't, either, and now I'm smitten.) Sally Hansen Nail Ambassador and celebrity manicurist Tracylee created the look using Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Let's Snow, Sally Hansen Big Matte Top Coat and lots of French manicure tape for a result that's surprisingly easy to DIY. She applied strips of tape down the center of each nail lengthwise before painting with the opaque white polish. Then, she removed the tape, exposing stripes of bare nail underneath (manicurists call this "negative space"), before finishing it off with the matte top coat. Simple yet so chic.

I spotted another white striped manicure backstage at Kate Spade. The nails were shiny, bright white with a super-thin, horizontal black line -- it was cool and understated at the same time. The third version was backstage at Wes Gordon, where nail artists used a striping brush to create a white grid pattern.

As they say, three is a trend! Which look do you want to try?

SEE NEXT PAGE: Day 2: The Next Big Pinterest Trend