Mardi Gras is the furthest thing from subtle. More is absolutely more when it comes to Fat Tuesday, and your manicure should be no exception. So, we found the best Mardi Gras nails to help you stand out in the crowd and give the floats a run for their money.
Exactly 47 days before Easter marks the end of the Carnival season and the beginning of Lent. And it’s celebrated in a big way, especially in the Big Easy. Meaning, New Orleans. Not your great uncle’s favorite chair that no one else is allowed to sit in.
But you don’t have to be headed to NOLA to get in on the festivities. Just grab some beads, masks, feather boas, and these ideas for a Mardi Gras-inspired manicure. And King Cake. And Paczki. You know, once your nails are dry.
Cute Mardi Gras Nail Ideas I Wish I Knew Before [simple But Festive]
Purple, green, and gold are going to be your standout shades for these designs. From there, you can adorn them with whatever you’d like, like beads, babies, or the fleur-de-lis. Or beignets. You need sustenance to keep up with all the activities!
A French manicure for Mardi Gras is perfectly on theme, don’t you think? And if there’s a little dusting of beignets, that’s perfectly okay too.
Polka dots may not be what you envision when you think of Mardis Gras, but we call this look “Deconstructed Mardis Gras Beads.” It’s all in the phrasing.
Nail Art: Mardi Gras Style
Okay, we know we said more is more, but the fact these holographic nails are the “simplest” ones on this list says everything you need to know about Mardi Gras.
The good news about how long it will take to recreate these nails is that you can practice saying “laissez les bons temps rouler” perfectly. Your high school French teacher will be so proud.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of these Gobstoppers? Sorry, is that not what we’re doing here? Excuse us while we remove our fingers from our mouth.
Happy Mardi Gras 2014!
These may be traditional Mardis Gras colors, but there’s nothing traditional about these nails. Except for that familiar feeling of poking our eyeballs every time we move.
These nails will have you wishing you were eating down in the bayou with Bobby Boucher and his momma. Or at least not in this meeting that could have been an email.
You’ll be ready to catch all the beads with these targets on your fingers. Next up – a game of horseshoes. What? We’re positive that these look stable enough. Stable, get it?
Nski Beauty: Mani Tuesday? :: Mardi Gras Nails Ft: China Glaze, Zoya & Opi
Ashley Hubbard is a freelance writer and creator. As a Let's Eat Cake contributor, she covers all things related to Starbucks, nails, entertainment news, pop culture trends, and more. Additionally, she regularly writes interview-based celebrity stories for Coping with Cancer magazine and has written for other publications, including Roadtrippers, Greatist, and Healthline. She has also been featured by Impact Travel Alliance as a creative who is transforming travel, and by Matador Network as a vegan travel blogger you should be following on Instagram.
Ashley is a Nashville unicorn (born, raised, and based), queer, vegan, and dedicated to leaving a positive impact through her life, work, and her website, Wild Hearted.
When she's not writing, she's traveling, reading a book, trying not to kill her houseplants, worshiping her dog, or having an existential crisis. Follow her on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and LinkedIn
Mardi Gras Nail Art You Can Do At Home Using Lds Dipping Powder
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These may be traditional Mardis Gras colors, but there’s nothing traditional about these nails. Except for that familiar feeling of poking our eyeballs every time we move.
These nails will have you wishing you were eating down in the bayou with Bobby Boucher and his momma. Or at least not in this meeting that could have been an email.
You’ll be ready to catch all the beads with these targets on your fingers. Next up – a game of horseshoes. What? We’re positive that these look stable enough. Stable, get it?
Nski Beauty: Mani Tuesday? :: Mardi Gras Nails Ft: China Glaze, Zoya & Opi
Ashley Hubbard is a freelance writer and creator. As a Let's Eat Cake contributor, she covers all things related to Starbucks, nails, entertainment news, pop culture trends, and more. Additionally, she regularly writes interview-based celebrity stories for Coping with Cancer magazine and has written for other publications, including Roadtrippers, Greatist, and Healthline. She has also been featured by Impact Travel Alliance as a creative who is transforming travel, and by Matador Network as a vegan travel blogger you should be following on Instagram.
Ashley is a Nashville unicorn (born, raised, and based), queer, vegan, and dedicated to leaving a positive impact through her life, work, and her website, Wild Hearted.
When she's not writing, she's traveling, reading a book, trying not to kill her houseplants, worshiping her dog, or having an existential crisis. Follow her on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and LinkedIn
Mardi Gras Nail Art You Can Do At Home Using Lds Dipping Powder
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links from Amazon and other sites that we collect a share of sales from.
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