Plant Nails Cultivate Beauty: Botanical Magic on Your Fingertips
When it’s time for a fresh look, celebrate life with plant nail art! Plant nails cultivate beauty with botanical magic on your fingertips. There are so many ways to create plant nail designs in all the colors of the rainbow. Let’s explore fruit nails, flower nails, leaf nails, and so much more!
Plant Nails Cultivate Beauty
Leafy Green Nails
It’s almost as if vines were sprouting from the fingertips. The natural base color and matte finish makes the leaves more vibrant.
What green hues look best for plant nail designs? It’s really up to you! Some artists match the complexion, whether neutral, cool, or warm. Others go by the season, like lime for spring and pine for winter. Finally, there’s the plant’s own color to consider.
LDS Color Craze Gel Nail Polish - 493 Everlasting Green
Names of Green Hues
Green is an incredibly diverse and versatile color with so many hues to discover. Some lean toward yellow on the color wheel and have a warm undertone. Others are more blue and cool-toned. Here are some names you can use when you search for the best plant nail polish shades:
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Warm-toned Greens |
Cool-Toned Greens |
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Pear |
Mint |
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Juniper |
Basil |
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Seaweed |
Sage |
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Shamrock |
Fern |
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Emerald Avocado Jungle Green |
Seafoam Pine Forest Green |
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Olive |
Myrtle |
Miniature Garden Nails
Bees, tulips, blooms, and berries grace these short nails. Each illustration is made livelier with a slightly raised texture thanks to painting gel.
Nail Painting Gel Color
Stamped Plant Nails
Here’s a sophisticated take on plant nails done with a stamper. The overall design feels so clean and calming.
Plant Facts to Entertain and Wow
You may get questions when you show off your plant nails. Or maybe when you work on a manicure for someone else, you need something to chat about. In any case, here are some fun and interesting facts about plants.
- Some orchids are edible. More importantly, some smell like tasty desserts. There are orchids that have the aroma of chocolate, lemon, cinnamon, and baking cookies. So, it’s not surprising that vanilla beans come from a type of orchid.
- Speaking of scents, butterflies might prefer weeds like dandelions to your flowers. That’s because genetically modified plants, although pretty, often don’t smell as nice as the originals. Gardeners suggest planting heirloom seeds instead.
- Did you know that pears, peaches, and apples are part of the rose family? And strawberries and raspberries are their cousins.
- If you want the fastest growing plant in your garden, add bamboo. No joke, it can add nearly a yard of growth in 24 hours.
- When plants are eaten by insects, they will release chemicals to defend themselves. The “scent” of these chemicals warns nearby plants of the danger, and they will join in to help and protect themselves. The odor may call insect predators like birds to come eat the bugs, or it may change the plant’s flavor to repulse the intruders.
- Venus flytraps don’t have a brain but they can count. When an insect triggers the trap, the plant waits until it happens a second time before closing. This avoids false alarms.
- Plants communicate underground through fungi that connects their roots. For example, trees can pass nutrients to sick or damaged members of their community.
Mind blown!
Abstract Lily Nails
The artist explained she was inspired by a colorful lily in a botanical garden. She painstakingly matched colors to be similar to the plant’s bloom. We looked for comparable shades and found likely suspects in the Après gel collection.
Apres - Gel-X Natural Square Short #3
Apres Gel Colors
Succulents
These pointy nails are precisely the right shape to have poky cacti on them! A cactus is just one of 20,000 species of succulents worldwide. This hardy type of plant comes in a wide range of colors and textures, from green and yellow snake plants to pink and purple echeveria. Some can live for weeks without water.
Seeds and Weeds
Here the artist created a hand-painted plant-themed manicure for a “seeds and weeds” challenge. Can you name the plants? We’re guessing watermelon on the ring finger…
Floral Fingertips
This delicate floral French manicure draws us in for a closer look. It’s perfectly shaped, super glossy, and an incredible match for the skin tone. Admittedly, not every nail artist will feel ready to draw such intricate details. But there are beautiful flower nail stickers that can mimic the style.
LDS Jelly Gel Collection
Nail Stickers
Terrarium Nails
The artist ransacked her garden for real plant parts for terrarium nails. Each leaf, stem, and seed was lovingly encapsulated into customized press-on nails. With the dried flowers in our shop, you could create one-of-a-kind looks, too.
Dried Flowers
3D Floral Nail Art
Make your plant nails come alive with a three-dimensional effect. These vibrant tropical flowers are sculpted acrylic. It’s a labor of love just like gardening.
Both Chaun Legend’s acrylic powders and Lavis have stunning shades to stretch your artistic abilities. Take advantage of our sales to stock up!
Chaun Legend Acrylic Powder - A116 Barely Pink
Chaun Legend Acrylic Powder - A156 Oh Lala!
Chaun Legend Acrylic Powder - A174 A No-Brainer
Chaun Legend Acrylic Powder - A151 Lemonade Luxe
The Riches of Nature
Pristine nature is priceless. These nails almost feel like a prize. They radiate elegance with delicate golden leaves resting on a sheer pink base. The gold design down to the tiny dots has a minimalist yet luxurious vibe. Then, the glossy finish enhances the metallic details, making the leaves appear almost alive. It’s subtle sophistication with a botanical flavor.
Conclusion
We think plant nails are so much more than a trend! You can make them as minimalist or maximalist as you like. They work with all colors and nail shapes and sizes. Moreover, they can suit every personality, mood, and season. Fruit nails, tree nails, tropical nails, and flower nails are just a few of the styles to try. Imagine adapting plant nails for weddings, work, and weekend fun. The only question is where will you start first?
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Sources:
https://www.yates.com.au/garden-hub/garden-trivia/
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/green-planet-5-amazing-plant-facts/
https://www.treehugger.com/everything-you-need-know-about-succulents-4863818
