How to Choose Nail Art Designs

Ready to choose nail art designs? Here are some tips to make the selection process easier.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. 
   Natural nails with butterflies (christiesnails.com)

   Take a good look at your nails. If your nails are short you are limited in your selection of nail art designs. You may want to consider getting acrylic nails.

2. 
   Airbrush Machine

   Decide which technique for nail art designs works with your budget. You can do nail art designs at home (see my How to Do Nail Art Designs). Or go to a salon to have your nail art designs done with airbrushing, handpainting or other techniques. Airbrush machines are available for home use for around $200 (see resources).

3. 
   French manicure (christiesnails.com)

   If you want a classic nail art design, the french manicure is always classy and in style.

4. 
   Green glitter & flowers (christiesnails.com)

   You may want to pick a design that reflects your mood for the day. Feeling glitzy? Choose nail art designs with glitter, rhinestones, decals, foils, lace, metallics or even a nail piercing.

5. 
   Nails matching cloth pattern (christiesnails.com)

   Consider matching your nail art designs to a pattern you like; ie zebra stripes, a wallpaper etc. or what you are wearing.

6. 
   Poinsettas & glitter (christiesnails.com)

   For holidays you may want to choose patterns that blend with the season.
   What could be more festive than decorating the Christmas tree with poinsetta and glitter nail art? Why not some sweet red hearts and bows for Valentines Day.

7. 
   Hawaii (christiesnails.com)

   Graduating? Going to a special football game and want to support your team? Use colors, numbers and words on your fingertips to show your spirit. Going on vacation? Little nail art designs to show your destination are fun and cute.

8. 
   Blue toenails (christiesnails.com)

   You can match your toes to your nails. Keep your toes simple or go in a totally different direction.

9. 
   Tropical flair (christiesnails.com)

   Whatever nail art designs you choose just remember to treat your nails as jewels not tools to protect and enjoy the nail art designs longer.

Tips & Warnings

• Check out www.christiesnails.com for tips, ideas and photos.
• You can also purchase a nail air brush machine for home use for around $100-$200.
• Acrylic nails can be hard on natural nails. There are a lot of designs you can do on natural nails also.

Resources

• A Complete Guide to Manicure & Pedicure (Hardcover)
• Body Toolz Deluxe Manicure/Pedicure Kit
• The Art Of Nails: A Comprehensive Style Guide To Nail Treatments and Nail Art
• ChristiesNails.com (tons of tips, photos & ideas for nail art designs)
• Model Airbrush System G45 with TC-20T Air Compressor
• Appearex Biotin Tablets, 2.5 mg, (Works for long, healthy nails)
• My Lil Pink Dress (Beauty)

[MIghtyDreamer]

on 10/9/2008 Wonderful up close shots of nail art. I really like #5. They all are beutiful though. Nice work!

[cyclegirl98]

on 10/6/2008 Pretty fingers and toes!

[vikki9]

on 10/6/2008 Interesting possibilities.

[Cateeto]

on 10/6/2008 Very pretty!