The Accent Nail Trend

I've recently spotted people sporting this nail trend: painting almost all of your fingernails one color and then painting one or two nails a different color as an accent. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about this odd trend but I've decided that it's really cute.

Emily Axel who claims to be a "polish-aholic" also blogged about this subject on her website, "The Mani-Maniac". Here is a link to her post:

http://themanimaniac.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/the-accent-nail-lets-discuss/

On her blog, she questions how much the accent nail should stick out compared to the others: whether it should be almost unnoticable at first glance or if you should go all out with it. I think if you're going to try the accent nail trend then you should go all out.


"Tagged:Celebs Nail Trends." NightFame With Style. Web. 16 May 2012.

Vanessa Hudgens was one of the first celebrities to rock this trend. I love her execution of the trend. I think it looks very fun and fashionable. If you're going to try out the accent nail, going for bold colors is a good idea but also using glitter on your accent nail is a must.

I think when I try this trend, I'll go with a somewhat plain color, like a light pink or a brown, then I'll paint the accent nail(s) to match the shirt I'm wearing or my purse and use glitter nail polish. The glitter really makes it pop and I also think it's really cute when the accent nail(s) matches an accessory,

While looking at this nail trend, I stumbled upon this very interesting webpage:

http://nightfame.com/style/tag/celebs-nail-trends/

It includes other celebrity nail trends and pictures. I'd suggest checking it out if this post interested you. My personal favorite trends are the accent nail trend and the bold design nails. The accent nail is great because you can do your own thing with the trend - if you'd like to keep it subtle, you can do that or you can go bold. It also gives you a chance to showcase a couple different shades of cute nail polish at the same time without looking trashy.