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Fingernails in Focus

Play with colour & level up your nail art with nine designs inspired by retro games

If the iconic banker doesn’t make this Monopoly manicure by @nailsby_yanna recognisable enough, the logo, dice and cash give the game away.
Canada’s @nekkiinails pays homage to the snakes and ladders game, detailing yellow ladders and red hissing snakes atop a forest green shade.
Do you dabble with Scrabble? This multi-coloured mani by NYC-based gel art specialist, @jmoneynails, showcases pieces from the popular board game.
Walsall nail artist & educator, Jade of @ooh.beautybyj, fashions stiletto enhancements with pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, painted in bold shades.
Checkmate! Suzi Rezler (@suzirezler) impresses with a chess-themed nail creation, embellished with a 3D checkerboard and dainty silver jewels.
Barcelona-based @talia.nails sculpts and paints a Game Boy alongside characters from popular games: Pac-Man, Mario and Pokémon.
Luxury nail artist, Dallas Jones of @dallasjnails, deals in colourful designs and hand-paints art inspired by the Uno card game.
Choose your player: Miss Scarlet or Colonel Mustard? @gemma_dawson_nailartist features six Cluedo suspects and weapons in this fun 3D style.
Narina Chan of @narinanails details Monopoly board squares atop a blue-grey hue. Where do your eyes land: Park Place or the Reading Railroad?

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Play with colour & level up your nail art with nine designs inspired by retro games
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