15 Adorable Nail Inspo Ideas That You Need To Try Immediately!

Since we’re slowly—even not fully—going back to normal, and most beauty salons have gotten their green light re-operating their business, we can finally fulfill our wishes to try out those cute nail arts and designs that we saw mostly popping up on the Instagram feeds. I mean, since we’ve spent a lot of time trapped inside of our houses, a quick trip to the nail salon is the least we could do to keep our mind sane. 

Gone are the days where we only chose to rock one simple nail colour as our base, now, since even fashion is literally aiming towards more vibrant, colourful and neon artistic—we know we could say the same thing when it comes to nail arts. Modern beauty nowadays, especially post-pandemic, has become too attached to fancy and bold themes. We’re talking about uplifting shades like bright lime green, hot pink, acidic yellow, and even creative designs like checkers, glitters and others. 

So, without further ado, Beauty Insider brings you 15 of the most artistic, adorable and overall eye-catching nail arts for your next nail inspiration. Make sure to favourite this on your tab, so the next time you make a way to your favourite nail salon, you know what to get! Let’s get to it! 

The Post-Pandemic Nail Trend

The post-pandemic nail trend has really leveled up their game. Most people have really ditched the one tone, simple base and opt for a more trendy and cool aesthetic nail trend. And of course, the creativity is endless. We started to see the rise of nail stickers and the pressed-on nails— the reason behind is because they’re more convenient, fast and less messy compared to those liquid and gel nail colours. Not to mention, the gel technique where the nail stylist uses a magnet to pull particles up to mimic the appearance of velvet is slowly getting its own cult following, too. 

It’s understandable and incredibly fun to see that people start to collect the customized and reusable nails that match their moods and the colour of their outfit-of-the-day. You can rock different styles everyday, it’s exciting. Oh and also, how can we forget those Cardi B’s long, pointy nails that were once ‘’seems too much’’, bedazzled with jewellery and stones—has also slowly become the nail-of-choice for some people. 

15 Nail Inspo Ideas In Malaysia

1. Simple French Manicure 

Nothing screams 2000 more than this fresh french manicure nail style. And there’s always a different way to wear them—you can choose a different colour to coat on the tips, not just white colour. You can customize with your own colour of choice. 

2. Checkerboard Nail Art 

Told you checker-style nail art is on the hype right now. This checker-style really brings out the fun side in you. Match it with a pastel-coloured outfit and the world is yours! All fun and quirky. 

3. Mismatched Finger 

If you are still afraid to step out of your comfort zones and want to maintain the one colour-base, why not remix it for a bit and mismatch the colour in between your nails? Try to alternate colour on each of your nails. It looks cooler! 

4. Black & White Designs 

Chanel your inner cruella with a black and white designs on your nails! This picture is just a reference though, you don’t have to pick a flower theme. Simply ask your nail stylist what designs can they pull off, while maintaining the black and white concept. 

5. Random Art Designs 

Alright, for this one you might need a good help from the nail stylist because their designs are not easy to achieve and it requires a perfect amount of time and patience. But hey, if you believe that you’re artsy enough, you can try! You got to play with tons of colour. Isn’t that the best?

6. Daring French Manicure

See, we told you you don’t have to stick to one particular colour or base when it comes to french manicure. If you want a more edge and daring look, opt for a darker and brighter colour like this one. She chose a deep red as her base and coat the tip with a simple black colour. 

7. Soft Rainbow Pastel 

A good rainbow colour will always make us feel calm—but this soft, metallic, ombre-coloured rainbow will instantly make us feel a lot better! The best part about owning this colour is that you can easily find them in a gel form or in a form of nail wraps. If you’re planning to get them in gel, ask your nail stylist for a metallic rainbow, they’ll offer you a different type of ‘’rainbows’’ for you to choose.

8. The Minimalist

If you’re not into those eye-catching bedazzled types of nails, you can try this minimalism nail art. Still maintaining the one colour base, but incorporating a simple yet a statement nail design. For this picture, the person opted for a soft yin and yang design. How cute? 

9. Vibrant Abstract 

If you’re into those Dua Lipa, colourful vibes, why not try this abstract, vibrant hearts design? If you plan to colour your nail by yourself, we suggest you aim for a blended background and blurry lines to give them a cooler effect, like a watercolour!

10. Double Toned Nails

This is one of the most creative ways to rock a nail colour and maintain the colour coding in one family. In the picture above, you can see that she chose a purple family colour but using two different tones: one is slightly darker than the other. And the way that they graphic-ed the shape? Genius!

11. Cow Designs 

Seriously, how cool are these nail designs? Definitely one of  a kind. A cow print will seriously never go out of style. Be it on your outfits, your bags and your nails! Cow print and cheetah print are probably the top top requested designs in the world of fashion. 

12. Edgy Graphic

Again, if you’re into these complicated-type of nail designs, we suggest you get an appointment from a nail technician, it really is going to take a lot of time and patience for these designs. But if you’re really into challenges, you can give yourself a try. If not, try to find pressed-on nails or nail stickers that are similar to those designs. There will be a lot of choices, too. 

13. The Swirls 

Another popular design that is currently trending on the market is the swirls. It’s one of those designs that are considered luxe and boujee but still have minimalism on them. Oh, here’s a little secret that we wanted to share if you plan to have these designs—always coat your nails with a simple gold or metallic colour. It will help your appearance to stand up. 

14. Butterfly Nails 

Ahhh, how cool and adorable is this nail, though? Seriously you can just DIY this nail design yourself. Just simply coat your base with a see-through, transparent gel and then stick on some stickers on top of it. Butterfly is a must have! You can close one eye while doing this. 

15. Old School Flowers 

An old school design or what we called them, a retro design of flowers is always a mood! These designs will never go out of style, so why not rock them while you can? 
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