6 Great Nail Art Tutorials

by Jenni in


Nail art is one of my favorite new girlie trends. I absolutely love the geometric patterns and fun glitter designs that are so popular to don on our nails! There are a few nail art trends that are my absolute favorite right now. Yes, you can take any of these pictures to your local nail tech extraordinaire and they can do it for you. But, if weekly nail art appointments just won't cut it, take a lesson from the pro's and get super savvy at doing your own!

All of these nail art tutorials are pretty simple and can be done by, pretty much, anyone. The best part about these seven is how great they look when they are complete! If the idea of having super cute nails that get chipped within 20-minutes of getting them finished is worthy of crying over, use my nail tip: once your nails are dry, put a top coat of shellac over them. This will give an extra shine and keep them way longer than polish alone. 

Glitter Fade

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As far as nail art goes, this look is one of the most classic and one of the easiest to complete... All your really need is a base color and some glitter polish.  

Bleeding Blue

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I love this one. It could be done with any color and almost looks like a city scape. I may choose to do this with different Metallica colors like a deep gun metal, gold, and pewter.

Herringbone Design

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This is probably one of the most, if not the most, intricate nail art design out of the seven. Although this design is pretty intense and will take a fair share of time, it is just too cute to pass up!

Skulls

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What better time to have skulls on your fingers than at Halloween. Out of all the dozens of skull nail art tutorials, this is my favorite. It is spooky enough but still stylish and not creepy.

Matte Finish

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This one is not a tutorial as much as a guide on which matte polish to buy. Remember way back when there were tutorials on how to matte your own nails? Oh how far we have come!

Geometric Nails

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This has to be my favorite design yet. Love the colors, love the patters, and super love the exact edges!