100 Square Nail Design Ideas for Everyday

Steps

1. 1Apply two thin coats of oat-beige polish and cure or let dry completely.
2. 2Apply a non-wipe top coat and cure for 30 seconds (half the usual time).
3. 3Gently rub the champagne chrome powder over the surface using a sponge applicator.

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1. 1Prep the nail with a sheer nude base coat to even out the nail bed color.
2. 2Dip your liner brush into the slate grey polish, removing any excess.
3. 3Trace a razor-thin line along the flat top edge of the square nail.

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1. 1Apply two coats of cream polish and allow to dry fully.
2. 2Place a piece of striping tape vertically down the center of the nail if you lack a steady hand.
3. 3Paint a thin line of espresso brown over the tape or freehand with a detail brush.

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1. 1Apply a clear strengthening base coat.
2. 2Place a circular sticker at the base of the nail to mask off a half-moon shape.
3. 3Paint the area above the sticker with two coats of sage green.

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1. 1Apply one coat of translucent pink jelly polish.
2. 2Mix a tiny drop of white with your jelly polish to create a 'milky' swirl.
3. 3Apply the swirl randomly across the nail to mimic stone veins.

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1. 1Paint the entire nail with the lighter greige shade and let dry.
2. 2Apply washi tape vertically down exactly half of the nail.
3. 3Paint the exposed half with the darker greige shade.

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1. 1Apply two coats of vanilla cream polish.
2. 2Thin out a drop of black polish with a little top coat on a palette.
3. 3Dip an old toothbrush into the mixture and flick the bristles over your nails for a random speckle effect.

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1. 1Apply a sheer beige base and let it get to a 'tacky' stage.
2. 2Using tweezers, pick up a tiny fragment of gold foil.
3. 3Press the foil onto the outer corner of the square tip.

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1. 1Paint the nails with a sandy nude base.
2. 2Once dry, place a French tip guide in a reverse position at the cuticle.
3. 3Fill in the base area with terracotta polish.

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1. 1Apply two coats of light grey and cure/dry.
2. 2Dab a small amount of slate blue onto a sponge.
3. 3Press the sponge into the center of the nail, keeping the color concentrated in the middle.

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1. 1Apply a sheer caramel base coat.
2. 2Dab small, irregular spots of dark brown on the outer corner of the square tip.
3. 3While wet, add even smaller black dots inside the brown spots.

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1. 1Apply one coat of sheer lavender polish.
2. 2While still slightly tacky, use a silicone tool to buff a tiny amount of iridescent pigment into the nail.
3. 3Focus the shimmer on the very tip of the square for a 'frosted' look.

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1. 1Apply a cream base coat.
2. 2Place three small dots of mocha polish randomly on the nail.
3. 3Before they dry, use a toothpick to drag the colors together in a 'figure-8' motion.

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1. 1Apply two coats of peach polish to all nails.
2. 2On the ring finger, draw two parallel white lines from the cuticle to the square tip.
3. 3Keep the lines thin—the thickness of a thread.

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1. 1Apply liquid latex around the skin to minimize cleanup.
2. 2Paint charcoal and silver side-by-side on a makeup sponge.
3. 3Dab the sponge onto the nail, ensuring the colors align with the square edges.