20 Gorgeous Lace Nail Art Tutorials

by Rose Walker

Lace nail art looks not just classy but charming too and makes you stand out in a crowd. Gone are the days when you would just manicure your nails with simple colors and zoom out of your houses to office or party. Now days, manicurists are coming up with chic lace nail designs that add a distinct charm to its wearer. Various celebrities too are seen flaunting beautiful lace nail designs that rock every occasion. Here is your chance to see the top 20 lace nail art tutorials and pick the one that suits you!

1. DIY Beautiful Lace Nail Design

20 Gorgeous Lace Nail Art Tutorials

Nail tutorials with lace look classy such as the one seen below for which you would need a dotting tool, shade of light blue, base coat polish and black stripper paint. Start by applying a base coat of nude. Then, paint light blue diagonally on the nails as shown. Using black polish, make the semi circle and do the rest, followed by another round of semi circles or arches. Then make dots to represent a lacy design. Seal with a top coat.

Lace Nail Art
Lace Nail Art

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2. Glittery Lace Nail Design With Stone Stickers

Paint your nails with any shimmering pastel color, and then start by making a glittery line in an upward direction as seen in the image. Paint the top portion with black shade and dry. Now, paint metallic blue under the glittery line and dry up. Below it, draw another glittery line that appears parallel to the other line on top. Using black paint, make lacy designs in circular pattern, just as in the picture. Now, make some designs in the blue portion of the nails and let them dry. Stick stone stickers on top. Seal with a top coat.

Lace Nail Art
Lace Nail Art

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3. Beautiful Blue Lace Nail Design

You would need shimmery blue nail polish by any brand, lace stickers in floral patterns, and a top coat for sealing the design. Start by applying shimmery blue on all the nails. Cut out lace stickers from the set you have bought and place them one after the other using a sticking tool or some pointy equipment. Seal with a top coat.

Lace Nail Art
Lace Nail Art

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4. Gorgeous Flowers And Lace Nail Design

Take two shades of purple or mauve, one soft and the other shimmery, black, green and white paint, and a dotting tool. Paint a top coat of purple (both the shades) on all the nails as shown. Keep the middle finger and the thumb plain using purple color. Dry. For the index, apply the plain purple color, leaving the middle portion so that you can draw black lacy designs inside. Dry and then stick silver beads as shown in the image. For the ring finger, make black strips using brush and draw flowers using different colors as seen. For the pinkies, paint the top portion of the nails with thick coatings of black.

Lace Nail Art
Lace Nail Art

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5. Charming Floral Pink And Black Lace Nail Design

Paint a top coat of pink shade on all nails. Dry and then, using black paint and a dotting tool, start making the circular patterns. Let the color dry up. Then start making the flowers and the intricate pattern with steady hands. Make dots outside the lacy design and seal with a top coat.

Lace Nail Art
Lace Nail Art

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6. Elegant White And Grey Floral Lace Nail Design

Nail tutorials like this add a glam factor to your persona! You would need a base coat, top coat, black and white acrylic paint, white polish, sponge piece, lace, dotting tool and a detailing brush. Paint two coats of white polish on all nails. Dry. In the meantime, in a bowl, mix water, some black paint along with white to make grey paint. Now, wrap your nail with the lace piece and dip the sponge in the paint mixture. Now, dab the sponge over the lace. Then, coat the nail with clear polish so as to protect the lacy design. With the help of the brush and white paint, make floral petals randomly. To make the dots, use white and the dotting tool. Coat with a clear polish at the end.

Lace Nail Designs
Lace Nail Designs

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7. Classy Golden Metallic And White Lace Nail Design

Paint your nails with golden metallic color that is a little subtle in look. Dry, and then using a dotting tool and white paint, start making the circles or arches on top of the nails. Line the border of the nails with white and make small stars under the circles. Dry. Make dots above the circles to finish the design.

Lace Nail Designs
Lace Nail Designs

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8. Gorgeous Black Lace Nail Design

For getting these gorgeous lace nails, paint your nails using peach or some pastel color. Now, cut out lace stickers and paste them using a tool. Finish off with a clear top coat polish.

Lace Nail Designs
Lace Nail Designs

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9. Beautiful Black Butterfly Lace Nail Design

For this amazing lace nail art, paint your nails with any pastel like pink. Take a sponge and dip it in white paint and press on the nails. Dry and then apply a clear polish top coat. Now, using ink and a detailing brush, start to make the butterflies. Once done, take a piece of lace and stick it around the butterflies after painting a top coat of clear shade. For the random patterns seen, draw using black. Coat the nails with clear polish. Now, stick rhinestones of different shapes as seen.

Lace Nail Designs
Lace Nail Designs

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10. White Lace Nail Design

For these amazingly elegant nails, paint your tips with glittery white polish. Apply a top coat of nude paint and dry. Now, using a brush and black polish, make the intricate design just in the middle of the moon of the nails. Seal with a top coat.

Lace Nail Designs
Lace Nail Designs

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11. Gorgeous Black And Dark Pink Lace Nail Design

For these awesome nails, apply a base coat of dark pink on all nails. Dry. Now, cut out lace pieces from your kit and stick these over each nail using a plucker or tweezer. Apply a top coat to maintain the design.

Lace Nails
Lace Nails

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12. Charming Lace Nail Design

You will apply two coats of brown that shimmer a little and let the nails dry. Using a nail art pen by Sally Hansen or any other brand, start to make the lacy designs in white. Start with the two parallel lines as seen, and then make the semi circles in continuation of each other. Line the lacy design with small dots, both outside and inside. Apply a top coat for retaining the look.

Lace Nails
Lace Nails

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13. Shimmery Lace Nail Design

Among the many nail art tutorials shown; this one is one of my favorites! Paint your nails with a base coat of glittery polish. Once dry, use a nail art pen or brush to make diagonal lines all over the nails as seen with black. These lines should be drawn in such a way that they cross each other in a ‘criss cross’ pattern. Let these dry. Now, using the pen or brush, make floral petals randomly. Dry and then stick glitter in the middle of each flower. Seal with a top coat.

Lace Nails
Lace Nails

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14. Sexy Black Lace Nail Design

Paint your nails with a base coat, here the brand chosen is ORLY. Now, apply nail lacquer in porcelain by ORLY. Paint two coats and leave to dry. For the diagonal lines seen drawn from left to right, use a detailing brush and then make the same in the opposite direction. The impression lent by these lines will be that of fishnets. Draw four dots to resemble florets. Now, join all the dots with the brush to create an intricate design as seen below.

Lace Nails
Lace Nails

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15. Glimmering Lace Nail Design

Paint your nails with glitter nail paint in such a manner that the top portion of each nail gets the maximum glittering effect. When still wet, stick lace decals using a tweezer and press it firmly. Seal the design with a top coat of clear polish.

Lace Nails
Lace Nails

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16. Black Lace Nail Design With Decal

Paint your nails with white nail polish as base coat. Cut out pieces of lace decals you have bought from the market and stick it on top of each nail one after the other. Seal with a top coat of clear polish.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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17. Cute Lavender Lace Nail Design

Coat your nails with lavender colored nail polish. Dry. Apply a second coat if you like and dry again. Now, using white polish and a brush, make lacy patterns on top of each nail barring the ring finger which has to be painted with lacy pattern all over. Apply a top coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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18. Transparent Lace Nail Design

You would need fake nails, sticking glue, lace decals, top coat and base coat. Start by applying glue over your original nails and stick the fake ones properly. Apply a base coat of clear polish and dry. Now, using white, fill up the lower portion of nails in a semi circular pattern. For the ring and index finger, paint white in a diagonal manner as shown. Now, let the paint dry. Apply a coat of clear polish again and then, stick the decals using a tweezer. Paste it nicely so that it fits in clearly. Paste rhinestones on the lower portion of each nail. Seal with a top coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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19. Chic Lace Nail Design With Rhinestones

Coat your nails with a base color of nude. Leaving the ring finger, paint the lacy pattern using white on the moon of each nail. Leave tiny dots showing the base coat from below. Stick rhinestones on the ring finger in the pattern as you like. Seal with a top clear coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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20. Beautiful Grey Lace Nail Design

Paint your nails with shellac gel polish as base coat. Using a black shellac polish and a stripping brush, make the lace design, starting with drawing a line over the moon of the nails. Now make ‘criss cross’ designs to create a fishnet look. Make half circles on the outline of the moon using a detailing brush. Using a dotting tool, make dots at the center of each half circle and at each intersection of the ‘criss cross’ design. With a fine detailing tool, make small dots on the border of each circle. Apply a top coat. For the other nail, Tiara lace effect has been created using a base coat of silver grey. Use a stripping brush to make the shape of v from the center of the nail. Do the other two v shaped designs. Make two big arches and join them using a detailing brush. Make dots with dotting tool. Put dots on top of each v shaped line and apply a top coat. Stick rhinestones on these dots. Now, for the third nail, apply a coat of nude color. Use a detailing brush and white shellac to draw a line across the nail. Then make triangles and shallow arches followed by dots. Stick stones on the white line between the triangles and arches. Seal the look with a top coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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The above showcased lace nails are simple yet look gorgeous. While some of these can be done using freehand, for others you would need tools like stickers, stones and brushes. Take a look and I am sure some of these lace nail designs would catch your fancy!

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About Rose Walker

Rose Walker has worked as a nail artist for over 10 years. She's gained a lot of experience and developed her own unique style during that time. When she was working at a famous nail salon, she met Shirlyn. The two of them quickly became friends, and eventually decided to start their own website together. Naildesignideaz is the result of their collaboration - it's a website where they share their experience and offer tips on how to create beautiful nails.

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