Diamond Heart Nail Designs That Radiate Irresistibly Powerful Allure
Diamond heart nail designs turn a simple manicure into one that radiates an irresistibly powerful allure. They aren’t just for Valentine’s Day, either. When you add love and sparkle to your nails, they become extra enchanting on casual days, too.
Shape a rhinestone heart across two nails side-by-side or center it on a single fingertip. Like magic, you have a symbol of love and beauty that gives your manicure a special message. Scroll on to see how diamond heart nail designs turn crystal nail art into tiny love stories.
Diamond Heart Nail Designs
Diamond Heart Nails with Cat Eye Shimmer
Juice up any diamond heart nail art with cat eye polish. The subtle shimmer makes the design even more mesmerizing.
Here we have a set created with two pearly cat eye shades, one layered and swirled on top of the other. They frame and fill the rhinestone hearts that sparkle on the ring and middle fingers.
Before we go any further, let’s address a practical issue that plagues nail artists. It’s challenging to get both sides of a heart shape to look equal. If you want a perfectly shaped heart, here’s a tip. Think of it as three shapes, not one.
If you drew two equal circles side-by-side with the edges touching, then added an upside down triangle slightly overlapping them beneath, you would have the ideal heart shape.
Also, it’s not cheating if you use a stencil to help.
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Rhinestones
LDS Rhinestone Gel UV/LED - 15ml
Let’s continue with a few more helpful tips for diamond heart nail designs.
For one, it’s easier to work with rhinestone gel adhesive that cures in a nail lamp instead of nail glue that air dries. It gives you plenty of time to arrange the crystals, but it still removes easily with acetone. The lack of odor is also more pleasant.
What’s more, gel adhesive can double as sculpting gel for water droplets and other textured designs. It’s transparent when it dries, so it’s kind of like glass for a magic mirror effect on the color underneath. Plus, you can mix glitter into the adhesive and make it super sparkly.
Finally, use a non-wipe top coat for the finish. Don’t cover the stones with it but use a tiny brush to nudge it along the edges and fill in the gaps.
Split Heart Diamond Nail Design
We’ve all seen nail art with split hearts divided between neighboring fingertips. This is a trendy design that’s useful to know how to do properly. The trick is to place the hearts so that they naturally match into a unified shape without the wearer having to do finger gymnastics.
Look closely at this heart nails design. At first glance, it looks like the middle fingernail is too long, but it’s actually the same length as all the others. Of course, it’s the middle finger itself that’s the longest on most hands. Therefore, the artist compensated for this difference by making sure the two parts of the heart match when the hand is extended with the fingers together.
In summary, the key is to have the hand relaxed with the fingers extended before trying to shape a diamond heart design on adjoining nails. It’s wise to mark the outline before gluing the stones into place. Then you can separate the fingers and work on them individually, occasionally checking to make sure everything is in place.
The History of the Heart Symbol
Someone called the heart shape the world’s first emoji. It doesn’t actually resemble the real organ, so how did it come to represent feelings and love? Honestly, scholars don’t know.
What’s interesting is that the heart shape shows up on ancient Greek pottery, but it doesn’t stand for sentiment. Instead, it’s an abstract vine leaf linked to the wine god Dionysus.
In medieval times, there was a 13th century French manuscript with a drawing of a kneeling man offering his heart to a seated lady. Except the heart was a pear shape.
It wasn’t until the 15th century that we finally see the heart shape linked to love or emotion. Oddly enough, it appeared on playing cards for soldiers. The French adopted the heart shape to symbolize the clergy for their “pure at heart” intentions. Meanwhile, the spades stood for the nobles in the military, the diamonds for professional soldiers, and clubs for peasants. Not exactly the most romantic first documented use of heart symbols, is it?
Even in religious art, the heart shape as a symbol didn’t catch on until the 1800s, when the Sacred Heart of Jesus became popular for devotions.
Regardless of how it arrived at its meaning today, the famous heart symbol has a pleasingly aesthetic form that lives on in our culture and evokes real feelings when we see it.
Shine like a Diamond
Here, the two halves of the super sparkly diamond heart nail design don’t line up when the fingers are extended. Nevertheless, the long length and the bright red nails framing the bold design give it a sassy feel.
Diamonds Are Powerful Symbols
Heart nail designs are common, but they have a special vibe when they glitter with diamonds. That’s because this precious stone is not just a symbol of love, but also faithfulness and purity. No wonder we use it for engagement and wedding rings.
Moreover, diamonds have a deeper meaning on a spiritual level. It takes billions of years to form a diamond out of carbon, the essential material of all life around us. Therefore, diamonds can inspire courage and strength in the wearer. Their radiance and reflection can open the mind to what’s possible. After all, diamonds have rainbows inside. And finally, these beautiful stones are especially hard, lending their invincibility to protect against bad fortune.
Nude Nails with a Diamond Heart Shape
Nude nails are one of the top nail styles this year. They create an ideal base for a diamond design, showing off the sparkle and letting it stand alone to dazzle onlookers.
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Diamond Heart Charm
Save time and effort with a diamond heart charm instead of painstakingly gluing each stone into place. It’s an instant upgrade!
Nail Charms & Nail Beads
Cat Eye Heart Nails with Diamonds
If you’re low on rhinestones and out of crystals, as long as you have cat eye polish, you’re good to go. You can form hearts from the beautiful shimmer with a magnet and a Y-shaped tool. Then add a few diamond sparkle stickers or hand-painted elements for a unique look.
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Heart Tools - 1 Big Heart + 1 Small Heart
Conclusion
Make your manicure a true labor of love by adding diamond heart nail designs to it. You’ll find the trendiest colors and essential nail art supplies in our store with discounts that will make you smile.
Sources:
https://www.zimmidiamond.com/post/the-spiritual-meaning-of-diamonds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5pKMTzBn2GYd4Cjlm4rKnB7/matters-of-the-heart-where-does-the-symbol-come-from
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heart-as-symbol-love-medieval-illustration-1464961