Elle India – July 2019

FIRST LOOK

ELLE.IN 66 JULY

Photographs:

Imaxtree.com/2019,

Inputs by: Drishti Kapadia

PRO TIP

Paint a grid of dots

and then join them

to get straight lines

Practice your brush strokes as manicures

find inspiration in abstract art

SKETCHY

W

hat began as

half-moon

manicures

in the ’20s

has now

evolved into blithe artistic

lines. Graphic nail art

is just as popular on the

street style circuit as it is

on the runway, and these

patterns draw inspiration

from everything, like

animal print to something

as abstract as road signs.

The rule to getting it right

is simple, go with black

and white polish, and an

occasional pop of colour.

A megawatt shine, clear

base and a continuous

scribble was Moschino’s

edgy take on the trend,

whereas at Christian

Siriano, zebra stripes

were reimagined with a

black base and twisted,

white lines. The models

at Vivienne Westwood

wore matte black nail

polish with yellow

squiggles, reminiscent of

racetrack stripes.

DIGITS

Christian Siriano

Vivienne Westwood

Moschino

Nykaa

Matte Nail Lacquer

in Black Sesame

Pudding, ` 199

L’Oréal Paris

Color Riche A L’Huile

Nail Paint in Blanc

De Lune, ` 299

Maybelline

New York

Super Stay 3D

Gel Effect

Plumping Top

Coat, ` 350

Kiko Milano

White Look

Base Coat, ` 550

O.P.I
Nail Lacquer in Sun,
Sea and Sand in
My Pants, ` 850

Chambor

Matte Top Coat

in 504, ` 325

Colorbar

Luxe Nail Lacquer in

Black Maze, ` 250