He is the doll nobody wanted in the toy box, and he has become one of Halloween’s most requested nail-art characters. Chucky nails pack an astonishing amount into a tiny canvas — the rainbow-striped jumper, the scarred grin, the famous catchphrases — and they range from short minimalist prints you could wear to work to…
Green is the colour of the whole season — new leaves, cool limes, garden herbs and deep emerald shade — and it might just be the most versatile shade you can wear on your nails this summer. From the palest mint to rich forest tones, there is a green here for every skin tone, every…
Black and gold is the most reliable luxury combination in nail art: the black brings the drama, the gold brings the light, and together they can go minimalist, baroque, cosmic or full molten metal without ever looking cheap. It is a palette that works as well with a little black dress as it does with…
Valentine’s Day nails sit on a spectrum from barely-there blush to full hot-pink drama, and the prettiest sets know exactly where they want to land. Hearts are the headline act, of course, but this season they arrive with candy colours, love letters, heartbeat lines, crystal tips and even a holographic shimmer or two. Below you…
Purple is summer’s most versatile flower colour: it runs from the palest lilac and lavender meadows through to deep violet and amethyst, and every shade looks at home among daisies, pansies, butterflies and garden blooms. Paired with petal art, French tips and the odd pop of lemon or sunflower yellow, it never runs out of…
January is the bluest month in the best possible way: the holidays are over, the air is properly cold, and a manicure in icy, midnight or powder blue feels exactly right. From delicate snowflakes and frosted ombres to penguins, icicles and aurora shimmer, blue carries the whole winter mood on its own. Below you will…
Long square nails are Halloween’s perfect canvas: the extra length leaves room for webs to stretch, ghosts to drift and pumpkins to grin in full detail. On this shape, spooky artwork stops looking like a novelty and starts looking like a genuine fashion statement. This collection rounds up 50 long square Halloween designs, moving from…
Flat polish is lovely, but 3D nail art is where a manicure turns into a tiny sculpture exhibition: petals you can actually feel, bows tied in miniature, shells, cherries and crystals all raised above the surface. It is playful, tactile and endlessly customisable, and it photographs like a dream. Below you will find 48 3D…
The short almond might just be the perfect fall nail shape: tapered enough to look elegant, short enough to type, cook and rummage through leaf piles without a second thought. Add the season’s warmest colours, pumpkin spice, plaid, mocha, mulberry and molten gold, and cosy quickly turns chic. Below you will find 50 fall short…
When the leaves start to turn, red nails come into their own. No other colour family covers as much autumn ground, from bright cherry and classic crimson through to the deepest vampy burgundy, and every shade looks even richer against chunky knits, gold jewellery and the season’s moody light. Below you will find 50 red…