Hot Silver

Reporting live from Sephora's Spring 2007 catalog shoot: Silver nails are officially spring's slickest trend (we totally called this, btw). Celebrity manicurist Myrdith Mccormack painted our model's tips with a chrome-inspired coat of silver polish (the finish is actually matte, but the silver flecks make it appear shiny), topped off with a stripe of silver sparkles. "It’s edgy—great for evenings, the holidays, or if you’re fashion forward, says Mccormack. "If you’ve got a job where you can’t let loose, you can still wear the trend by applying a silvery white, pearly shade." She recommends wearing silver polish on a shorter nail, or one that's oval shaped. To really make the color pop, first paint the nails with a coat of light beige or white polish. The solid base will make the silver more intense. The look we’re loving is a chrome finish—the actual finish is matte, but the silver flakes in the formula make it look supershiny. Here, Mccormack layered a clear polish infused with chunky sparkles on top of the silver base for a super sparkly finish.

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