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I am a huge fan of everything glitter and bright colors when it comes to nails and there really is no better way to embody both of those things than unicorn nails. Unicorn nails may seem overwhelming because there are so many colors and glitter involved, but do not worry. To make your decision on how to execute unicorn nails easier, I have made a helpful list of unicorn nails inspiration and ideas for you to try out.
I have seen unicorn nails done in so many creative ways that you probably would have never thought of unless you are constantly looking at nails. You can make it evident that you have those “unique as a unicorn” nails or make it subtle with an artful design. Below you will find all of the different ways to do this fun trend that will make your nails stand out as a unicorn does.
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With so many different unicorn nail ideas, it can be difficult to decide what to go with. If you are someone like me who gets a little too excited about every option, here are my top three favorite unicorn nail designs and why:
Unicorn nails are any nail design that involves pastel colors of the rainbow. The three primary colors for unicorn nails are pastel pink, lilac, and sky blue, but you can venture into pistachio, lemon, and peach colors. To get the true feeling of unicorn nails, you need to use a mixture of at least three of these colors but can use all of them in some way.
I love that pastel colors are in this year, especially throughout the warmer months. You can do so many different things with pastel colors, and you will see them all on one nail or a different shade from nail to nail. You can go bold with fairytale designs or keep it simple, with each nail being a different color.
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I can’t say someone’s nails are unicorn nails unless multiple colors are involved. When I think of unicorns, I don’t think of one color. Instead, I think of a rainbow of pastel colors. All of these inspiration ideas involve multiple colors and are not very subtle.
When I want to do something as unique as a unicorn, I do something daring with my nails. Unicorns are not known for fitting in. No matter what you do with unicorn nails, they will be different from the subtle nail designs that you usually see people wearing.
Even though unicorn nails are made to be colorful and stand out, there are several simple designs that anyone can do. If you find a design you like on this list that is not so simple, there is most likely a trick to doing it yourself. You’ll have to continue reading to see how you can do every one of these at home.
Unicorn Nail Art Ideas
Pastel rainbow colors and watercolor go hand in hand and are a great look for spring. Watercolors are watered-down shades that bleed together to create unique designs. You can do a whole nail of watercolor or I like to only add bits of watercolor to the edges, leaving the center white.
You’ll need white nail polish, acrylic paint in your chosen colors, a line brush, and a topcoat to do this design. Start by painting your entire nail white. Once that has dried, mix your chosen acrylic paint with water until it is runny and dot it onto your nails with your line brush. Add new colors around it until you’ve achieved the desired look, and finish with a topcoat.
Glitter is another object that screams unicorns on top of pastel colors. This is a super-easy way to get unicorn nails and one of my favorite go-to’s for a quick design that pops. There is no artistry to it other than being able to paint within your nails. Even that isn’t a huge deal because you can remove any glitter that got outside of your nails with nail polish remover.
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To make your pastel confetti glitter pop, you want to start by painting your entire nail white. Then go over the white polish with a confetti glitter in pastel tones, like Cirque Colors in Lullaby, Sally Hansen in Donut Shop, or Zoya in Monet. You can do as many layers of glitter as you like, and the more layers you do, the more opaque the glitter will be.
How much more pastel rainbow can you get than an actual rainbow. Instead of using the typical primary colors in your rainbow, use pastel pink, purple, and blue. You can do a whole hand of rainbows or do one nail a rainbow and the rest with clouds and a pastel background. My favorite way to paint a rainbow is over the span of two different nails with the rainbow starting on one nail and arching over to the other.
To paint your rainbows, you’ll need to start by painting your nails a pastel color. Then start with the clouds by using a dotting tool dipped in white and form a cloud shape. Take your rainbow colors and connect the clouds with an arch shape of each color. Try rainbow nail stickers if you don’t want to free-hand paint your rainbow.
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Try pastel lines across each nail if you want all of your nails to be a rainbow. You can use three colors and repeat them or use a whole rainbow of pastel colors. The lines can be painted vertically, horizontally, or diagonally on the nail. I love to add a small corner area of pastel lines to the tip of my nail.
The easiest way to do this design is by taking a long line brush and painting each color right next to the other. You can make the lines as thick or as thin as you would like them. Don’t worry about making the lines too perfect because the lines in a rainbow are never that perfect anyway.
What says unicorn nails more than an actual unicorn face. You can make your whole nail the unicorn face with eyes and a horn with ears in the middle of a white nail or have your unicorn peaking from the tip of your nail. The most fun way to do this design is to have one unicorn face in the middle of rainbow nails, but you can also have a unicorn face on each nail.
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The easiest way to paint a unicorn face is to paint your whole nail white and paint a gold triangle for the horn with two small triangles next to it for the ears. You can then add two small arches with eyelashes to create closed eyes next to each other. An even easier way to make a unicorn face is to use nail stickers or nail stamps.
Holographic nails are shimmer nail polish that changes colors as you turn them in the light. If you look at them in no light, they simply look like silver shimmer nail polish, which is why I love them. They’re like a sneaky rainbow. When you are in the light, they can be pink, blue, purple, or yellow shimmers, depending on how you look at them.
There are many different holographic nail polishes that you can try, including Color Club, ILNP Mega, and Cirque Colors Subculture. You do not need to paint color underneath holographic nail polish because it is a very concentrated shimmer polish. However, I suggest doing two or three coats to get maximum color change.
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If you aren’t too sure about painting an entire rainbow of pastel colors on your nails, try it with ombre first. You can ombre each color pastel color into a nude base, so they blend into your natural nail. You can also add even more color by ombreing each pastel color into another pastel color.
To ombre your pastel color into a nude, you want to start painting your entire nail a nude color. Then take a makeup sponge and paint your pastel and nude color next to each other on the sponge. Dab the sponge onto your nail and repeat the process until it is opaque in color and blends.
Gradient nails are when one nail fades into the next until the last nail on your hand is an entirely different color from the first. I like to gradually fade together three colors with unicorn colors, such as blue, to purple, to pink. You can also take five completely different colors, painting the closest matching colors next to each other.
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To gradually fade together three colors in your nails, pour your starting color into a container and paint your first nail that color. Then mix your next color into that color in an even ratio and paint your next nail with that mixture. Paint the next nail the second color and continue the process
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