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Beginner-Friendly Nail Art Designs: 50+ Ideas & Styling Tips

Are you tired of single-toned nails and the same old and boring patterns? Looking for some nail art inspiration? Get ready for some manicure magic with these hot and amazing nail art designs.

Amazing Nail Art For Beginners

1. Snow Manicure
2. The V-Nail Art
3. Pine Tree Nail Art
4. Love Message Nail Manicure
5. Polka Dots Bow Nail Art
6. Dotted Nail Art
7. Striped Nail Art
8. Floral Nail Art
9. Mix N Match Nail Art
10. Nail Art Using Effect Nail Polish
11. Rainbow Nail Art
12. Wavy Manicure
13. Summer Nail Art
14. Butterfly Nail Art
15. Valentine Nail Art
16. Halloween Nail Art
17. Elegant French Manicure
18. Glittery Tips Nail Art
19. Leopard Print Nail Art
20. Rhinestones Nail Art
21. Water Drops Nail Art
22. Aquarium Nail Art
23. Pink Manicure
24. Creative Nail Art
25. Camomile Nail Art
26. Spiral Nail Art
27. Winter Manicure
28. Sand Nail Art
29. Pointed Nail Art
30. Golden Nails
31. Bridal Nail Art
32. Jeweled Nails
33. Spider Web Nail Art
34. Caviar Nails
35. Holiday Nail Art
36. Feathery Nail Art
37. Polka Dots Nail Art
38. Half Moon Nail Art
39. Pearl Nail Art
40. Dotted Manicure
41. Festive Nail Art
42. 3D Nail Art
43. Glitzy Maroon Nail Art
44. Christmas Santa Nail Art
45. Candy Cane Nail Art
46. Snowflakes Nail Art
47. White Christmas Nail Art
48. Christmas Noir
49. Santa’s Elves
50. Neon Nail Art

1. Snow Manicure

This snow manicure will surely grab everyone’s attention. You can create a galaxy-kind splattered design by using the dotting tools to put white crumbs on violet nails.

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2. The V-Nail Art

This is a very attractive, yet extremely easy-to-do nail art. Simply color your nails bright red and let them dry. Take a deep blue nail polish and apply the color at the end of your nails in such a way that the red nail polish forms a ‘V’ at the tip. Finish by applying a top coat. Voila – you’re done! You can choose among several contrasting colors to get this look.

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3. Pine Tree Nail Art

You can try this pretty nail art during the Christmas season. All you need to do is apply bright red nail polish on your nails, except for the nail on the ring finger. Apply green nail paint on that nail. Let the base coats dry for some time, and then with the help of a tooth pick, make polka dots over your thumb nail with white paint. Make a V-shape on the middle finger with green nail polish and then stick green gems on top of it. The gems will help add extra spunk to the pine tree.

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4. Love Message Nail Manicure

You can wear this on Valentine’s Day to give your crush a hint! You can get this by painting your nails red, except for the nail on the ring finger. Paint your ring finger nail with a nude nail color. Take a thin nail art brush and write your message with white color on the red nails and red on the nude nail. Seal your design with a top coat and you are done!

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5. Polka Dots Bow Nail Art

Bows are very much in trend and they look very pretty on the nails too. To get this look, paint your nails either with a nude base coat or with a very light pink nail color. Add polka dots using toothpick and stick bow accessory on your ring finger using nail glue. After it dries, apply a top coat.

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6. Dotted Nail Art

Here comes one of the easiest nail art design ideas for beginners. Dots look simple and elegant and you can also play around with the colors. Apply the base coat with a color of your choice and once it dries out, start putting dots on your nails with the help of a toothpick. Again, the choice of color for dots is yours!

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7. Striped Nail Art

A French manicure with bright colored stripes looks lovely and attractive. To create such stripes, all you need is a nail art striper pen or a thin brush – it all depends on how creative you are!

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8. Floral Nail Art

If you’re a beginner, then this one is for you. Floral prints can be drawn easily with the help of brushes and other equipment and you can always play around with the shape of the petals and colors.

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9. Mix N Match Nail Art

This nail art is one of the funkiest nail arts. Try different colors, contrasting colors or colors matching with your dress. You can also go with neon shades if you want some serious attention grabbing.

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10. Nail Art Using Effect Nail Polish

Nail art is definitely a fun task to do, but might be a headache for those who don’t have steady hands. Fret not, cosmetic industry has a solution for almost anything and everything. Special effects nail polishes are easily available in the market and their application doesn’t require any professional artistic ability. Do give them a try.

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11. Rainbow Nail Art

To achieve this design, select some of the best and brightest nail polishes from your nail art box and apply each color horizontally in thin and thick lines. You can also alter the design by drawing vertical lines in some fingers and horizontal in others.

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12. Wavy Manicure

You can get this striped design done by using pretty shades such as pink, lilac, white, black, and gray. Draw the pattern in a wavy form to make it look more attractive.

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13. Summer Nail Art

Won’t it be fun to welcome summer by getting a watermelon nail manicure? This is an easy nail art for beginners that is both trendy and stylish – just apply red and green nail polish in alternate fingers. On the ring finger, make white color dots using a tooth pick and draw white, yellow, and green stripes at the top.

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14. Butterfly Nail Art

Though this nail art looks a bit complicated, once you start drawing it, you’ll realize how easy it is. Butterfly manicure looks very cute, especially if teenage girls are wearing it. Choose any two contrasting colors – we’ve picked yellow and black. Apply the lighter shade on all the fingers and then create a butterfly on the ring finger using a thin nail art brush. To make the manicure look even more attractive, stick multi-colored stones in the wings. And you’re done!

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15. Valentine Nail Art

You will absolutely love this design! Apply a bright red nail polish on your nails and draw a painted heart with polka dots scattered all over. Definitely the best way to impress your valentine! 

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16. Halloween Nail Art

Celebrate the fright night with this fun Halloween manicure. Draw a cute pumpkin over your ring finger nail after applying black matte nail polish on all your nails, except the nail on the middle finger. To make the manicure scarier, draw drops of blood on the nails of your index finger and the little finger. Paint the middle finger nail red.

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17. Elegant French Manicure

This is one of the most basic, yet beautiful forms of nail art. Apply purple nail polish on your nails and color the French tips with white polish.

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18. Glittery Tips Nail Art

This nail art depicts the sensitivity of a woman. It’s very easy to create and chic to carry. All you have to do is apply a nude coat as base and then apply glitter of your choice on the tips using a sponge. Once it dries out, seal the art with a top coat.

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19. Leopard Print Nail Art

Animal prints on nails look very interesting, especially if it is the leopard print. Draw the prints only on the ring finger nail. You can draw these with the help of fine nail art brush.

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20. Rhinestone Nail Art

This delicate design looks very beautiful on long nails. This design is not at all difficult to create. Color the tip of your nails with an elegant color like light orange or peach. Draw two or three wavy lines in black or dark blue and stick rhinestones wherever you think will look good. The design looks very sober, yet chic.

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21. Water Drops Nail Art

The idea behind getting this nail art done is to give an illusion that there are water drops on your nails. You do this by applying black matte nail polish as base color and then sticking silver stones over all your nails. You can use the stones in a uniform pattern or in a scattered way.

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22. Aquarium Nail Art

Aquarium nail art is another trending design. As the name suggests, go with blue and crystal shades. To give this design a watery effect, apply a nude coat to your nails and fill only your tips with blue glittery chips using a sponge. Wipe off any flaws with the help of a cotton bud. Once you’re done with the chips, gently stick gold and silver sequins over it.

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23. Pink Manicure

This pink manicure is perfect for an evening out. Jewel up your manicure with silver rhinestones and try to add effect to the design by using a glittery purple shade. You can also try any shade that matches your dress.

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24. Creative Nail Art

This is another version of animal nail art. In most of the nail arts, usually the main focus is on enhancing the ring finger. The same idea has been implemented here as well. Draw a zebra pattern on the ring finger nail and keep the other fingernails relatively simple by adding just a single polka dot.

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25. Camomile Nail Art

The Camomile pattern is a very beautiful floral nail art that looks lovely on a French manicure. Apply a nude base coat on all the nails. Dip a thin nail art brush in white nail paint and draw the petals gently. Once done with the petals, put a yellow dot in between. Let it dry and then apply a top coat.

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26. Spiral Nail Art

This pattern looks best when you have broad nails. You will require a white nail polish, five nail paints in different colors, a nail art brush, and a steady hand to draw this design. However, instead of going with different shades, you can also pick a single color and use it for all the nails.

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27. Winter Manicure

Get trendy this winter with a red lacquer on your French tips and white frosty chips at the base.

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28. Sand Nail Art

This feminine reddish sand nail art looks great on long nails. This sand finish nail art is done by applying matte red polish with glitters. A matte top coat gives it the perfect matte finish.

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29. Pointed Nail Art

Pointed nail art pops out nicely on acrylic nails. Apply a base coat on your nails. Once it dries, apply multiple shades and scatter it a bit with the help of sponge. It also gives you an illusion of rainbow. Apply a top coat o seal it.

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30. Golden Nails

Gold is really big in the fashion circles right now. Use a golden shade as a base color. Give it a glamorous look by adding two stripes of purple nail polish as shown in the picture.

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31. Bridal Nail Art

This is a perfect example of the perfect bridal nail art. Although it looks quite complicated to make, it is not at all difficult to implement. Here, acrylic flowers have been stuck along with pearls and stones on nails painted with transparent nail polish.

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32. Jeweled Nails

Jeweled nails look very classy and chic. The heart shaped rhinestones and pink balls are easily available in the market. Use nail adhesives to stick them over your base coat and get creative with your nails.

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33. Spider Web Nail Art

The spider nail design can be done by using various materials such as netted cloth, thread, or even a nail art brush. Try different designs on your nails and be as funky as you can. This is probably a must-try design, especially if you’re a beginner!

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34. Caviar Nail Art

Now it’s time to move beyond the old, smooth nail polish look and look for something more edgy. Add some texture to your nails by sticking micro beads on them and create the impression that you’ve just dipped your nails in yellow and black caviar. You can even try this for a single nail and get creative with the rest.

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35. Holiday Nail Art

This can be a funky thing to do. Apply any three shades on your nails. After applying base coat on the nails of the index finger and little finger, put polka dots of contrasting color on them. I have used red, white and black nail polish to give my nails a retro look.

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36. Feathery Nail Art

Try this amazing burgundy manicure. Burgundy color in itself is so attractive – you can make it more attractive by drawing feathers over it in black nail paint.

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37. Polka Dots Nail Art

A polka dot looks very girly and is an anytime favorite. You can wear it for the parties and even for day outs with friends. Apply pink and purple base coats on your nails and put white polka dots on them.

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38. Half Moon Nail Art

This nail art is very pretty. Apply a base coat of white nail polish. Select a nail color of your choice and apply it over the white base coat, leaving a small portion at the base of the nails in a half moon shape.

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39. Pearl Nail Art

Pearl manicure is another nail art suitable for weddings or receptions. Pearls, rhinestones, bows, and other embellishments are easily available in the cosmetic stores. You just have to stick them on your nails using nail art glue.

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40. Dotted Manicure

This manicure looks very pretty. Use nude and white nail polish as base coats and put polka dots all over it. You can either use a dotting tool for making polka dots or you can use a toothpick. Seal the art with a top coat.

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41. Festive Nail Art

You need not have special acrylic nails for this pattern. This manicure looks good on short nails as well. Apply black and white nail polish on your nails and cover the index finger nail with silver stones. You can also draw polka dots on the nails of the ring finger and the middle finger.

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42. 3D Nail Art

Get the party started by sporting this funky nail art. This unique nail art will make you look super sassy, classy, and elegant.

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43. Glitzy Maroon Nail Art

A classic maroon nail polish is definitely awe-worthy. This wintry combo of maroon and gold is not only great for Christmas, but also a festive way to celebrate the new year. Glitter adds a little more fun to this classic look.

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44. Christmas Santa Nail Art

How can any nail art miss the good ol’ Santa Claus? Just seeing his jolly countenance makes one’s day. Why not portray a modern-day Santa on your nails and spread some holiday cheer?

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45. Candy Cane Nail Art

Make your classic manicure glamorous by adding shimmery red stripes to your nails. The glitzy red and white combination, reminiscent of Candy, is looks really apt for Christmas.

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46. Snowflakes Nail Art

A snowy night can be one of the most breathtaking sights ever. Now, you can recreate the magic on your nails by making snowflakes on them with the pointed edge of a toothpick or a thin nail art brush.

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47. White Christmas Nail Art

This simple design with a red background, snowflakes, and polka dots is more than perfect for the holiday season.

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48. Christmas Noir

The black color depicts the joyful night of celebration when the entire city comes together to celebrate Christmas. And white symbolizes the wintry snow – perfect for this season.

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49. Santa’s Elves

The holiday season is all about spreading joy. Be Santa’s little helper and bring some cheer to your fellow nail art enthusiasts by sporting this adorable design.

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50. Neon Nail Art

When digital print and neon colors are in, why not be a little innovative when it comes to our nails as well? The colors used for this nail art are absolutely trendy and funky. The trick is to neatly brush the colors and combine them to give a bright look. Avoid using too many bright colors.

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These are our best 50 nail art designs for beginners. Try these designs out and add your own creativity to them. And, as always, post your ideas and suggestions in the comments box below!