Fingernails in Focus
Nail stylists welcome summer with extreme creations inspired by nature
Cristina Duca (@cristinaduca.nailinstructor), educator at Cristina Albu Academy, Romania, fashions orchids blossoming from fingertips.
A fiery colour palette and majestic 3D butterfly make for a striking extreme design by international nail educator, @nailsasjewels.
A bouquet of white roses sits at the tip of this elongated nail by Hampshire’s Alexandra Lepadatu (@ale.naileducator).
Scratch Stars finalist, Kayley Cairns of @nailykayley, Essex, scooped a medal in Nailympia Online 2022 for this style abound with features from the garden.
Kirsty McDonough of @kmnailsandbeauty portrays the Great Barrier Reef in this winning look from the Professional Beauty & Hair Dublin and FNP nail competition 2024.
The mandala shape receives a glistening floral makeover, courtesy of Georgina Takács of @tandtnailsandeducation, Chelmsford.
When life gives you lemons, create them on nails – like @kristinaghita, whose mouth-watering mani depicts the fruit on needle-tipped enhancements.
Award-winning nail artist, Loi Nguyen (@loivan.nguyen), adds detailed leaf structures, lifelike ladybirds and water droplets to earthy nail bases.
HD Nail Academy educator & Scratch Stars finalist, Catriona Leith of @thenailstudiocb, crafts an extreme stiletto to fit a whimsical garden theme.