American Apparel's New Polishes Create Cool Gradient Manis

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Now that stars like Zooey Deschanel are rocking wild manicures on the red carpet, it looks like nail art isn't going away anytime soon. People also seem to be feverishly ombré-ing and dip-dying everything in sight, including hair and pants. It was only a matter of time before these two trends would merge into what is called the gradient manicure.

To promote their new colorful sheer nail polishes, LA-based American Apparel suggests making your nails look like a rainbow threw up on them. Nab a few colors at $6 a pop here and watch this gradient mani tutorial we found to create your own version.
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