

I went with a dark pink but also a bright one will look great. Then take your pink nail polish and create a wavy line on the tip of your nails. You start of the same way, with a nude or light pink colour as your base.

But you do whatever you like, deck out all your nails with the design or keep it even more minimal with only one accent nail. I often do two to tree nails with a design on each hand and keep the rest of them plain. It helps making the green pop.Īs a last step, seal in your design with a top coat of gel or nail polish to make your manicure last and keep it shiny. You can paint any lines, some more straight or curvy.Īfter the green, take your white nail polish and add a second line just right next to it. Once it’s dry take your green gel nail polish and a thin brush to create the lines. Green lines and nude gel nailsĪpply a nude nail polish or gel on all your nails. Just a quick disclaimer: I do my own gel nails but you can do all designs with regular nail polish. So I thought I would show you how you can create these designs yourself. And even if you don't think French manicures are très chic, we've still got plenty of nail art options for you.Īhead, find the most innovative, badass, screenshot-worthy manicures for almond nails that the pros have to offer.I’ve been loving some simple lines on my nails lately, well actually all through 2021 and even now in 2022. "It really draws the attention to the tip of the nails and the nail shape." It's no coincidence that when we went searching for almond nail designs, the majority we found centered around the French manicure.īut that doesn't mean they're traditional per se - creative artists are doing tortoise French, tiger French, geometric French, cloud French, and even three-dimensional French. "French design that covers the nail tips ," says Amy Ling, founder of Sundays nail-care brand and salon. "The almond shape makes the nails look longer and narrower compared to other shapes, and this can be accentuated or muted depending on the design."Įven though the canvas is only centimeters big, the current nail trend toward French manicures have technicians shrinking it even smaller, with designs specifically created only for the tip of the nail. "We find that all designs look good on almond shaped-nails," agrees Molly Romah, lead nail technician at Chillhouse in New York City. That's why it's a go-to," says nail artist Elle Gerstein. "The beauty of an almond nail, and of what art can do to the shape, is that it's different from what you can achieve on a square nail in all different lengths. We love it all, but we've got to admit - there's just something about art on almond-shaped nails that really has a hold on us. Just about any nail shape is fit for some good nail art: whether they're pointed talons or short and squoval, we're of the opinion that a well-prepped canvas, no matter how it's sculpted, provides an opportunity for you or your nail tech to create something wonderful.
