A great nail design completes an outfit in a subtle but very fashionable way!
Even though there's not always time to do an elaborate design, it's interesting to discover new ones, for that special day, that you'll want that little "something different".
Here are some designs, following this seasons trends. They're easy to recreate, without the need of any tools, that you can't find around the house.
(On the end of this post, I will include a link with tutorials for some of those designs!)
Metallic tipped French Manicure: This design combines three of the hottest trends for this season: black, metallic, and unusual french manicures. It's really easy to do and it would be great for the holiday season that's coming up! Choose a metallic color matching your jewellery, or vice versa, to make the color stand out even more.
Glossy on Matte Black French Manicure: It's the perfect design to complete a grunge outfit! It's great for any occasion, due to it's simplicity. To achieve it, you need a matte topcoat for your base and a very glossy one for the tip, so that there will be maximum contrast between the two finishes.
Grey to White Ombre Effect: This is an amazing fall design! The thing I love the most about it, is that it seems very time consuming and hard to do, but in reality it just takes two simple steps to create it.
Glittery Nails: It's another design, that would be perfect for the holiday season! There's no need for any tools, skill or precision. You just need a white or nude nail polish for your base and a gold or silver glitter nail polish to add the sparkle.
Black tip on Nude French Manicure: This is one more unusual french manicure, very different from the two shown above. With a thin, round and almost unstructured tip on the overall nude nail, it's the perfect finish for a romantic look.
Electric Blue on Black: It's a design that shows, that bright colors aren't only for the summer season. Instead of blue, you could use a dark -but shiny- green or purple. A total black outfit would be the best pair for this design, to let the tip color pop out without being overwhelming.
Metallic on Black Nail Marble: This design requires the most work of all, but also gives the most eye catching result! You can create random swirls or particular designs, depending on your nail marbling skill level.
Metallic Nails: It's the simplest but most fashionable look of all! As you can see, there's no special design this time, just metallic nail polish. You can have all nails the same color, or you can mix gold with silver, by choosing a dominant color and adding an accent nail with the other one.
Metallic Patterns on Black: For this design you can let your imagination run free and create any pattern with a metallic nail polish on a black base.
Polka Dots: This is a very sweet design that you can personalize, by choosing the colors you like best and the size and pattern of the polka dots. If you don't have dotting tools, don't be discouraged. You can use items you already have, such as round headed pins, q-tips (with one tip cut off) or even a ballpoint pen.
For tutorials on some of these designs you can visit my YouTube channel.
Don't forget to use base coat to protect your nails and top coat to seal in your design!
