English Nails – What is it? + 38 Amazing Ideas!

English Nails – What is it? + 38 Amazing Ideas!

This trend among decorated nails is already a frequent request in salons and if you don't want to stay out of this trend, it's time to get to know what English nails are and see inspirations to bet on this look when decorating your nails.

What are English nails?

English nails are very similar to French nails.

While the French girl proposes nails with the tip painted in a white strip, the English girls bring other colors as proposals for nail art.

Initially, English nails were done with a black stripe and over time other variations of colors and combinations emerged, differentiating the French technique by not using the white color for the stripe painted on the nail.

This nail art proposal brings countless color combinations for nails decorated with a modern look and varied possibilities for nail art.

English nail art photos and ideas

A black English girl

A classic of English nails is the proposal with the little black band, popularly known as the black francesinha.

This proposal gave rise to the inglesinha technique and differs from the francesinha in the choice of dark nail polish, bringing a modern trend to decorated nails.

To surrender to the look with the little black band, there are countless possibilities and combinations that include proposals such as keeping the natural base, nude background or even a background with a matte nail polish and glitter in the little black band painted on the tip of the nail.

1. Nails with a natural background and highlight for the little black band painted on the tip

2. Nails decorated with matte black nail polish and traditional black nail polish on the strip

3. Nail art highlighting the thick band painted on the tip of the nail

4. Delicate nail art with thin black nail polish

5. Inspirations for nails decorated with black English

red british nail

Among the various color options to bet on English nail art, one of the possibilities is the idea of ​​making the stripe on the tip of the nails with red nail polish.

The red English is a trend and a great choice for those who want an intense color on their nails with a delicate result, which only the painted strips on the tips of the nails can bring to the proposal.

To adopt the look with the red English girl, it is quite common to use a neutral background, ensuring that the red stripe painted on the nails stands out. Thus, using nude bases or nail polishes are the best options to highlight nail art.

6. Nails decorated with red nail polish

7. Oval nails with nail art in red

8. Delicate nail art on square nails

9. Long nails with a natural background and highlight for the red nail art

10. Nail inspirations decorated with red nail polish

A pink English girl

For those who are looking for inspirations for nail art in pink, the English nails are a possibility to decorate the nails with different shades of pink.

Among the proposals is the possibility of using nail polishes such as neon pink, baby pink, bubblegum pink or pink.

The combination for nail art can bring a natural background highlighting the pink tip or it can bring other colors as a base.

Among the most used color options to make a base for nail art are the lighter shades of pink, white or variations of nude, which help to highlight the tip of nails painted in pink.

11. Nails with white background and nail art in neon pink

12. Nail art with light pink background and baby pink headband

13. Nails decorated with a pink band

14. Nail art with nude background and thin pink band

15. Nail inspirations decorated with a pink ribbon

A blue English girl

The option of decorating your nails with inglesinhas can bring many inspirations and color proposals, including shades of blue.

Nail art with a little band painted in blue allows you to choose from various options and shades of blue, including shades of light blue, blue, navy blue, royal blue, among others.

The most common combinations for nail art are options such as a lighter background to highlight the colored effect on the tip of the nails. Thus, nails with base, white enamel or nude background are preferred for nail art with a blue band.

11. Nails decorated with light background and baby blue band

12. Nail art with a natural background and a little blue band

13. Nails decorated with a neutral background and highlight the little blue band

14. Delicate nail art with a natural background and intermediate blue tone

15. Long nails with thin band in blue

A green English girl

The English nail art allows countless combinations for the nails, and one of the possibilities is to use the shades of green to make the nails decorated.

In this sense, there is the possibility of using nuances such as light green, moss green, flag green, neon green, among other color nuances.

To make the little green stripe on the tip of the nails, it is possible to bet on the proposed color only on the tip of the nails, guaranteeing a natural background, in nude or with a white nail polish, and highlighting the green stripe.

Among the combinations, it is also possible to use a lighter shade of green as a background betting on the idea of ​​nails decorated in different shades of green.

21. Nails decorated in shades of green

22. Nail art with a natural background and a light green strip

23. Nails decorated with white background and green band

24. Nail art with English in neon green

A colorful little English girl

Nails decorated with inglesinhas can also bring a colorful proposal, adopting the look of each nail with a band color.

The idea of ​​colorful English shoes is super modern and can bring a wide variety of combinations, such as colorful proposals in pastel tones, in neon tones or mixing colors in the bands.

To make colorful nail art, you can bet on neutral backgrounds bringing natural tones, white or nude nail polish as a background to highlight the colors on the tips of the nails.

25. Nails decorated with English in pastel tones

26. Nail art with colored bands and in neon tones

27. Nails decorated with colored bands

28. Long nails with colorful nail art

29. Inspirations for colorful English girls

Are you already a fan of this proposal for nail decoration? Now that you've seen inspirations, you can choose your color combination to do the nail art.