Varsity-Letter Nail-Art Design

For this look, I stuck with my high school's colors: blue and white. I used Butter London Horse Power ($9) as the base, topped with Essie Style Cartel ($9), a rich navy hue. Then I used Chanel Le Vernis Eastern Light ($27) to create the white accents, and sealed everything in with Essie Good to Go ($9).

To create your varsity letters and stripes, you need fine-tipped brushes for details and stripes. I used the Precision Detailer Brush (left) and Striping Brush (right) from the CND Nail Art Brush & Tool Set.

Apply two coats of polish over your base coat. I went with a classic navy, but you can play with whatever color combo you like.

While my base polish was still wet, I used the Precision Detailer Brush to outline the shape of my letter K in white polish.

I went back and traced the dots to create a block-letter K.

To master that athletic vibe, I added the stripe details of a varsity jacket on the tips of my other nails with the Striping Brush. I cleaned up the look by going back with blue polish to touch up the white accents.

Let your nails dry for a few minutes before applying your topcoat to prevent the colors from bleeding into one another. The final look is a chic take on the athletic and preppy trends for Fall.