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" I&amp;#039;m just going to come out and say it: I&amp;#039;m secretly a little bit preppy. Yes, I have about 15 pairs of ballet flats. Yes, I own a Vera Bradley duffle bag (those things are like bottomless pits!) Yes, I wear Jack Rodgers and seersucker in the summertime. But more so than any of those things, I love a good gingham print. This manicure took an entire episode of Fashion Police and a very steady hand, but I am pretty proud of the results. Just follow my steps below to get your own pretty, preppy manicure!  In true summertime fashion, paint two coats of a crisp white polish as your base coat. (Looks great if you have tan!) Using a striker brush, paint two stripes going vertically on your nail then two stripes going horizontally. Depending on how pigmented your polish is, you may have to go back over the stripes a second time to make the pattern really pop. Connect the stripes at the bottom and top of the nail to make more a checker print and less of a tic-tac-toe board. Make sure you let the pattern dry completely before you finish with your topcoat!   What&amp;#039;s your favorite summertime mani? Tweet @seventeenmag a picture with the hashtag #manicuremonday, and we&amp;#039;ll re-tweet our faves! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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