striped nails with glitter tutorial

If you like your manicures understated but you can’t resist a little bit of shine, these striped nails are about to make you very happy. Combining several trends in one look, this mani’s a hybrid of negative space, glitter nail designs, and reverse french. The result: nails that are subtle, stylish, and maybe best of all, unexpected–because who wants to look like everyone else anyway?

For everything from date nights to festivals to weddings (yep, it’s that versatile), glittery striped nails are the minimalist way to do sparkle. Scroll on to see how simple it is to achieve the look!

Double Striped Nails

Supplies:

  • Black nail polish
  • Glitter nail polish
  • Top Coat

Instructions:

black stripe for glitter nails designs step 1
Step 1: Paint the first black curved line following the bottom of your nail, closest to the cuticle.
double curved stripes for glitter nails designs
Step 2: Add on the second curved line.
striped nails step 3: apply glitter
Step 3: Add glitter polish on top of the first black line. Adding it on top of the black polish makes the glitter stand out and gives it more dimension.
curved glitter striped nails final step
Step 4:  Add the glitter to the second black curved stripe and top it all off with a top coat.

Did you try these striped nails? Show us your glitter nail designs on Instagram @Lulus using #lovelulus!

Hang Nguyen is a celebrity nail artist known for delicate, intricate, and often unexpected designs.

(Additional copy by Rachel Aschenbrand-Robinson)