I thought I'd conduct some online research myself and I've come across a few fascinating methods for achieving the houndstooth nail. Obviously the skilled draftsman can painstakingly hand paint the pattern with duotone polish but most sane people would prefer a nail art stamping kit such as the ones made by Konad or Minx which Asami over at My Manicure and Siobhan over at The Nail Phile demonstrate to great effect.
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Alternatively you can buy preconfigured houndstooth artificial nails like these japanese style versions at www.ayamisnail.com.
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And here is a youtube tutorial on painting your own houndstooth.
And then maybe, just maybe, one day you may even surpass Lee Redmond as the title holder of the world's sexiest nails.
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It's a slippery slope. And don't say I didn't warn ya.