Colorful patterns and unique designs, it’s so fun getting a manicure that suits the season or your own personality; making it one that’s a bit outside-the-box in tradition and not just a new color.
Have you ever thought about trying your hand at nail art? Creating your own look and getting creative? Well, now you can! Take a peek at these 40 simple nail art tutorials that are perfect for beginners and dip your toes (or hands) into it.
40 Simple Nail Art Tutorials
Let’s find some of the cutest nail art tutorials you can try out whenever you feel like prettying up your nails! We have 40 ideas for you to put into practice, so let’s start!
1. Galaxy Nails
How about you turn your nails into a galaxy? With just a little effort, and a few nail polish bottles, you can make your own galaxy manicure in a few minutes. The best part is that you don’t have to paint any straight lines. Get our
2. Washi Tape Nails
Ok, so this one idea isn’t necessarily something you would go for when you consider nail art, but we have it on list and it’s a pretty cool alternative to using nail polish – use washi tape instead! Get the
3. Speckled Bird Egg
Some birds lay the most beautiful eggs, and if you want, you can replicate that design rather easily. You’re going to need just a couple of colors of nail polish and a few extra materials. Get the tutorial from
4. Sparkly Leaves
Another really cool idea is to paint some silver leaves on your nails. Since you’re doing this as an accent nail, it won’t be too difficult and won’t require too much work. Get the tutorial from
5. White Collar
If you want your nails to look like they’re wearing a pretty blouse with a white collar, then this tutorial is the right one for you. The result is absolutely adorable and the tutorial comes
6. Frame
We found another really cute idea on Instagram – painting a frame on your nails. With a base coat down, you can paint the frame in a different color for each nail, resulting in this cute summery pattern. Love it! Pic comes from
7. White Flowers
Paint your nails blue and then add some really cute white flowers on the sides of the nails. It’s a lovely design from
8. Neon
Sometimes, you have to keep things simple, so how about this cute design that features a french-like manicure with neon colors and plenty of black speckles? We love the idea we found on Insta, via
9. Blue Marble
How about you make your nails look like marble? It’s a pretty cool idea, right? Well, we love it quite a bit and found it pretty awesome so we’re sharing this tutorial from
10. Beach Waves
We’re all rooting for the summer to return so we can dip into the Ocean once more, so we’re sure these beach waves-inspired nails will hit the nail perfectly. Let’s see how you can make your own from
11. Watermelon
These watermelon nails may look intricate but anyone can recreate this look by
12. Geometric
13. Glitter Lines
14. Minimalistic
A minimal design from
15. Taxi-Inspired
We’re in love with this taxi-inspired design from
16. Flowers
17. Opal
We’re swooning over this opal designs we found at
18. Nail Tip
Over at
19. Glitter Colorblock
20. Single Stripe
A single stripe can really make a difference when designed your nails. At
21. Pineapple
22. Polka Dots
Who doesn’t love polka dots?
23. Melted
24. Triangles
At
25. Snow
This snow-topped look is so much fun to recreate but it’s also easy, which is what we’re all looking for.
26. Football
Whether it’s for your kiddos first ball game or the first Monday night football party of the season, these
27. Mermaid
28. Chevron
Chevron is one of the trendiest of patterns. And over at
29. Flocked
30. Ombre
31. Kitchen Tiles
Inspired by kitchen tiles, learn how to make another funky, geomtric design from
32. Half-Moon
Hole reinforcers never came in handy like this before. This classy, half-mood design by
33. Checkerboard
34. Linear Lines
35. Ice Cream Cone
And finally,
Bonus: 5 More Great Nail Designs
We know that you always need more inspiration, so we thought to add a few more pics so you can try your hand at making these designs. Of course, you can always just save the pic and go to your nail salon and ask your technician to do it for you – it’s probably safest that way.
36. Ghostly Manicure
We found this really cool design on Insta and we want to save it up for Halloween or a fun weekend – dripping smiley faces that look like ghosts with strong pastels. We just love it! Check it out on
37. When Life Gives You Lemons
When life gives you lemons, you paint them up on your nails! Yes! This design looks perfect for a chill spring, for early summer, and for any other time you feel like having a dash of yellow in your life. It’s simply lovely! Get the design from
38. Cherry Touch
As summer approaches, cherries are always welcomed in our lives. So, why not express your love for these fruits via your manicure? We found this really cute design that features cherries on the accent nail and we’re in love with the idea from @
39. Sparkly Nails
When you’re going for sparkles, not all your nails need to have the design on them, especially since it can be a bit much sometimes. A great alternative is to put the sparkles on your accent nail and have it “spill” over to the neighboring nails too. Such a cute idea! We found it up on Insta for
40. Diagonal Tips
French tips are awesome, but it’s super nice when we see some variation on the theme. For instance, these diagonal tips from
Final Thoughts
We hope you have a bunch of cool new ideas to try out whenever you feel like doing your manicure next. Imagination is your only limit here, so dive right in and try them all out.
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