The Look:
The blue and white gradient nails at Nanette Lepore were inspired by the way foamy sea water washes up on shore and are, surprisingly, easy to recreate.

The Technique:
This nail art look requires two shades of polish, a top and base coat and your secret weapon -- a makeup sponge. Kandalec started by applying Essie First Base Base Coat, followed by two coats of Essie Nail Polish in Mint Candy Apple. Once your first shade has dried, dip the makeup sponge in Essie's Blanc polish and blot the sponge lightly over the tip of your nail. Apply the Blanc polish lighter and lighter as you blot toward the base of your nail.

The Look:
Okay, technically this isn't nail art -- just a really pretty color we have to have. But it was one of our Fashion Week favorites.

The Technique:
The deep glossy nails at Karen Walker's fashion show were created using Jin Soon Power Coat Strengthening Base and a yet-to-be-named color from Jin Soon's spring 2015 collection. We're counting down the days until it's released, but in the mean time you can try Jin Soon Nail Polish in Heirloom, a chrome finish deep turquoise shade.

The Look:
Clean and sophisticated, the minimalist nail art at Erin Fetherston mirrored the collection's clean lines.

The Technique:
Manicurist Gina Edwards shaped nails into a smooth oval shape before applying white nail polish. To create the metallic stripe, use the gold foil tape from Kiss Products Salon Secrets Nail Art Starter Kit, trimmed with a pair of cuticle scissors. (We used a business card as a stencil to keep the line straight across.)

The Look:
Last season's matte nails made a reappearance at Lela Rose with in this nude shade with simple studs on select nails -- just enough to catch the eye.

The Technique:
The clean nude base of these nails was created with Butter London Nail Foundation. Hughes applied nail art appliques (we like It's So Easy Hey, There Stud! Nail Art Kit) on the middle and pinky fingers of each hand for a sleek, modern touch.

The Look:
Bibhu Mohapatra's spring/summer line was full of intricate patterns and linear formations, so it's only fitting the nails were just as graphic. Alternating white lines contrasted with black lines striped across the thumbnail.

The Technique:
Edwards used Broadway Nails Impress Press-On Manicure in So, So Stellar for the blush-colored base (a blush-toned nail polish also works if you're not a fan of press-on nails). Next, Edwards used Kiss Nail Artist Paint in white to paint two parallel stripes on opposite sides of each other, one line across the bottom, two across the top, and two sets of diagonal lines. But basically, you can create any striped design you'd like to get the same effect.