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If you spend your days dreaming of your next manicure, welcome to our club. When you want a unique design or the coolest trending nail art, but can't make it to the salon, be your own artist. Thanks to social media, manicurists and beauty experts have created easy-to-follow nail art tutorials that you can re-create at home.
Whether you're looking for a simple design, want to add a little sparkle to your mani, or you're ready for a challenge, there's a tutorial out there for you. To help you find your perfect nail art match, we've rounded up 11 of our faves to get you inspired.
Negative Space
Talk about easy. This minimalist, negative space manicure requires a few different polish colors, a thin nail art brush, and your imagination. We love the simplicity that a few fine lines can add to a bare nail.
Mermaidcore
Obsessed is an understatement when describing this sparkly, scalloped seashell mermaid design. It's classy mermaidcore that can take you beyond the beach. It's way easier to execute than it looks, just watch the tutorial above.
Emoji Faces
Whatever you're feeling, say it on your nails. Essie's Sunshine Be Mine is the perfect base color for fun faces on each nail.
Roll the Dice
Influencer and overall beauty queen Tiffany M. Battle created a cute dice-inspired mani for anyone who's into the black and white look. She used Debroah Lippmann's Amazing Grace for the white, and OPI's Black Onyx for her contrasting color.
Battle also opted for OPI's Chip Skip to give her nails a lasting finish, as well as CND's Solar Cuticle Oil to keep the skin around her nail bed in optimal health. Re-create the nail art design by watching her full tutorial on IGTV.
All the Glitz
While this glistening nail art created by beloved NYC salon Paintbox may look complex, it actually only takes a few steps to complete. Start off by using the brand's Like Glass polish as a base coat, then swap on a few coats of Like Gilded on the tip of the nail. For a more foil-like look (as seen here) try a glitter powder.
Pop of Pink
Re-create this geometric mani using sundays Nail Studio's signature base coat, followed by no.06 and no.01 polish for your neutrals, and no.10 for a pop of pink. The salon's owner, Amy Lin, used the bright shade on her thumb nail, but feel free to switch things up for your own manicure. Watch the full tutorial here.
Ombré Manicure
JINsoon Spa gave us a fun take on the traditional ombré manicure. To copy the look at home, paint each nail different colors using the brand's Pop Orange, Aero, Dolly Pink, and Love polishes, then add a swap of Shake It to the middle of every nail for a tiwst. So simple, yet so chic.
Bejeweled
Nothing dresses up a simple manicure better than nail stickers or gems. Colored gems over this simple neutral-pink shade is the easiest way to bedazzle your nails.
Confetti Dots
This design screams fun in the sun. Dip the rounded end of a bobby pin into the polish and make tiny dots all over the nail. A cute polka dot look with one color, or confetti party nails with multiple colors, either way, this manicure is super simple to replicate.
Half Moons
Paintbucket nail artist Ashmita remixed the half moon mani by adding different shades of pink into the mix. Start off by using your favorite base coat, then apply two coats of essie's Sugar Daddy Polish on top. Afterwards, create tiny half moons at the base of the nail using a hot pink polish like YSL's Fuchsia Cubiste. Finish off with a top coat, and voilà. Watch the full tutorial here.
Keep It Simple
If you don't have time for intricate nail art, but you're still in the mood to shake up your regular manicure, opt for Olive & June's press-on nails. We love this cute floral design, no drying time required.
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