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4 Steps to Easy, DIY Nail Art

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4 Steps to Easy, DIY Nail Art

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If you're sick of wearing plain ol' nail lacquer, try layering it on. It's the easiest way to create decorative nails, and a thrifty way to embrace the animal print trend — no art school diploma required.

Here's how to get the look:

1. Start with two thin layers of Summer Peach by American Apparel. The colors are surprisingly rich and long-lasting.

2. Next, make thick, tiny dots with SpaRitual’s Chocolate Oasis (We swear the brand's polishes can last for weeks!) so that when you apply the next layer, the spots will smear.

3. Follow with OPI Black Shatter polish (found in the March issue of MC!), creating a unique crackled effect on every single nail.

4. After your nails dry, slick on a layer of Some Enchanted Evening by Deborah Lippmann to make nails slightly girlier. Most importantly, top it all off with a thin layer of Rimmel London's Top Coat/Base Coat Pro, which will give nails at least 10 days until the chipping becomes unsightly.

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Ying

A lazy beauty enthusiast, Ying Chu is impressed with the amount of time people devote to their hair. When not writing, editing, and researching for her job as beauty & health director, she's an occasional baker, sometime insomniac, and full-time procrastinator. She was born in Shanghai, but has made stops in Vancouver, Toronto, and now New York. Last count, there were seven perfumes, 18 lipsticks, and 11 face serums on her desk that she can't live without. She welcomes new additions.

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Erin

Erin Flaherty is the magazine's executive beauty editor. A former Jane magazine editor, she's waxed philosophic about beauty, fashion, pop culture, travel and art to dozens of titles and blogged as style editor of TheFrisky.com. She loves Margiela, Frito pie, and hanging in the Lower East Side with her fiance and their dog, Violet, both of whom are really, really cute.

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Maureen

Maureen Choi is Marie Claire's assistant beauty editor. Her obsession with all things beauty-related can be traced back to her years as a ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet, where she tested hundreds of products on and off stage. When she's not on the hunt for the latest must-try goods, you'll find her scouring antique jewelry shops for one-of-a-kind pieces, practicing Vinyasa yoga, and watching old-school movies with her husband.

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Joy Hernon joins the Marie Claire team as a beauty assistant. She was previously at Starworks Group but couldn't stay away from her beauty products. She loves frequenting her neighborhood spots in New York City's SoHo, is a cupcake fanatic, and can't resist a great dance song.

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