Accent Wave Nails

I'm officially addicted to nail stickers. The Etsy shop Penelope and Pete is feeding my addiction; I'm a sucker for their adorable patterns. They even have an option to design your own nail stickers which I'd love to take advantage of in the future. For summer I'm craving sunshine and the seaside, so these sea foam wave stickers were irresistible. I think the pattern packs more punch in small doses, so I only applied the stickers to one nail on each hand and coordinated with Ciate "pepperminty" nail polish.

Fruit Nail Stickers

Tools: nail sticker set in fruit, clear nail polish
It's summer and I've been eating a lot of fruit; like a homemade smoothie containing whatever fresh fruit I have around, every day. It's only natural that my fruit obsession should extend itself stylistically, especially when I spied these cute nail stickers at Modcloth. Applying them is pretty easy and there are instructions on the box: stick the nail on, file off the excess, and throw a couple of coats of clear polish on top to keep it all in place. I've only used one set of nail stickers before, but these are a bit thinner than my first pair so I'm a little worried about their durability. Still, for the cute factor I don't regret getting them and I'll probably just keep adding clear polish whenever they look like they're ready to peel. The set comes with 16 different stickers, so you have some options about what to apply and some leftover styles for another manicure another day.

Minimalist Nail Art DIY

Tools: Ciate amazing grace, nail tape, nail clippers/cuticle scissors, and clear top coat
I'm a big fan of nail art--especially if it is rather clean-looking and easy to reproduce at home. Nails that look fancy without the effort? That's the best. So I was quite thrilled to find these rolls of foil nail stickers on Amazon for only a couple of bucks. They come in sets with 10 different colors and the stripes can be applied in any pattern you like--they'd even work nicely as an accent nail.
The process: start with a base coat (I used two coats of a pale pink), apply the sticker in the desired pattern and clip it short using your scissors, finish with a clear top coat to keep the stickers in place.