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Best Nail Design Ideas for the Mermaid Lovers

It is still not known whether mermaids do exist or not but still people do get fascinated with the idea of mermaids. There have been so many things today related to these unknown creatures and one such thing is the nail designs.



Women go crazy over the mermaid nail designs as they are lovely to look at and are capable of attracting a good number of eyes towards them. So, next time when you are invited to a party somewhere, and you are wearing something blue, you can always try out some of the mermaid nail design ideas from these.

Mermaid Nail Shades

The easiest ways are to get a combination of nail shades that can provide the ultimate mermaid look to the hand. You can try colors such as blue, turquoise, sea green and white to come up with a nice combination that can offer the feel of an ocean. To provide it a much richer look, you can always check out options such as silver in place of the white shade. Also, you can try creating those fish scales on one of the nails to get that perfect mermaid effect.

Mermaid Nail Shades
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Mermaid Nail Shades
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Mermaid Nail Shades
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Ombre Nails with Theme of The Sea

You will be able to imagine how a perfect ombre effect can actually offer an effect of the sea. You can try out the ombre combination of dark blue to light sea green to show the deep sea to the shallow areas of the water. You can also use blue to white transition and many others that can showcase the look of an ocean on your nails.

What Will You Pick?

The choice you make will reveal your personality

Ombre Nails with Theme of The Sea
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Ombre Nails with Theme of The Sea
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Ombre Nails with Theme of The Sea
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Try Out the Accessories

Apart from the color combination and the effects, you can also make use of accessories related to the ocean to get a perfect look from the mermaid world. There are so many things available such as the small seashells, pearls and so on for the purpose. You can also combine these accessories with the different shapes of rhinestones to get an ever mesmerizing look that can lead you to the depths of the sea.

Try Out the Accessories
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Try Out the Accessories
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Try Out the Accessories
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Creating a Theme

If you are not just satisfied with the simplistic ideas of creating a mermaid design, you can surely try out the options of creating a theme on your nails. Think of a theme such as a colorful Disney theme or the shadowy mermaid swimming in the sea. Based on this, you can try out drawing different patterns, using stamps and also creating designs by shades to get the perfect mermaid theme.

Mermaid nail designs are such that seem to be always in fashion. It is one such theme that is a favorite not just for the kids but for almost everyone. The best thing about the mermaid nail designs is that it can be used in all types of nails such as stilettos, round, oval, and even on the square nails. You just need to get the right options ready so that you can get the designs on your nails easily. Try from the simplistic ideas and then you can try out the extreme patterns when you excel in nail art.

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