6 easy ways to dress up your mani

Let me start by saying I am absolutely RUBBISH at nail art. I don’t have a steady hand or the patience to do anything tricky. So if I’m saying these nail looks are easy, I mean they’re ridiculously easy. You don’t need to know how to draw tiny pictures or create intricate patterns. Dressing up your mani can be as simple as this…
#1 Glitter tips
Instagram @adellepateman & @tessanala
Paint your nails as per normal and wait for them to dry completely. Then, using a glitter polish like SinfulColors Glitter, add a glitzy tip. Simply place the brush flat on the nail so the tips of the bristles are sitting halfway down from the edge. When in place, swipe once and you’re done!
#2 Statement nail
Instagram @kellyvsingh & @mitty_burns
There are plenty of ways to rock a statement nail, but the best thing about this particular look is you only have to do it on two nails, rather than all of them. You can add a glitter top coat to your ring fingers, use a different colour entirely or simply stick on some embellishments like 1000 Hour Premium Nails Diamante Stones.
#3 Matte finish
Instagram @thenailtrail & @lucyverde2
Your nails don’t always have to have a shiny finish. Using a matte top coat or matte polish is a simple way to achieve a more edgy effect.
bh recommends: Rimmel London Velvet Matte Collection and OPI Matte Top Coat.
#4 Dots
Dots look adorable on nails and aren’t that hard to do, either - all you need is a bobby pin and a coloured polish of your choice. Once your base coat is dry, bend your bobby pin outwards so the two sides are separated. Then, dip one of the round ends into your second colour and press it onto your nail, lifting quickly so the colour doesn’t spread. The quicker you press and lift, the smaller your dots will be.
#5 Magentic
Instagram @callijaynails
Why not let the power of magnets do the tricks for you? Sally Hansen Magnetic polishes contains metallic particles, so that once you’ve painted your nails, you simply hover a magnet over each one, causing the iron filings in the polish to gravitate towards it. The result is a crazy-cool pattern - just don’t drop the magnet and smudge your efforts!
#6 Sharpie rainbow
Instagram @chelseaqueen
If you hold a pen better than a polish brush, this one will be right up your alley. After painting your nails white, simply draw on a few splotches using all different coloured sharpie pens. To get the ‘watercolour’ effect above, dip a small brush in nail polish remover and then dab it on your nail a few times so the colour runs slightly.
Are you good at nail art? How do you like to dress up your mani?
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80 Member Comments
I love the matte black nails. LOVE
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i love a statement nail
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I'm not good at nail art, my sister is but I generally like to keep it simple anyway.
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I love it all, but never been a fan of matte, as even natural bare nails have shine to them, so matte just looks 'unnatural' to me. Gloss or nothing for me
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Love playing with nails. These are nice ideas and tips
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With halloween just gone I did the statement nail- it was a black cat with diamonte eyes.
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I love statement nails, matte nails and more importantly, I love love love treasure nails!
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I admire nail art but I couldn't be bothered doing it myself. My nail polish always chips quickly.
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The magnetic nails are lovely - really pretty and subtle looking. Might take a little coordination to hold the magnet though in wet nailed fingers.
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Love the glitter poilshes but dont like how long they take to remove and how much nail polish remover you se!!
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I can rock those polka dot nails! I was quite proud with my skills. Thanks for the inspiration.
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They are truly cute, an can never look tacky as some nail art can be
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I dont think I have ever had ALL my nails the same colour LOL I've always had my ring finger i some kind of nail art :) or my thumbs or pinky
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the glitter tips are my favourite!
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Matte finish and a statement nail are my current go-to methods for nails these days.
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Love these ideas!
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Although I never get fancy with nail art- I admire the matt nail trend, along with the glitter feature nail. NOW- to find polishes that last on my nails for more than 24hrs chip-free
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this all looks super cute
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I am hopeless at doing my own nails, although Id love to give the matte look a try.
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I need to try the dots, glitter tips and statement nail. All look so great and easy to do
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Some great tips specially the sharpie one... :)
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I love the glitter mani
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