Nail design wasn’t always as popular as it has become today, so of course when designers planned their runway looks for New York Fashion Week this season, they incorporated the models nails as well, which tie in with their overall theme of the show. Our friends over at OPI obviously killed it on the runway, showcasing a number of looks for designers like BCBGMAZAZRIA, Charlotte Ronson and many more. See below for 5 must-try nail trends from the runways at NYFW. 

BCBGMAXAZRIA

Lead nail artist Miss Pop painted models’ fingers and toes with one coat of  OPI Base Coat followed by two coats of OPI’s bestselling soft pink Bubble Bath. She finished the nail with one coat of OPI Top Coat. This sheer, neutral look complemented the collection’s bohemian silhouettes, muted pastel floral pieces and earthy tones.

Houghton 

Miss Pop created a light, feminine look with an unexpected edge on nails and toes at the Houghton runway show painting nails with Base Coat, two coats of Samoan Sand — a sheer nude color — then sealed with Matte Top Coat (a big trend for spring!) and finished with a few hand-placed Swarovski crystals. 

Miss Pop worked with Houghton’s designer Katharine Polk in selecting the gemstones each model would wear. On hands, models’ nails were adorned with one, two or three Swarovski crystals in clear or black vertically stacked on the middle finger of both hands, starting from the bottom of the nail. The toes had one crystal on the big toe to match. The gemstones created a subtle sparkle and an unexpected contrast from the sheer nude lacquer with its matte finish that complemented the show’s bold accessories and feminine prints.

Charlotte Ronson

A nail look showcasing negative space was created for the show, with alternating cutout half moon shapes. To complement the collection’s feminine color palette, which included blues ranging from pastel to navy, soft mint and cream, Miss Pop used That’s Hula-rious! to create the look. This never-before-seen pastel mint OPI hue is slated to launch in February 2015 as part of OPI’s Spring/Summer 2015 seasonal collection.

For the nail look, each model sported one hand with the pinky, middle and pointer fingers featuring a painted nail with a natural half moon, and the ring and thumb fingers featuring a natural nail with a painted half moon. On the other hand, the look was reversed, with the pinky, middle and pointer fingers featuring the natural nail with a painted half moon, while the ring and thumb fingers had the painted nail with a natural half moon.

Toes were lacquered in one coat of Bubble Bath; each model’s big toe was painted with a daisy falling toward the nail’s free edge. To create the daisy, the following shades were used: Put a Coat On It! (petals), Jade is the New Black (stem), and Barefoot in Barcelona layered with Need Sunglasses? (flower center). Both manicure and pedicure looks were prepped with OPI Base Coat and finished with OPI Top Coat.

Dion Lee

On trend for spring, lead nail artist Miss Pop played with negative space to create a bold nail look featuring a thick stripe of metallic along one side of each nail. Light reflectors were the inspiration for the metallic stripe, providing little flashes of light to catch the eye.

My Signature is DC, a lacquer created in partnership with Coca-Cola, picked up the collection’s metallic fabrics, while the contrast of sheer nail to silver complemented the collection’s contrast of fabric textures and colours. Each model’s hands were painted with one coat of Base Coat to start. One vertical stripe was painted on the outside side of each nail with two coats of My Signature is DC, and the look was completed with Matte Top Coat.

The look for the toes was the new nude – Matte Top Coat. OPI Flex buffer was used to lightly buff nails, and then Matte Top Coat was applied to provide a polished, powdery finish.

Reem Acra

Models’ nails and toes featured Bubble Bath, a soft, milky pink to complement the show’s romantic, feminine fashions. Nails were lacquered with one coat of Base Coat, two coats of Bubble Bath, one of OPI’s most popular colors, and sealed with Top Coat. The classic hue was carried onto toes to complete the romantic pale pink look.  

Photos courtesy of OPI

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