Don’t hide those feet in shame. It’s sandal weather and time for the perfect pedicure. All you need is a little makeover for your tootsies. Let’s explore beautiful flower toenail designs to make your toes bloom this season!
Beautiful Flower Toenail Designs
Black and Pink Floral Nails
Lots of us are self-conscious about our feet. It’s time to stop feeling bad about them and take action! A little pampering and some polish goes a long way.
Toenails grow more slowly than fingernails, so it’s handy to have a pedicure that lasts for a month. The longest lasting options are gels, acrylics, poly gel, or dip powder.
Gel polish is the simplest option to apply at home. You’ll get maximum performance from it when you begin with proper nail prep and a rubber base gel. This flexible base coat smooths the surface and improves adhesion for a salon-quality finish. It also resists peeling and chipping longer than a typical base coat. Use rubber base gel when you want your pretty floral pedicure to last.
Rubber Base Gel Polish Collection
Sculpted Flowers
In the past, you’d have to be an acrylics expert to sculpt petals for your nails. Now you have an alternative that’s beginner friendly, odorless, and safe. We’re talking about poly gel, a genius blend of the benefits of gel polish with acrylics. It comes an an odorless pre-mixed paste that’s straightforward to shape with a brush. There’s no guesswork about how wet to make it or how long it will take to dry. Instead, once you sculpt it, cure it in a nail lamp. Then decorate it however you like. It works great for extensions, too.
Poly Gel
Milky White Nails with Flowers
You can match any outfit with a neutral base and customize the look with flowers. If you don’t have time to hand paint the blooms, nail stickers are a fun option.
Flowers Are Symbols on Your Toes
Sometimes we decorate nails with the latest trend or because something looks pretty. But other times there’s a meaning behind the nail art. For example, flowers have a symbolism all their own.
Floriography, or the language of flowers, was a big deal in the 1800s. Folks in the constrained Victorian culture shared floral messages like these when they couldn’t say things face to face:
- A red rose meant “I love you” just like it does now.
- Bluebells stood for kindness.
- A peony meant you felt shy.
- Tulips symbolized passion.
This trend actually started earlier in the Ottoman Empire of the 1700s. An English woman named Mary Wortley Montagu visited Turkey and discovered selam, a secret floral language used by women in harems. She was astonished at how they communicated using flowers, herbs, fruit, and even rocks to express themselves secretly under the noses of their guards. When Lady Montagu wrote home about her discovery, she set off the new fashion in Europe.
Consider this: your flower toenail designs could carry a secret message readable only by those in the know!
Acrylic French Tip Toes
Here’s an attractive upgrade with a soft gradient and blooms on the big toe. It adds a little length to each nail and makes them look neat and clean.
Pink & White
Holographic Flowers
The pearly sparkle from holographic stickers is a nice touch! A floral toenail design like this is simple to do at home. Trim a few of the stickers for the edges and it will create the illusion that the pattern continues.
Nail Stickers
Hibiscus Flowers and Glitter Tips
Reflect the sunlight poolside with aqua glitter tips. Add hibiscus flowers and voilà, you’ve got vacation nails!
Elegant Neutral Toes
If the event calls for dressing up, try an elegant floral pedicure like this. Painting gel provides the bas relief texture of the gold lines.
LDS Gel Painting
Tiny Flowers
Delicate floral toenail art like this fits any situation, whether casual or formal. It might be fun to use dried flowers in place of painted ones.
Designer Print
These nails have a retro 90s feel with the dark blue background and bright floral print.
Matte Black and Yellow Polish
Here’s an attractive contrast between dark and light, matte and glossy. The abstract daisies are also fun.
LAVIS Matte Top Gel
Tips for Pretty Toes
We’ve all heard tips like how it’s important to trim straight across to avoid ingrown toenails. We know it’s essential to hydrate. So, what other tips for pretty toes would we recommend?
- Exfoliate—You’ll love the lush experience of using our pedicure kits. Gently scrub away the dead skin and leave your feet soft and looking a decade younger. It will help tame those overgrown cuticles.
- Slug—Apply moisturizer followed by a thick cream or petroleum jelly to seal in the hydration. Then wear a comfy pair of socks to bed. You’ll wake up with baby smooth skin and shiny nails.
- Overlays—Yes, Gel-X makes soft gels for toenails. Your pedicure will look flawless with falsies as your canvas.
- Tone match—Check the polish hue against your feet in daylight to match your skin tone.
- Upgrade tools—Cheap toe separators hurt and pop out of place easily. Standard brushes are too large for tiny toes. If you enjoy doing pedicures, invest in better tools to do them more comfortably.
- Dry polish faster—Avoid smudges by switching to gel polish that cures in a minute or two in a nail lamp. Otherwise, try quick-dry drops or a fast-dry top coat for your lacquer.
- New shoes—Having comfortable footwear to show off your toenail art will encourage you to continue and further improve your skills.
Watch out—your beautiful flower toenails will attract attention and you may get requests from family and friends to do their feet as well!
Conclusion
We wish you the best in your nail art endeavors this season and always. Get inspired by our Summer Colors Collection with the hottest new shades. Plus, stock up on needed nail supplies to enjoy complimentary gifts and free shipping!