17 Nail Artists Whose Manicures Are Literal Art

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by Zipho Ntloko |

Thu, 15 Apr 2021

nail art

Two weeks ago, Kylie Jenner posted a snap of her new coffin-shaped nails sculpted by artist to the stars @chaunlegend. His inspiration? Fellow artist @tori.nailedit who previously flaunted chic acrylic tips adorned with a retro, multi-colored (20 colors to be exact), 80s wavy print that we’ll be replicating ASAP, along with the rest of Instagram.

While swooning over Chaun and Tori’s dreamy manicure sets, we discovered a multitude of other nail artists whose kaleidoscopic designs should go down in history as literal art — an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, or the Louvre, perhaps? But seriously, all jokes aside, nail artists are modern-day magicians who deserve endless praise. Also, let’s not forget how the nail industry boasts some of the world’s most steady hands, right after surgeons. If you’ve run out of ideas for your next mani appointment, we’ve put together the ultimate nail art mood board for you filled with the most intricate, minimalistic, and ridiculously cute designs.

Decisions, decisions…

IG: @Chaunlegend

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IG: @tori.nailedit

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IG: @Kitty.nails.spb

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IG: @thenailbabeuk

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IG: __kiichpannails

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IG: @nailsbymei

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IG: @nailsbyanalilia

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IG: @imarninails

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IG: @acrylicsbyalysha

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IG: @nails.bab

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IG: @nailsbypin_ga

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IG: @gelsbybry

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IG: @nails_and_soul

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IG: @julyninetysix

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IG: @badgirlnails

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IG: @yeswhatnails

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IG: @mannequin.hands

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If you know of other amazing nail artists and nailfluencers on the ‘Gram, let us know in the comments below and we’ll compile a part two version of this post.