Nail Art!

Last year the idea of painting nails as art really started becoming popular. Publications like Glamour have posts about the different styles or new color arrangements often. Not all of these ideas have been my favorite. I saw a video a couple weeks ago about fake nails that you could manicure to come out to a sharp point, so you had about an inch of extra nail off your finger coming to a point. This is not so much my style, but I think it's awesome for anyone who can pull it off!

Others, like making different designs on different nails, have been an idea-opening experience. How did we not think of that before? Well, I am here to give you a few more ideas.

One of these is polka dot nails. Sounds pretty basic, but Beth Shapouri from Glamour reveals new ways to do this. You can take matte polish as the base color, and then use a shiny nail polish or shiny coat on the polka dots. This really makes the contrast high. You can also make different sized dots using contrasting colors like white and taupe.

Another idea from Glamour is creating a french-style manicure and covering the painted part of the nail in jewels or glitter. This may not be an everyday nail style, but it is certainly a good idea for a fancy night out. Maybe Valentine's Day? See what is looks like.

The coolest idea I have seen is "Water Marble Nail Art". This is where you put nail polish in water that's a certain temperature. You create a style in the water with a toothpick and then put your nails in the bowl of water. Your nail comes out with a marble-like design. This video has step-by-step instructions in how to complete it.