Now’s a fun time to give polka dot nail art a new twist. We’re betting on unique dice nails being the next big thing! After all, clean lines and perfectly spaced pips are surprisingly chic. That might be why this novelty look is starting to trend. Let’s roll and see what happens.
Unique Dice Nails to Challenge your Nail Art Skills Now
Tortie Dice Nails
Tortoiseshell nails were a popular request this year, and this artist was inspired to use the pattern for a unique set of dice nails. A look like this is straightforward enough, starting with builder gel extensions. The durable gel is lightweight and glossy, the ideal base for imitating modern dice. Square-tipped soft gels are another quick and easy option.
As for the tortoiseshell design, our tip is to use blooming gel to combine the colors. It blends them naturally and doesn’t add weight or bulk. The shades are up to you. Dice come in all colors, so there’s no need to stick to the traditional brown, black, and amber.
The most challenging part is the pips. On real dice, they are all the same size and evenly spaced. A dotting pen or even nail stickers might be the quickest solution.
LAVIS Builder Gel in the Bottle Kit
Las Vegas Nails
When you see a set of dice, do you think of Yahtzee, Bunco, or Las Vegas? This artist is Vegas all the way, from the lucky number seven to the black eight ball keeping the dice company on her nails. Although this is an acrylic set, beginners might appreciate the ease of working with poly extension gel or builder gel instead. Non-sticky sculpting gel is another excellent choice for just creating the dice.
While we’re on the topic of dice nails and Las Vegas nail art, did you know that Nevada was the first place in America to legalize gambling? That fact helped Las Vegas grow from 800 residents in 1910 to 15 million visitors in 1972. The biggest boom happened after World War II when the mob built casinos and hotels, hired celebrity acts and showgirls, and offered atomic bomb watching parties.
LAVIS Builder Gel Jar Non Sticky - 02 Milky White 15g
Life-Size Dice Nails
Here’s a unique approach to dice nails. Forget those skinny micro French tips for a minute. It’s time to groove with wide, square white tips with black dots. If you only see them from the top down, they look like life-size dice. However, from the side on, it’s obvious that somebody cheated.
Historically, dice weren’t always cubes. Some of the oldest used by Aztecs and native Polynesians were two-sided. It gets even weirder because one side was flat and the other rounded. So, maybe this set would count after all.
Holographic Dice Nails
This hand-painted design is extra sparkly and convenient if you prefer short nails. Re-creating it with chrome powder could be fun, especially if you have a product like LAVIS Chrome Matte Top coat. It makes working with chrome powder effortless by ensuring it only sticks where it’s supposed to and providing the foundation for a sleek mirror finish.
It’s interesting how the artist has shaken things up by positioning the dice so that different sides are visible. The modern casino style has numbers on opposite sides always adding up to seven. Ancient dice followed other patterns, like putting neighboring numbers like 1 and 2 on opposite sides.
Silver Laser Holographic Chrome Powder - BJ175
LAVIS Chrome Matte Top - 0.5 oz
Minimalist Dice Manicure
Here’s the barest hint of dice nails in high contrast colors on a nude base with a matte finish. It’s done in such a way that the wearer could deny any connection to gambling and pretend it’s simply an abstract design.
Have you heard about knucklebone dice? These animal parts functioned as four-sided dice millennia ago. Ancient Egyptians valued knucklebones so much they were buried with them. Romans gave each side a name plus a point number.
Although these early dice have four sides, the results are not random. Two of the sides are larger and more likely to come up, so Romans labeled one as bad luck and the other as good to keep things fair.
Galactic Dice
Can anyone resist sparkly black polish? It’s a beautiful background for miniature dice. Really, any glitter polish would bling up dice nails.
Beyond the background shade and dice colors, another point to consider is what numbers are showing. Here the artist has a five and a three on each thumb. Could eight be a special number for the wearer, like an eighth anniversary? With two dice, it’s possible to get up to the number 12, so it might take more dice to represent a birth date, for example.
The oldest six-sided dice yet discovered or around 4500 years old. They were found in the Indus Valley. The earliest types were bone and clay. As the centuries passed, people also crafted dice from amber, marble, and metal. There may have been wooden dice back then, but they have not survived to modern times. Future archaeologists may ponder what we used to gamble and play games. Since most modern dice are made of plastic, resin, or polycarbonate, they will likely degrade into microplastics over the next 500 years.
LDS Color Craze Gel Nail Polish - 982 Black Tie - Glitter Gel - 0.5oz
Critical Hit Nails
Dungeons & Dragons players will instantly recognize this unique dice nails set. It includes unique polyhedrons like the d20 die. It’s wild to think that this particular shape was also used in Greek-influenced Egypt. Only back then, the dice were carved from gemstones.
Not all ancient dice were designed for gaming. Fortunetellers also used them for divination. Based on archaeological finds, the dice weren’t evenly balanced or shaped like they are nowadays. But people believed the gods controlled the outcome, so it didn’t matter.
LAVIS Cat Eyes CE8 - Hidden Treasures Collection
Conclusion
Are you ready to gamble on a new look? Dice nails are a unique spin on the polka dot trend. They can be fun, edgy, or sophisticated. And that’s the best part, being able to customize a dice manicure in a distinctive way. Pick up the supplies you need in our store and discover how to get rewards plus free shipping.
Sources:
https://www.businessinsider.com/las-vegas-history-transformed-railroad-town-now-gambling-mecca-2023-2
https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/traditional-games/history-dice.htm