Cute Ombre Nail Designs
Cute Ombre Nail Designs
Cute Ombre Nail Designs
The clean fade of purple into a light pink makes this a fun ombre nail design that is perfect for those who want the perfect example of ombre done right. If you’re bored of single-color nail art, keep it trendy with this sweet look that won’t go out of style anytime soon.
Cute Ombre Nail Designs
If the warmer weather is getting you in the mood to try something new, summer ombré nails are here to shake things up. A change-up from a single shade, ombré nails are a soft gradient of colors—either multiple colors or differing shades of a single color. The result? A manicure that perfectly fills the gap between a run-of-the-mill polish job and full-blown nail art, perfect for hot summer days.
The best part? It’s pretty easy to DIY at home if you don’t want to head to the salon. For the most basic take on ombré nails, all you need is a disposable makeup sponge—the wedge-shaped ones work best—and your gradient of polishes (or one shade mixed with varying degrees of white). Create a gradient on the sponge, overlapping each color slightly, and work lightest to darkest to avoid blending the colors. Then carefully press the sponge on your nail like a stamp, and repeat for each finger.
Of course, that’s just the style in its most basic form. Below, we rounded up the coolest takes on ombré, from bright neon to cartoon clouds. Scroll on for the best summer ombré nails to try, and get ready to screenshot.
Cute Ombre Nail Designs
The world of nail art is ever-expanding. Whether you’re going all in with Hailey Bieber-inspired glazed donut nails, opting for a hint of green (which, by the way, is the unexpected color of the season), or debating some bright and colorful summer nail art, the options are limitless.
But if it’s something a bit more nostalgic that you’re after, that adds a point of interest without making too much of a statement, then ombre nails could be just the thing for you. It’s a trend that’s been around for a few years, and the fact it’s still just as popular today speaks volumes. Much like ombre hair, ombre nails involve creating a seamless gradient between two – or sometimes more – colors on each finger.
Easier than it sounds to achieve, while you could go to a salon and have it done professionally, it’s actually a look that’s easy to do yourself; and aside from the nail polish colors of your choice, all you need is a small eyeshadow brush. And chances are you probably have one of those sitting in your makeup bag.
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How to do ombre nails at home
To achieve ombre nails from the comfort of your own home, it’s literally a case of applying one of your chosen colors on one half of your nail. Then, apply the other shade to the other half. Before the nail paint dries, gently dab the eyeshadow brush across the point where the two colors meet in order to blend the two colors together to create a blurred line.
If you don’t have an eyeshadow brush to hand, don’t worry. Instead, you could use a foundation or beauty sponge. The only caveat is that it’s better to work with a dense sponge – meaning it has a tighter or closer texture – rather than something more porous, which could leave tiny imprints behind on your nails.
If you need a little more guidance or want to see for yourself exactly how easy ombre nails are to achieve, watch this tutorial by celebrity nail artist Jenni Draper, and if you’re feeling inspired, keep scrolling to see some of our favorite color combinations.
Cute Ombre Nail Designs
