What are your nails, if not little canvases for you (or your nail technician) to fill with designs, colors, and tiny little artworks? Yeah, you might say they’re here to physically shield your fingertips from constant smushing, but we say they’re there to be painted and looked at in awe. After all, nothing lifts up your mood better than a fresh mani.
As with anything, manicure is not insubordinate to trends, and if you are a real fashionista, it might take a little (or a lot of!) effort to keep up with them. Worry not, though! We’ve gathered the freshest and the trendiest nail art ideas into this one huge list to make your nail art-picking endeavors that much easier. And if you’re not the one to follow trends, some of these nail art ideas are pretty timeless or so kooky that they defy the laws of trendiness. And what's most important here is that no matter which of these nail designs you pick, they are sure to make your day that much better!
So, from simple nail art designs to elaborate creations and from cute little things and easy nail art ideas to artworks suitable for Elvira, the Mistress of Darkness herself, this is a pretty extensive nail art picture gallery. But that’s all well and fine because if you’re anything like us, scrolling through nail art designs has a therapeutic quality. The more, the merrier!
Now, get on scrolling until you reveal the latest gallery of nail art designs! If you find a design that is like love at first sight - be sure to upvote it so it’ll find its way to the top of this list. Once that’s all well and done, share this article with other nail art aficionados that you might know; we’re pretty sure these colorful designs will make their day better, too!
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My Nails Are Super Short And I Still Wanted Some Nail Art So I Painted This Little Guy
Neon Space Cats
First Attempt At Moon Phase Nails! Acrylic Overlay With Gel Nail Art
Let My Daughter Design My Nails This Time! I Think She Did Amazing
Glow In The Dark Nails! I’m Super Happy With How These Came Out
Stained Glass Nails
Popped On My X Ray Specs For A Lil Snake Study
No. How TF do people manage to live their daily lives with daggers like these at the end of their fingers? I would be a bloody mess of small stab wounds in no time, and would be getting the damned things removed—-or yanking/cutting them off myself if it gets bad enough—-by the end of the first day. Actually no. I wouldn’t have them done like this in the first place.
Ghibli Inspired Wood Art By Me For Me
Chemical Recipe For Fear: Cortisol, Seratonin, Adrenaline
Decided To Do Some Art Nouveau Nails, Vintage Vibes
Wave Painting Nail Art
Had So Much Fun Creating These
Chrome Candy Cane Mani
Spider's Web
Jumped On The Comic Book / Pop Art Nail Trend. Only Took Like 6 Hours But I’m Obsessed
Self Taught, Finally Drummed Up The Courage To Post My Own Work
Does that design come in green and blue? It's PERFECT, I NEED IT! 👍
Happy Sunday Y'all!
Happy Pride
Client Asked For Something She Saw On The Gram
Nails For My Brothers Wedding. I Love My Tech So Much He Always Does Such An Amazing Job!
Birthday Nails! My Nail Lady Free Hands The Designs And I'm So Happy With Them. Gel Overlay On Natural Nails
Practiced Some Hand Painted Nail Art On Myself Today!
Shades Of Blue - Fluid Nail Art
Is There Anything Better Than Spooky Nail Season?!
One Of My First Attempts At Nail Art. Mondrian!
Full Set Dipping Nails With Hand Paint Nails Art
I Know It’s Simple And Unoriginal But This Is My First Time Doing Any Nail Art!
First Time Trying Nail Art. Went With Marble Design
Couldn’t Pick A Color So I Did Em All
Tokyo Drift Theme Music
Orange Nails, Hand Painted Gel On Natural Nails
I’ve Been Practicing Nail Art For Fun And This Is The Final Product Of My First Full Set
Minimalistic Style
Nails By Me To Match My Dress. It’s Color Changing Polish But Heat Wave Won’t Let Me Show It!
Anyone Else Feel Like They’re Healing Their Inner Child Via Nail Designs!?
Still New To Nail Art, But You All Have Given Me So Much Confidence!
This Is My Halloween Manicure
My Nails Were Cold So I Put Them In Sweaters. Did These Almost A Month Ago And Forgot To Post Them, Silly Me
Fresh Baby Pink Chrome Nails And Some Pretty Henna Art
Different Moods Nail Art
More Practice On Smaller Nail Art. 3.5 Hrs To Complete
Couldn’t Decide On A Nail Design Or A Color, So I Did All Of Them
Oh my goodness this is the most beautiful manicure I've ever seen. Purple is my all-time favorite color every shade 💜
Lines Count As Nail Art, Right?
My Festive Nails. No Stickers Used, Hand Drawn
Did Both Hands Last Night. Egyptian Themed Stamping Kit Wasn't Very Good, So Had To Improvise! But I Like Them A Lot
Love the colors and it looks like the nails have their own jewelry.
Wiggly Eyes
Made Some Lil Fall Butterfly Gel Tips
Tried My Best For Some Short Valentine's Nails!
Art On My Natural Nails - Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte And Vincent Van Gogh
Pumpkin Nail Art
Pumpkins are my favorite . Gonna do this for Halloween this year ! 🎃🎃🎃
Practicing My Tiny Lettering. This Stuff Is Hard Lmao
Kirby 2.0
Tried Froggy Nail Art For The First Time! I Think They Turned Out Super Cute!
This Weeks Nail Art
3D Jelly Nails
Rainy Day Activities
More Halloween Nails Coming!
These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For. DIY Nails For My Trip To Disney Next Week
My Nail Artist Barely Ever Does Nail Art And I Just Wanted To Share How Amazing These Are! Fun Fact: They Also Glow Under UV
Some Messy Nail Art. There Was An Attempt
Spring Nail Art, I Miss The Outside World
Just Wanted To Share My Bee Nail Art!
I Just Did These Nails For My New Client. I Upgraded The Design With My Creative Free-Hand Design
I've Been Doing My Own Gel Nails For A While, But Just Recently Thought I Would Try Some Nail Art! Here's A Minimal Design I Did For My Second Attempt
I Did This Nail Art On Myself A Few Weeks Back. Everywhere I See White Unicorns; I Figured Why Not A Black Beauty Instead!
Snake
First Time Using Striping Tape To Get Cool Lines, I'm Still Fairly New To Nail Art
It’s Friday And My Nails Know It
Did My Nye Nails Last Night
Still Working On Getting Better At Nail Art, But One Of My Recent Fav Sets
In Loveee With These. I Love Doing My Own Nails Because I Get To Wear My Art Out
This Mixed Set Is Just Too Much Damn Fun!
Short Nail Designs
2021's Trendiest Design So Far. Dip Powder On Full Cover Nails. I'm Actually Pretty Proud Of These
Palm Tree Nail Art By Me
Mismatched Nails Is My Method To Experiment With Different Designs!
When I clicked on this article I expected art made of *construction* nails
When I clicked on this article I expected art made of *construction* nails
