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The nail inspo we’ll be bombarding our manicurists with this silly season

Chaotic nails to celebrate a chaotic year

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / November 27 2020

Every silly season we’re met with an assortment of traditional holiday-inspired delights (which we love) but after the chaos of 2020 we want something a little less predictable to reflect the year we’ve just had.

Lucky for us, nail artists the world over have been riding the exact same unstable wave that we have, and as such, our feeds have been a constant shuffle of creative and daring designs that embrace natural nails and falsies alike.

Catch our dazzling digits on the dance floor at the office Christmas party:

1

Put a twist on your classic French mani with a rainbow colour palette and cutesy nail stickers.

@overglowedit

2

Get wild with graphic printed false sets – stick ‘em on and party the night away.

@_tylerphoenix_nails

3

Pair iconic imagery with pearlescent, shimmer finishes for that noughties vibe.

@mannequin.hands

4

Daisy nails have been having their moment in the sun this year – and it’s a cutesy trend we’ll be rocking all summer long.

@trophywifenailart

5

Need a dramatic look fast? Paint a set of press on nails in a range of rave-worthy shades like this rainbow disco moment.

@nail_unistella

6

We’ve decided to coin this the daisy mani 2.0 – a little more complicated to achieve than its predecessor but adorable nonetheless.

@bhambnails

7

If Doja Cat’s ‘Moo’ was a manicure, it would be this. The cola-hued square-cut mani is extra in ALL the right ways.

@nail.sucre

8

The French tip has had a serious rebirth this year, with intricate designs painted on the edges of nails, like this tonal-orange moment on popstar Dua Lipa.

@nailsbymh

Want to get wacky with your nails? Here’s how to create 'seashell nails' AKA Instagram's new nail art obsession.

Main image credit: @_tylerphoenix_nails

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).