1. Cute Bows Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using pink polish.
- Use a medium dotting tool to apply a single dot of black acrylic paint to the center tip of the nail.
- With a smaller dotting tool and black acrylic paint, create a triangle shape on each side of the dot and connect them to the dot. Then fill in the shapes.
- Using a toothpick, outline the middle dot with the same pink polish you used to paint your nails.
- With the same toothpick and polish, apply three small lines coming from each side of the previous outline to form the folds of the bow.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
2. Pretty Lace Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using light purple polish.
- With a white striper, apply three stripes diagonally at the bottom of the nail.
- With the same striper, apply four vertical lines over the diagonal stripes.
- Using a small dotting tool and white acrylic paint, apply three clusters of small lines to further the lace pattern.
- With the same tools, glide the acrylic paint in a curved line over the clusters.
- Apply small dots along the curved line you just made.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
3. Yummy Cupcakes Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using light blue polish.
- Apply dark pink polish to approximately half of your nail.
- Using a striping brush and light pink polish, paint four stripes over the dark pink polish.
- With a larger dotting tool, apply white polish in a circular motion over the top of the previous polishes to create the cupcake top. Carefully glide the polish to fill in this area.
- Use a smaller dotting tool and the light pink polish to apply dots to the white area. These are your sprinkles.
- With the smaller dotting tool and the dark pink polish, apply a single larger dot at the top of the cupcake for the cherry.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
4. Shattered Pieces Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using gold polish.
- Use a black striper to outline the entire nail.
- With the same striper, carefully apply random connecting lines to form the shattered look. Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
5. Abstract Leaves Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using wine-colored polish.
- Use a black striper to apply a straight line down the middle of the nail.
- With the same black striper, apply diagonal lines on each side of the previous line you created. Make sure they don’t line up with each other exactly.
- With a small brush, fill in every other space using metallic light green polish.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
6. Colorful Cheetahs Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using white polish.
- Use a small dotting tool to apply random, irregular spots across the whole nail with a variety of acrylic paints.
- With the same dotting tool, apply partial outlines to each spot with black acrylic paint. Also apply small black dots to fill in any empty areas.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
7. Neon Scales Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using hot pink polish.
- Use a toothpick and black acrylic paint to create scales going up the nail from the tip.
- With the same tools, apply another set of scales within the first set.
- With a toothpick and aqua acrylic paint, fill in the larger part of each scale.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
8. Stained Glass Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using white polish.
- Using a black striper, create random connecting lines over the entire nail.
- With a toothpick and pink acrylic paint, fill in a few random pieces.
- Continue to fill in other pieces on the nail using blue, green and orange acrylic paint. Remember to leave some areas white.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
9. Snazzy Skulls Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using white polish.
- Use a medium dotting tool and black acrylic paint to apply two dots for the eyes.
- Use a toothpick and black acrylic paint to make an upside-down V shape for the nose.
- With a black striper, mark an area on each side of the nail to form the shape of the skull.
- Use the same black striper to apply a straight line connecting the two black areas that were just created. This will form the mouth.
- Apply four vertical lines across the horizontal mouth to create the teeth.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
10. Yin and Yang Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using white polish.
- Using a black striper, draw an S shape down the middle of the nail.
- With the same black striper, fill in one side of the nail.
- Use a medium dotting tool and acrylic paint to apply a white dot in the black area and a black dot in the white area. Place them so they are diagonal from one another.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
11. Tribal Print Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using white polish.
- Use a black striper to draw two X shapes onto each nail.
- Use a toothpick and purple acrylic paint to apply an outline to the middle area of each X.
- Use a toothpick and aqua acrylic paint to apply another set of outlines bordering the purple color.
- With black acrylic paint, create small V shapes to fill in both sides of the nail. Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
12. Leopard Rose Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using gold polish.
- Use a deep pink color and a dotting tool to stipple a round area onto the nail that will become the base for the rose. Alternate the position from nail to nail.
- Use a toothpick and mint green acrylic paint to make two small leaves around the area of pink.
- Use a toothpick and light pink acrylic paint to partially outline the rose. Then apply curved lines onto the deep pink area to form the look of petals.
- Use a toothpick and brown acrylic paint to apply spots onto the remaining gold polish.
- Use black acrylic paint to partially outline the brown spots.
- Use the same black paint and a toothpick to place random dots to fill in the rest of the print.
- With a toothpick and darker green acrylic paint, outline the leaves and apply a small line in the middle of each leaf.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
13. Valentine’s Day Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using red polish.
- Use a small dotting tool and white acrylic paint to apply X and O shapes onto the nail. Be sure to leave some spaces open for the hearts.
- With a small dotting tool and pink acrylic paint, apply heart shapes in the open spaces.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
14. Easter Bunnies Nail Art
These bunny nails are besides cute ! They ’ ra perfect for Easter or anytime you want to look at something adorable .
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using light blue polish.
- Apply a half-circle shape to the tip of the nail using white polish.
- With the same white polish, brush down two thick lines and connect them with the half circle to create the ears.
- Use a dotting tool and black acrylic paint to apply two dots for the eyes and a smaller dot for the nose.
- Use a smaller dotting tool to create tiny highlights in the eyes with white acrylic paint. Place one dot in the upper right of each eye.
- With a small dotting tool, apply pink acrylic paint down the length of the ears and across the cheeks.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
15. Birthday Cake Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails with shimmery deep purple polish.
- Apply white polish to slightly less than half of your nail.
- Use a small dotting tool and hot pink polish to apply tiny connecting dots in an oval shape onto the top part of the cake.
- With the same dotting tool and polish, apply tiny connecting dots to the bottom of the cake.
- Using the same tools and polish, draw three small hearts in the middle of the cake.
- Use the small dotting tool and blue acrylic paint to make three small lines on the top of the cake. These will be the candles.
- With the same dotting tool and yellow acrylic paint, add small teardrop shapes on the tops of the blue lines to finish the lit candles.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
16. Spooky Spiderwebs Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using black polish.
- Use a white striper to apply three lines coming from one corner in an arrow formation. Paint another three lines coming from the opposite corner.
- With a white striper, connect the lines by applying curved lines in between. Add curved lines to the edge of the nail, too.
- Continue to add curved lines to fill in the spiderwebs. Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
17. Frosty Snowflakes Nail Art
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using blue polish.
- Apply one layer of a sheer shimmer polish to add a glittery effect.
- Use a white striper to apply two X shapes onto the nail.
- With the same white striper, apply a straight line going down both X shapes.
- Use a toothpick and white acrylic paint to apply two small lines at the end of each line of the snowflake.
- With a small dotting tool and white acrylic paint, apply random dots around the snowflakes to create the look of falling snow.
- Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
These snowflakes make a lovely stress design. After painting, put on clear glitter polish to all of your nails, then add little white dots to create the delusion of snow .
Use a colored red polish for the establish color to give this design a gay holiday dash !
18. Happy Hanukkah Nail Art
Express the gay colors and celebrations of Hanukkah with this easy design.
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- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using royal blue polish.
- Apply one layer of clear glitter polish.
- Use a toothpick and white acrylic paint to apply a triangle shape to the center of the nail near the cuticle area.
- With the same tools, paint points that come out of the straight sides of the triangle. Doing so will form a six-pointed star. Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.
19. Christmas Presents Nail Art
This design is an adorable way to show your vacation intent during the gift-giving season.
- After your base coat has dried, paint your nails using a glittery dark red polish.
- Use a white striper to apply a straight line going down the nail. Make sure the line is slightly off-center.
- With the same white striper, apply a line going across the nail. Make sure the line is slightly below the middle of the nail, closer to the tip.
- Use a toothpick and white acrylic paint to create two loops coming from the top of the intersecting lines.
- With the same tools, apply two lines coming from the bottom of the intersecting lines to complete the bow. Finish with a top coat to seal the design and protect your manicure.