In this tutorial, I’ll show you 10 easy peasy nail art designs and how to do them step by step. I love the colors I’ve used here but feel free to use any colors you love. I hope you enjoy this tutorial as much as I enjoyed making it for you!
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Tools and materials:
- Nail polish in assorted colors
- Holo (holographic) or glitter polish
- Top coat
- Tweezers
- Nail studs
- Nail tape
- Makeup sponge
- Nail tool with a flat tip
Starting with a pink polished nail as a base
Start with a polished nail
All of the looks are done on an already polished and completely dry nail.
Now it’s time for the 10 easy nail art ideas!
Half pink, half white nail art design
1. Half and half
Applying nail tape vertically
Apply a small piece of nail tape lengthwise down the center of the nail.
Applying white nail polish to half the nail
Apply another color on one side.
Cute easy nail designs
Remove the tape and immediately add a matte topcoat.
Adding a nail stud to a nail polish design
Add a nail stud. Stunning!
Diagonal line of pink, white, and glitter
2. Glitz and glamour
Applying nail tape diagonally
On this look, apply 2 pieces of nail tape diagonally.
Fill the center with holo polish.
Removing nail tape
Put a contrasting color on the bottom of the nail. I used white.
Applying a clear top coat to the nail
Remove the tapes. I put the white all the way to the glitter line. Apply a shiny top coat. Gorgeous!
How to do glitter ombre nails
3. Outstanding ombre
Applying nail polishes to a makeup sponge
Apply at least 3 colors of nail polish on a makeup sponge.Gently roll and rub the sponge directly onto the nail to create this effect.
These colors go beautifully together and are my personal favorite.
Dabbing the colors onto the nail
Apply a clear top coat.
Easy dotted nail art design
4. Dotty for dots
Using a dotting tool to create nail art
This is perhaps the simplest of all these easy nail art ideas. Apply a contrasting color to the nail tool to make dots all over the nail. If you don’t have a nail tool, you can use a bobby pin instead and the dots will be a bit smaller.
Applying a top coat to the design
Apply a matte top coat
Easy nail designs for beginners
5. Beautiful boxes
Painting squares onto the nail corner
Make small boxes at one edge of the nail: one larger one in holo or glitter polish, and one smaller one in white inside the larger box.
Apply a shiny top coat.
Easy nail designs step by step
6. Moonrise
This is where you mimic the small white moon on the nail but in reverse.
Creating a half-moon with pink and white
Use a contrasting or complementary nail color that mirrors your rounded cuticle edge instead of the top of your nail.
Applying a top coat and a nail stud
Apply a shiny top coat. I put a small stud at the top of the curve. If you add a nail stud, repeat the top coat over the entire nail.
Stripey nail art design
7. Simply striped
Applying nail tape in stripes
An oldie but goodie! Apply 2 pieces of nail tape lengthwise.
Painting white nail polish over the nail tape
Apply a different color over the entire top of the nail.
Removing the nail tape with tweezers
Remove the tape with tweezers right away for perfect stripes!
Finishing the nail art with a clear top coat
Finish with a shiny top coat.
Easy DIY nail art
8. Chic and short
Applying nail tape horiztonally
Place the nail tape horizontally across the nail, close to the cuticle.
Applying holo nail polish below the tape
Apply holo or other nail polish from the tape down to the cuticle.
Applying a top coat to the easy nail design
Remove the tape. Apply a matte top coat on the rest of the nail without the contrasting polish.
Easy scalloped nail art design
9. Simple scallops
I saw this on Pinterest and used to do this a lot when I first started doing nail designs for beginners.
Painting rounded steps in white polish
Make soft little rounded steps on the top nail in descending order from large to small. You can stop here.
Painting the base color over the steps
You can also make it look even more beautiful by painting on a smaller version with the same base color for a two-step scallop.
Adding a top coat to the nail
Add a shiny top coat for a beautiful shine.
How to do easy peasy nail art
10. Double moon
Applying a half-moon of holo nail polish
Apply the first contrasting color in a larger half-moon.
Applying a white strip of nail polish on top
Then apply a second color polish in a smaller half-moon.
Sealing the nail art design with a top coat
Apply a shiny top coat.
Easy peasy nail art
Easy peasy nail art tutorial
I hope you guys enjoyed these easy peasy nail art ideas! Leave me a comment because I love hearing feedback. Let me know what color combinations you chose.
I did all these 10 and got so many compliments. You can do just one style on all your nails, or just one accent nail, or mix it up!
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