Lots of people paint their nails. And lots of people are content to paint their nails with a bottle of tried-and-tried Revlon. If you’re one of those people, you should know that there’s so much more out there than a coat of red or pale pink.
Across social media, amateur and professional nail artists alike have been coming up with more and more inventive styles of nail art. Some of these new designs are so elaborate they wouldn’t look out of place in a museum, like these purple acrylic beauties:
Photo Credit: Pinterest
But other times the drive to be unique leads nail artists to create some pretty weird stuff. Like these selfie nails with actual hair:
Photo Credit: Dain Yoon
Today, we’ll be looking at the latter category. No, these nail designs aren’t very practical–if you thought making a sandwich with wet nail polish on your hands was difficult, try making one with “Teeth Nails.” But what they lack in practicality they more than make up for with creativity.
Check out 15 nail styles that aren’t about to become a trend, but definitely stand out.
1. Dead bug nails
Photo Credit: Deadly Nails
Guaranteed to piss off PETA and whoever you give a backrub to.
2. Sonogram nails
Photo Credit: Sarah Clarke
Hey, at least it’s not a sonogram iPhone case.
3. Pimple nails (yes, they’re poppable)
Photo Credit: Natasha Lee
Nobody will want to shake hands with you again!
4. Pierced nails
Photo Credit: Nails By Katie C
Every other part of the body can already be pierced, so why not nails?
5. Corkscrew nails
Photo Credit: Cafe Mom
You’ll always get invited to wine night.
6. Comb nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
Always losing your combs? Now you’ve got five of them.
7. Braces nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
Relive the worst part of your childhood!
8. Toothbrush nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
Next time a friend has a piece of food stuck in their teeth, they can just grab your index finger and take care of it!
9. Birthday candle nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
The safest way to set yourself on fire that I know of.
10. Period nails
Photo Credit: Annelies Hofmeyr
As creator Annelies Hofmeyr put it on Instagram, “I don’t know why these never became a trend.”
11. Reptile nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
Guaranteed to ruin any high five.
12. Colored pencil nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
Yes, they actually work! And yes, now we know what Freddy Krueger would have looked like if he were an art teacher instead of a groundskeeper.
13. Snow globe nails
Photo Credit: Nail Sunny
Any Citizen Kane fans out there?
14. Cork board nails
Photo Credit: Piggie Love
Everyone say, “Is that a fungal infection? No? Oh.”
15. Vagina nails
Photo Credit: Project Object
Smash the patriarchy.
h/t: Cafe Mom