Nail designs used to be only a simple coat of nail varnish or polish. One of the first and still a very in-demand nail design is the French manicure distinguished by its white tip, a very elegant nail design. With the advent of new nail art products and supply, nail designs have evolved from the plain and simple nail polish to some of the most amazing, fascinating and at times absurd and bizarre nail art designs. Nail art is no longer just a way to make nails look beautiful, it has also become a fashion statement and an expression of once creativity and unique and distinctive fashion style, even a way to espouse a cause.

Nail lengths and shapes too have evolved. The medium length, ovoid shape is just not enough anymore. The current trends in nail length are long and pointed, stiletto – like nails as well as square nails. These are perfect nail length and shapes for creating the contemporary nail art designs. For ladies who have difficulties growing their nails long, fake nails – total nail overlay or just nail tips, are also readily available to give women the nail length that they desire.

There is at present a dizzying array of nail art designs to choose from. The hand-painted simple geometric designs such as dots and stripes and more, as well as flowers and other artistic designs created with the use of acrylic paint and a paint brush or airbrush are some of the easiest to create. Nail art designs with the use of canes, stickers, stick-ons, decals and more are not only easy to apply they are super fabulous as well. But what really boggles the mind are nail jewelry that include rings, rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, bullions, charms that sometimes involve nail piercing – you name it and for sure you can find it. Another super fantastic nail art designs are 3D designs – flowers, crushed sea shell, pearls, flowers, crystals, even cause or awareness designs such a pink ribbon for cancer awareness.