Much like the minimalist movement in fashion, manicures designs have followed suit with an emphasis on simple yet striking designs. The “Bit of Bling” nail shown above is brought to you courtesy of WAH Nails.

Kind of perfect for Valentine’s Day, the V French manicure sported by Lana Del Rey in the March 2012 issue of Vogue UK. The artist is Gina Viviano. Luv! More images and full article via V.O.

Harlem-born singer Azealia Banks who recently signed to Universal Records, visits WAH Nails in London, and gets one of the salon’s signature designs. Via WAH.

See a close up on the next page.

The polish, called “Bleu Illusion,” featured in Chanel’s Spring 2012 runway presentation. Look for it at retail in July. Via Lachanelphile.

Lovely blinged out nails by Illustrated Nail. #fierce!

Dude favorite and ladies-in-the-know magnet Ace hotel partners with much admired Feride Uslu to bring you the Ace hotel x Uslu Airlines  nail kit. A prime example of collabo heaven, featuring a special gunmetal grey tone inspired by the hotel’s signature New York guest  rooms with a cute striped nail file.  See what the color looks like on the nail on the flip and cop it here.

Fashion blogger Moveslightly has an ongoing theme of collection-inspired nail art and in this instance she riffed off of Prabal Gurung’s Spring 2012 runway for a looks that’s simple yet still a touch exotic and utterly charming. Spotted in Lucky magazine’s January issue.

As nail art purists we  definitely endorse a  face to face manicure where you get to chat with the artist and see him/her create the magic. Nonetheless when time is an issue or a fierce nail artist on the other side of town , a press on nail is a great option. Recently discovered on Style Pantry, Wendy from Kawaii Factory makes some fun sets like the  Chanel-inspired art (above) with a more unique feel than the sets you can get at a drugstore. Take a closer look a what’s available here.

 Holiday nail  inspiration provided by Haus of Laquer’s set. The candy cane stripes are very appropriate. Luv!

A lover of all things vintage, fashion blogger Jasmin Rodriguez of Vintage Vandalizm fame puts it all together for the Thanksgiving Day holiday with a golden era of Hollywood-inspired look that is thoroughly modern. Nails, hair and makeup–all 100 percent did and on point.