nail art
Kith at fashion week
manicurist Betina Goldstein, inspired by the Sahara desert, said "the contrast between the glossy moon and the matte nail creates a three dimensional effect ... as if the models dipped their fingers in the sand."
![Kith at fashion week](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/articles/nail_art/nyfw-sept-2019/essie-kith-square.jpg?rev=f3bc7489ecc74fae9e74ca533b5ec35c&h=500&w=500&la=en-US&hash=CAA246F861572CEA66A73B4D77DD54DA)
step 1: apply here to stay base coat for a smooth polish application
step 2: outline the moon and sides of the nail using a detail brush dipped in cliff hanger
step 3: use the polish brush to fill in the nail from the moon down with cliff hanger
step 4: set cliff hanger with matte about you top coat—leaving the moon shape glossy
step 5: finish by moisturizing the skin with apricot cuticle oil
![cliff hanger](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/product_images/cliff-hanger/essie-enamel-cliff-hanger-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=EF8A17A1D982797547C0C86D291C076D)
![matte about you](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish_hd/base_coats/essie-nail-polish-care-matte-about-you-upc-av11-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=B375B9DF26A7B759998ADF810C56A5C1)
![apricot cuticle oil](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish_hd/base_coats/essie-nail-polish-care-apricot-oil-upc-av11-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=0300C328B381A05C8AC1AEEACB69B4DE)