Try These Bold Black Nail Art Designs This Year

The color is wonderful alone or coupled with others, evoking gothy midnight enchantment and refinement.

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Some of these trendy black nail designs will inspire you, from subtle glossy-meets-matte techniques to sparkles and metallic embellishments.

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If you want your manicure to stand out yet still be simple, try this black nail design.

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Pick out two nails to highlight with a creamy nude color, then paint the rest of your nails black.

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Fill in an abstract swoop you paint into your accent nails with black lacquer.

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Use a matte top coat on your left nails and a glossy one on your right for a subtle textural contrast.

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Drawing abstract squiggles using a fine nail brush, matte for glossy hands and glossy for matte hands.

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