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      How-To: The Two-Minute Crescent Manicure ‹ Back To Story

    Step One: Apply Your Base Color
    Let Your Base Color Dry
    Step Two: Paint On Your Crescent Color
    Tips For Applying Your Crescent Color
    Step Three: Remove Excess Nail Color
    Finished!

     
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    How-To: The Two-Minute Crescent Manicure

    French tips may be timeless, but sometimes even the classics need a little shake-up, and that's where this fresh take on the manicure comes in. The crescent manicure has been around forever, but it's all over the runways and glossies this season, and it's one of the best ways to liven up a look without much time or effort. There are only three steps, and once you know a couple of tricks, application's a snap.  
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    stephll's picture
     
    stephll [+]

    Awful!!

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:22am Report Comment
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    leslievanhouten [+]

    2 things- Usually a crescent manicure follows the natural half moon shape at the base of the nail; this version goes straight across, which doesn't look as good.

    second point, these were my HS colors, and I still think they look horrid together. A bit too...Lakers

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:48am Report Comment
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    darlingk8 [+]

    They're right - it screams "without much time or effort."

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:05pm Report Comment
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    aleshchins [+]

    for this mani it is ESSENTIAL that it does not appear sloppy, which this does. either get this done at a salon with contrasting light and dark shades (this combo looks muddy due to how these colors function together), or get one of those looseleaf hole stickers to cover part of the nail while creating the crescent. this will give it a much neater look.

    4
    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:16pm Report Comment
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    snarkypants [+]

    i think that's a picture of my hand circa-1992

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:53pm Report Comment
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    Snookyx [+]

    reminds me of my high school, those were our colors

    6
    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 1:17pm Report Comment
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    lizlee89 [+]

    I think crescent manicures are really cute; they are different and they remind me of the 30's. but those two colors together are awful...

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 4:34pm Report Comment
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    zacatecanita [+]

    Great for a Lakers' Fans!

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 5:17pm Report Comment
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    tellmemorex2 [+]

    I saw this in 17, same colors but purple on top & yellow cresents. I thought it looked cute..

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    Thu, 07/09/2009 - 6:58pm Report Comment
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    Anonymous

    Oh Honey. This is a disaster. The finished product looks awful - the technique is wrong. As another comment said - it's traditionally a cresent - this looks like a 50/50 straight across deal. It looks messy and unprofessional. Lousy color combination...

    There are plenty of blogs or youtube videos that will teach you how to do this properly.

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    Fri, 07/10/2009 - 12:06am Report Comment
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    Anonymous

    Really caught my eye! I love the part about painting outside the lines - this is so true anyway and makes for less wasted time trying to get things perfect - you have to do the cleanup anyway unless you are Ob/Com.

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    Fri, 07/10/2009 - 2:28pm Report Comment
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    shopping42 [+]

    ugliest thing I ever saw!!!!!!!

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    Fri, 07/10/2009 - 5:31pm Report Comment
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    lolachick

    That looks really terrible. No self-respecting nailie would go out in public with that mess on her tips.

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    Mon, 07/13/2009 - 10:41am Report Comment
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    clew001 [+]

    i have never seen such ugliness

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    Mon, 07/13/2009 - 11:23am Report Comment
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    Anonymous

    Ehh.
    I think the obvious problem with this is really the color choices and the neatness of the job.
    No, it's not a crescent manicure, really, but the whole straight line thing could be great with darker shades--like a deep, deep plum or crimson base with an equally dark gunmetal could work out fantastically.
    Maybe it's just me, maybe not.

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    Mon, 07/13/2009 - 1:55pm Report Comment
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    babeyqpid [+]

    ummm.. not that great. I wanted to share that I recently bought http://www.miginailart.com/ and it has allowed me to make really cool designs on my nails! I love it!!!

    Anyway, check out my blog for some cool beauty giveaways!

    16
    Wed, 07/15/2009 - 5:40pm Report Comment
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    This really is horribly ugly.

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    Thu, 07/16/2009 - 7:38am Report Comment

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