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" Sexy meets chic with this blue snakeskin mani. Nail artist Simcha Whitehill aka Miss Pop shows you exactly how to recreate it with ease.  1. Prep. File your nails into the desired shape, push back your cuticles \u2014 DO NOT CUT THEM! \u2014 and then apply one layer of a base coat polish, followed by two coats of Essie &amp;quot;Borrowed &amp;amp;amp; Blue.&amp;quot; 2. Paint on some diamond shapes. Turn the bottle brush so that it&amp;#039;s on a diagonal and make three to four short strokes in a row up the middle of your nail to create a row of diamond shapes. Then, use the same motion to create a line of triangles along the sides of your nail. Here, Brooke used Deborah Lippmann &amp;quot;On The Beach.&amp;quot;  3. Create scales. To create the look of scales along the diamonds and triangles, dip a small striper brush in O.P.I. &amp;quot;Incognito In Sausalito,&amp;quot; and then press the brush tip down over and over again all around the edge of the diamonds and triangles. &amp;quot;The quicker you apply the polish, the more imperfect and real the scales will appear,&amp;quot; Whitehill says.  4. Fill in the empty space with more scales. Using the same brush dipped in the navy polish, place a few extra scales inside the diamonds and in between them. Finally, seal your look with topcoat. Boom: Chic nails that people are going to pin the hell out of. Now, go pin, Instagram, and tweet your DIY design with the hashtag #CosmoManiMonday. RELATED ARTICLES: Nail Art How-To: Tortoise Shell Tips Nail Art How-To: Navy and Teal Glitter Nails 5 Things You NEED to Make Sure Your Manicurist Does Nail Art How-To: Gorgeous Glitter Nails Follow Carly Cardellino on Facebook and Twitter. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Griffin "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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