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    FRESH POWDER

    Inspired by the first snow of the season, this manicure is clean and fresh.

    Step 1: Start by painting all ten fingernails with a nude nail

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    Photo by: Courtesy of Stephanie Stone

    FRESH POWDER

    Inspired by the first snow of the season, this manicure is clean and fresh.

    Step 1: Start by painting all ten fingernails with a nude nail polish (try HIPPxRGB in F2).

    Step 2: Layer a white polish, such as Zoya Professional Lacquer in Purity, on top.

    Step 3: Take a silver glitter topcoat (we like OPI Nail Lacquer in Pirouette My Whistle) and paint it from the center of the nail toward the tip.

    Step 4: Add another layer slightly above the first, and another slightly above that (so the glitter becomes more prominent at the tip).

    Step 5: Finish with a clear topcoat to keep the glitter from flaking.

    -Stephanie Stone, stephanie-stone.tumblr.com

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    Fri, Dec 7, 2012 11:22 AM EST
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    Grace Clarke, Allure magazine



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